orthogonal-sh/restaurant-booking

Restaurant Booking

Book reservations using Notte browser automation via Orthogonal.

Requirements

• Orthogonal CLI (npm install -g @orth/cli) or API key
• Guest info: name, email, phone

Quick Flow

1. Start Notte session
2. Navigate to booking site (OpenTable preferred)
3. Select date/time/party size
4. Fill contact form
5. Submit and confirm

CLI Method (Recommended)

1. Start a Notte Session

orth run notte /sessions/start \
  --body '{"browser_type":"chromium","headless":true,"solve_captchas":true,"idle_timeout_minutes":10}'

Save the session_id from the response.

2. Navigate to OpenTable

orth run notte /sessions/{session_id}/page/execute \
  --body '{"type":"goto","url":"https://www.opentable.com/r/{restaurant}?datetime=2026-02-17T19:00&covers=2"}'

3. Click Time Slot

orth run notte /sessions/{session_id}/page/execute \
  --body '{"type":"click","selector":"button:has-text(\"7:00 PM\")"}'

4. Select Seating (if prompted)

orth run notte /sessions/{session_id}/page/execute \
  --body '{"type":"click","selector":"button:has-text(\"Select\")"}'

5. Fill the Form

# First name
orth run notte /sessions/{session_id}/page/execute \
  --body '{"type":"fill","selector":"input#firstName","value":"John"}'

# Last name
orth run notte /sessions/{session_id}/page/execute \
  --body '{"type":"fill","selector":"input#lastName","value":"Doe"}'

# Email
orth run notte /sessions/{session_id}/page/execute \
  --body '{"type":"fill","selector":"input#email","value":"[email protected]"}'

# Phone
orth run notte /sessions/{session_id}/page/execute \
  --body '{"type":"fill","selector":"input#phoneNumber","value":"4155551234"}'

6. Accept Terms

orth run notte /sessions/{session_id}/page/execute \
  --body '{"type":"click","selector":"text=I agree to the restaurant"}'

7. Submit Reservation

orth run notte /sessions/{session_id}/page/execute \
  --body '{"type":"click","selector":"button:has-text(\"Complete reservation\")"}'

8. Verify Confirmation

orth run notte /sessions/{session_id}/page/scrape \
  --body '{"only_main_content":true}'

Look for "confirmed" in the response.

API Method (curl)

# Start session
curl -X POST "https://api.orth.sh/v1/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ORTHOGONAL_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "api": "notte",
    "path": "/sessions/start",
    "body": {
      "browser_type": "chromium",
      "headless": true,
      "solve_captchas": true,
      "idle_timeout_minutes": 10
    }
  }'

# Execute actions (same pattern)
curl -X POST "https://api.orth.sh/v1/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ORTHOGONAL_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "api": "notte",
    "path": "/sessions/{session_id}/page/execute",
    "body": {"type":"goto","url":"https://www.opentable.com/..."}
  }'

Key Selectors (OpenTable)

| Field | Selector | |-------|----------| | First name | input#firstName | | Last name | input#lastName | | Email | input#email | | Phone | input#phoneNumber | | Terms checkbox | text=I agree to the restaurant | | Submit | button:has-text('Complete reservation') | | Time slots | button:has-text('7:00 PM') | | Seating select | button:has-text('Select') |

Finding Restaurant IDs

Search OpenTable and extract from URL:

• restref=1906 → Foreign Cinema
• Restaurant slug in URL path

Example URL format:

https://www.opentable.com/r/{restaurant-slug}?restref={id}&datetime={YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM}&covers={n}

Tips

• OpenTable holds table for 5 minutes - move fast
• Use fill action with value param (not type with text)
• Click terms via label text, not checkbox directly
• No credit card needed - reservations are free
• Confirmation email sent automatically

Resy Alternative

If restaurant uses Resy:

https://resy.com/cities/{city}/venues/{restaurant}?date={YYYY-MM-DD}&seats={n}

Similar flow but different selectors. Scrape page first to identify form fields.

After Booking

1. Create calendar event with gog calendar create
2. Add attendees and location
3. Include confirmation number in description