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Prerequisites

• Active Openpath Avigilon Alta subscription: any plan

• Skedda subscription: requires integrations pack to access their API key

• Zapier subscription: requires a Professional plan for multi-step Zaps and Paths

• Google Calendar (if using more than one space with Skedda)

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• Create a new User, Skedda Bot or similar. 

  1. Skedda Bot User must have Portal Access with a Role that gives User Read permissions. You can create a Role just for this Zapier login to limit the exposure to Openpath Avigilon Alta to the bare minimum. Set the initial password for this user before using it in Zapier. 

  2. Skedda Bot User must have a valid Cloud Key credential. 

  3. Skedda Bot User must have access to the Entries that correlate to the Skedda Spaces.

• Enable Zapier in the Openpath Avigilon Alta App Marketplace, then click the link in the description to enable the Openpath Avigilon Alta integration in Zapier. If this step is skipped, you cannot enable Openpath Avigilon Alta in Zapier.

Zapier Setup

Create Zap #1 - Skedda to Google Calendar

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Important Zap Settings:

1. Skedda Trigger \ Event = New User Booking

2. Google Calendar Action \ Event = Create Detailed Event

3. Google Calendar Action \ Summary = include variables for booking, see example:

4. Google Calendar Action \ Start Date & Time = Skedda Start variable

5. Google Calendar Action \ End Date & Time = Skedda End variable
   

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Create Zap #2 - Send Openpath Guest Pass

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Important Zap Settings:

1. Trigger \ Google Calendar \ Event = New or Updated Event

2. Action \ Delay by Zapier \ Event = Delay Until = Google Calendar Event Begins (Pretty) <apply offset here, such as -1h to send credential 1 hour before event start time>

3. Action \ Paths by Zapier - Create a path A (you will have one path for each Skedda Space)

4. Path Rules \ Only Continue If = <Google Calendar Description>  \ Text (Contains) \ <space name>

5. Action \ Openpath \ Create Guest Access Link

   1. Description = <Google Calendar - Summary> or similar

   2. Starts At = Google Calendar - Event Begins (Pretty)  <apply offset here, such as -15m to allow guest access 15 minutes before event start time>

   3. Ends At = Google Calendar - Event Ends (Pretty)  

6. Repeat Action as needed: Openpath Create Guest Access Link - repeat once per door the guest should have access to for this Skedda Space reservation. 

7. Action \ Email by Zapier \ Send Outbound Email

   1. To = Google Calendar - Attendee Emails

   2. Subject = Your digital key is ready for your reservation (or similar)

   3. Body = include the Web URL for each guest pass you created.

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Unlocking Multiple Doors for a Single Reservation

If your guest needs access to more than one Entry, you can create a Guest Access Link for each Entry and include both links in your email. 

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