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Planboss: Check Artist's Availability

Free artist availability checker for ABOSS Agency users

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Written by Geertje
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Check which of your artists are available on any date in seconds with Planboss, a free tool for all ABOSS Agency clients. Your whole team can use it once you've connected your ABOSS account.


Table of Contents

  1. What is Planboss?

  2. Connect Your ABOSS Account

  3. Use Planboss

  4. Share Access with Your Team

  5. Need Help?


1. What is Planboss?

Planboss is the first free app from SAPPS, powered by the ABOSS API. It allows you to instantly check which artists are available on specific dates, helping you make faster booking decisions.

Key features:

  • Search artist's availability by date

  • View artist schedules for the entire week

  • See shows and travel items at a glance

  • Share access with your team members

Important: Artist availability is based on show dates. It does not include region protection. Shared events and travel items are coming soon.

2. Connect Your ABOSS Account

To access Planboss, you need your ABOSS API Key. Only the API Key Manager for your account can generate this key.

Note: If you're not the API Key Manager and need access, contact your account administrator or reach out via our support chat.

Step 1: Generate Your API Key

  1. Log into ABOSS

  2. Go to Office

  3. Navigate to API Key

  4. Generate your key

Step 2: Connect Planboss

  1. Download Planboss at planboss.ai

  2. Log in to the app

  3. Paste your API Key

This process takes approximately two minutes.

3. Use Planboss

Check Availability

  1. Select a date from the calendar at the top

  2. Click the search icon

  3. View available artists

Planboss only shows artists who do not have a show on the selected date.

Calendar Icons Explained

When viewing results, you'll see different colored icons next to artist names:

  • Yellow calendar with < β€” Artist has a show before this date

  • Blue calendar with > β€” Artist has a show after this date

  • Purple paper plane β€” Artist has a travel item on this date

View Full Week Schedule

Click on any artist to view their complete schedule for the week around your selected date.

4. Share Access with Your Team

Only the API Key Manager can grant access to team members.

Steps:

  1. Click the cloud icon on the left sidebar

  2. Select Share Access

  3. Enter the email address of the ABOSS user from your agency

  4. Click Share Access

You can see which team members already have access in this section. All team members you add must be existing users in your ABOSS account.

5. Need Help?

If you have questions about Planboss or need assistance with your API Key, contact us via the support chat.


Planboss is built by SAPPS, a company that creates tools to supercharge your music business using the ABOSS API.

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