Book appointments by phone without a secretary
The agent checks your calendar, books the time slot and sends the confirmation.
Role : ManagerDuration : 8 minOn : Web, Mac
Before you start
- Be a manager on the Callizy account.
- A Google, Microsoft 365, Square or Wix calendar. Square and Wix need the Team plan.
- Your cell phone at hand, for the test call.
Step by step
6 steps, about 8 min- 1
Connect your calendar
1 minIn Calendars, click Connect a calendar. Choose Google Calendar, Microsoft 365, Square Appointments or Wix Bookings, then allow access. The calendar shows up in the list.
Administration/Calendars/Connect a calendar
Open this screen in Callizy - 2
Create the agent
2 minIn AI voice agents, click Create agent, then Inbound agent. Under Starting point, click Appointment booking. Enter your website address, then Find the pages and Create the agent. It asks for the reason, the times that suit, the name and the callback number.
Administration/AI voice agents/Create agent
- 3
Give it your calendar
2 minOpen the agent, Actions tab, then Appointment booking. Click Activate and choose your calendar. Set the Appointment duration and your Availability. Under Ask before booking, write what it must know. The details: Have the agent book appointments.
Administration/AI voice agents/your agent/Actions/Appointment booking
- 4
Choose the customer confirmation
30 sUnder Confirmation method: SMS, Email, Both or None. To be alerted yourself, check Notify the company on every new appointment. At the top, click Update.
- 5
Connect it to your number
1 minOn the agent’s card, click Connect. Always: it takes every call. When nobody answers: your team rings first. Then Set up.
- 6
Test it
1 minClick Test, then Call me. Ask for an appointment like a customer. At the end, it is in your calendar, and in Calendars, Appointments tab.
Key points
- The agent only offers free slots from your calendar, within your availability.
- It only says “it’s booked” once the booking is done.
- Without appointment booking turned on, it takes the request and alerts you: the team calls back to confirm the time.
Not working?
Callizy shows “Calendar connection failed”
- Start Connect a calendar again and accept every permission asked.
The agent books nothing
- In Actions, the Appointment booking row must say “calendar linked”.
- Click Update, at the top, then test again.
Square or Wix shows the “Included in Team” badge
- Square Appointments and Wix Bookings need the Team plan. Google Calendar and Microsoft 365 are in every plan.
Frequently asked questions
Can the agent move or cancel an appointment?
Can I add an appointment myself?
What about reminders the day before?
Updated October 29, 2026