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URL busy events

Fetches occupancy or busy snippets from HTTP endpoint your engineering team or vendor publishes shape documented in onboarding PDF.

Adding the App​

  1. Confirm URL returns machine-readable intervals JSON CSV iCal snippet per integration contract.
  2. Apps → App Store → URL busy events paste endpoint optional auth headers if UI supports vaulting secrets safely.
  3. Test fetch handshake fix 403 401 swiftly.
  4. Set poll interval respecting provider rate-limit guidance.

Parse errors consult Apps troubleshooting and your endpoint owner jointly.

App-specific requirement​

Endpoint HTTPS mandatory clock skew tolerant endpoints include cache headers stale data shrinks usefulness.

Usage​

Industrial capacity signal​

What it is for: Manufacturing floor PLC publishes utilisation percentages mapped to blackout windows.

Prerequisites: Contract schema stable monitoring alerts on failure.

Workforce management export​

What it is for: HRIS emits JSON shift overlaps feeding Timelish.

Prerequisites: Data classification approved outside HRIS SOC boundary.

Seasonal kiosk bookings​

What it is for: Pop-up kiosk software toggles slug endpoint open closed.

Prerequisites: Fail-safe default idle open-hours if endpoint offline.

Removing the App​

  1. Installed apps → URL busy events configuration.
  2. Delete keys URLs disable scheduler save.

After you disconnect​

Polling stops backlog clears busy overlay derived from endpoint vanishes.

Secure the old endpoint​

If URL held shared secret rotate at origin Timelish no longer calls rotate anyway best practice hygiene.