Playtomic and Vamos: completing matches together
Updated 2026-10-18 · 4 min
Short answer
With Playtomic, Vamos reads incomplete matches and contacts suitable missing players on WhatsApp. Players join through the Playtomic app; the next sync verifies a full roster. Vamos does not create or cancel bookings through the Third-Party API. Your club keeps Playtomic as its calendar and booking reference.
Follow one incomplete match from detection to a verified full roster. That is the useful way to assess Playtomic and Vamos together: identify where the match lives, where a player joins and what confirms the result. This guide explains responsibilities and the checks to make before activation.
Read-only detection and player invitations
The Playtomic Third-Party API provides read-only access. Vamos detects an incomplete roster through sync and prepares WhatsApp invitations for compatible consenting players. Staff set quiet hours and contact limits. The calendar remains in Playtomic.
A reply is not a Playtomic booking
Accepting a WhatsApp invitation does not write a booking through the Playtomic API. The player follows the match link and joins in the app, while the club retains control in Manager. Vamos counts completion only when sync sees the full roster, not when an invitation is sent.
Free courts and new matches
With Playtomic and the feature enabled, Vamos can propose a free padel court and the player opens the public match in the app. Clubs without any management software can also enable automatic proposals on the native Vamos calendar once the public club page, courts, opening hours, prices and club privacy notice are ready. Vamos creates the match when the first player accepts and looks for the other players. Court release and match cancellation are different events, so check match status and deadlines rather than treating a vanished API booking as a cancelled match.
Checks before activation
Verify Third-Party credentials, venue data access, player records and WhatsApp consent. Compare the roster before and after the workflow. Vamos native management is for clubs without a system; keep TPC Matchpoint or other existing systems and assess compatibility first.
Playtomic and Vamos workflow responsibilities
| Step | Playtomic | Vamos |
|---|---|---|
| Match | Calendar and roster | Read through sync |
| Invitation | App entry through the match link | WhatsApp to compatible players |
| Booking | Player joins in its flow | No API write |
| Verification | Updated roster | Completion counted at sync |
Operational checklist
- Keep Playtomic as the calendar of record.
- Verify read-only Third-Party access.
- Check WhatsApp consent and limits.
- Test the match link in the app.
- Compare the roster at the next sync.
Frequently asked questions
Does Vamos replace Playtomic?
No. Keep Playtomic and add match completion if that addresses a remaining need.
Can Vamos book through the Playtomic API?
No. The Third-Party API is read-only. Vamos does not create or cancel bookings or join a player through that API.
When is completion counted?
When sync sees the full match roster. Invitations and WhatsApp replies alone are not completion.
Where do bookings and payments remain?
In the club’s Playtomic flow. Vamos native checkout is for clubs without management software and requires payments enabled and a ready Stripe Connect account.
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