Answer Instagram DMs and book beauty appointments automatically

An AI assistant answers Instagram questions and books salon consultations directly into your calendar.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4)

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Starts itA stepOne path onlyResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
AI Agents & Autonomous SystemsSocial Media ManagementEmail AutomationScheduling & Calendar
Connects
InstagramOpenAIGoogle CalendarGmail
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The problem it solves

Customers message your salon or beauty brand on Instagram at all hours asking about products and availability, and you can't always reply fast enough to catch the booking. Voice messages and back-and-forth scheduling eat up time you'd rather spend with clients.

Who it fits

A salon, skincare, or beauty brand that takes bookings and questions through Instagram.

How it works

  1. A customer sends a message or voice note to your Instagram account
  2. AI figures out whether it's a product question or a booking request
  3. Product questions are answered using your own FAQ information
  4. Booking requests check your real calendar availability before confirming a time
  5. The appointment is added to Google Calendar and a confirmation email is sent to the customer
What you get

Salon bookings made straight from Instagram chats

An AI assistant answers questions in your Instagram DMs and books salon consultations directly into your calendar for you.

What you get

Answered customer questions, confirmed calendar bookings, and automatic confirmation emails.

What you need

An Instagram messaging connection, an OpenAI API key, Google Calendar, and Gmail.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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