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OnceHub Integration

ApproveThis manages your OnceHub Integration approvals.

April 17, 2025

Integration Category: Scheduling

When Scheduling Meets Approval Power

Let's cut through the corporate jargon: OnceHub helps you book meetings. ApproveThis helps you get shit approved. Together? They become the ultimate tag team for companies tired of chasing down decisions while leads go cold or meetings get stuck in limbo.

Picture this: A sales lead books a demo through OnceHub. Before that meeting hits your calendar, ApproveThis automatically pings your sales director for confirmation. No back-and-forth emails. No "Did you see the invite?" Slack messages. Just clean handoffs that keep your pipeline moving.

Why This Combo Doesn't Suck

OnceHub's good at what it does - capturing leads through scheduling forms and chatbots. But then what? That's where 87% of companies face decision paralysis. ApproveThis cuts through that by adding structure to the "Okay, now who needs to sign off on this?" phase.

Key differentiators:

  • No license headaches: External vendors can approve requests via email without needing OnceHub access
  • Conditional logic: Auto-approve routine meetings under $5K, escalate complex requests
  • Real-time audit trails: See exactly who delayed approving that rescheduled enterprise deal review

Real-World Use Cases That Don't Feel Forced

1. Sales Team Handoffs That Actually Work

When a lead books a high-value consultation through OnceHub's ScheduleOnce:

→ Auto-create approval request in ApproveThis
→ Sales ops gets 24h to verify lead qualification
→ If approved: Meeting confirmed + CRM updated
→ If denied: Auto-cancel with templated email

Impact: Enterprise software company reduced no-show demos by 62% by vetting leads before calendar commits.

2. HR That Doesn't Ghost Candidates

When a hiring manager reschedules final-round interviews:

→ Trigger approval chain in ApproveThis
→ Require TA lead + department head sign-off
→ Auto-update OnceHub booking post-approval
→ Denied? Candidate gets reschedule options instantly

Impact: Mid-sized tech firm cut interview scheduling time from 3 days to 4 hours.

3. Procurement That Can't Be Bamboozled

When vendor requests a meeting via SubmitOnce form:

→ Auto-check against approved vendor list
→ Route to budget owner if over $10K
→ Sync approved meetings to OnceHub
→ Denied requests trigger standard RFP process

Impact: Manufacturing company prevented $240K in unapproved vendor commitments last quarter.

Setting This Up Without Losing Your Mind

Zapier's the glue here. Three-step process:

  1. Create Zapier account (if you don't have one)
  2. Connect OnceHub and ApproveThis as apps
  3. Pick your triggers from the templates below

Pro tip: Start with the "Contact Captured → Approval Request" workflow. Takes 9 minutes to set up and immediately shows ROI.

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Department-Specific Wins

Sales Operations

Stop being the meeting police. Set approval thresholds where:

- Deals over $50K auto-route to VP
- International leads need legal review
- Competitor logos trigger extra scrutiny

Human Resources

Make managers accountable for scheduling fuckups:

- Require dual approval for last-minute interview changes
- Auto-escalate if approvals stall during blackout periods
- Integrate with your ATS for candidate status updates

IT & Procurement

Kill shadow meetings with vendors:

- All third-party meetings require security review
- Budget approvals sync to OnceHub booking details
- Denied requests auto-archive with compliance notes

Advanced Moves for Teams That Mean Business

Once you've nailed the basics, try these:

Dynamic approval paths: If a OnceHub booking includes "enterprise" in the title, require CRO signoff.

Auto-denial rules: Flag meetings requesting NDA review without legal present.

Approval analytics: Find out which department leads always delay high-value deal reviews.

Common Objections (And Why They're Bullshit)

"We already have calendar approvals in Outlook!"
Cool. Do those auto-revise based on contract value? Sync with CRM? Provide audit trails? Didn't think so.

"Our process is too complex for automation."
ApproveThis handles 37-step approvals with conditional branches. Your "complex" process isn't special.

"We'll lose the human touch!"
The human touch is why you're still chasing down approvers via text message at 11 PM.

Bottom Line

If your company books more than 20 meetings a week through OnceHub, you're hemorrhaging time on manual approvals. ApproveThis isn't another SaaS toy - it's the pressure release valve for teams drowning in "Just need one more signoff..." hell.

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No credit card needed. Connects to OnceHub in 6 minutes.

Prefer to see it live? Book a 15-minute demo and we'll show you how to slash approval delays by 83%.

Need-to-Know Details

Pricing: ApproveThis starts at $89/month for core features. Volume discounts at 100+ users.

Security: SOC 2 compliant. GDPR-ready. Two-factor auth supported.

Support: 24/7 chat with actual engineers. No bot runarounds.

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Best Approval Workflows for OnceHub

Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for OnceHub

Create approval requests for new OnceHub contacts

Easily initiate approval workflows for newly captured contacts in OnceHub with this integration. When a new contact is captured in OnceHub, create an approval request in ApproveThis, streamlining the contact management process. Keep your workflow efficient by automating requests for necessary approvals.

Zapier Components

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Trigger

Contact Captured

Triggers when a contact is captured

Action

Create Request

Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.

Perform OnceHub API actions for new ApproveThis requests

Automatically trigger OnceHub actions from new requests in ApproveThis. Whenever a new approval request is created in ApproveThis, perform a specified API action in OnceHub. This integration ensures that critical actions are triggered post-approval.

Zapier Components

Trigger

New Request

Triggers when a new approval request workflow is initiated.

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Action

API Request (Beta)

This is an advanced action which makes a raw HTTP request that includes this integration's authentication.

Create approval requests for rescheduled OnceHub bookings

Simplify booking management by creating approval requests for rescheduled bookings in OnceHub. When a booking is canceled and rescheduled, initiate an approval workflow in ApproveThis to ensure new bookings meet criteria and are confirmed by necessary stakeholders.

Zapier Components

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Trigger

Booking Cancelled and Rescheduled

Triggers when a booking is canceled and replaced by a new booking.

Action

Create Request

Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.

Trigger OnceHub API actions on ApproveThis approval status change

Ensure OnceHub directories and CRM systems are updated instantly when an ApproveThis request is approved or denied. This integration performs advanced OnceHub API actions whenever an approval status changes, maintaining up-to-date records.

Zapier Components

Trigger

A Request Is Approved/Denied

Triggers when a request is approved or denied.

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Action

API Request (Beta)

This is an advanced action which makes a raw HTTP request that includes this integration's authentication.