Why can't I just do this myself?

You can — if you have 80–120 hours to learn server-side GTM, debug iOS dedup edge cases, and stress-test EMQ across every conversion event. We do it in 7–10 days because we've done it 300+ times.

What if it doesn't work?

Two protections: (1) 95% tracking accuracy guarantee — we keep working free until your Meta Match Quality hits 8+. (2) You own the entire stack — server, container, runbook — on your accounts from day one.

Will Apple / Google break this in the future?

1st-party server-side tracking is what survives Apple, Mozilla, and Chrome cookie deprecation. The CAPI / Events API endpoints we use are how Meta, Google, and TikTok publicly committed to keeping the channel open.

Can Tablein send reservations to Meta?

We have not seen a Meta Pixel option documented. If your account has one we use it; otherwise reservations go to Meta server-side from Tablein's records.

How do covers become a conversion value?

Party size is sent as value or as quantity, depending on what your campaigns optimize toward. A campaign filling large tables then stops looking identical to one filling tables for two.

Why does Google Ads show two conversions for one booking?

Usually because Tablein's AW- conversion and a tag on your website both fire. One of them has to go.

We take deposits for large parties. Can those be tracked?

If the deposit is recorded against the reservation, it can be sent as value on that booking. If it is taken in a separate payment system, we reconcile from there first.

TableinRestaurant reservations

Conversion tracking for Tablein reservations

Tablein already does more than most reservation widgets: switch on its GA4 integration and each completed booking sends reservation_created, and it accepts a Google Ads conversion ID as well. What it does not give you is the number a restaurant runs on, how many covers actually sat down, or any documented route to Meta, where plenty of local restaurant advertising happens. The work here is building around Tablein's native event, not replacing it.

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Tablein · what breaks

What Tablein's native tracking leaves out

01
Reservations counted, covers ignored
A table for two and a party of ten send the same reservation_created.
02
No-shows still count
The event fires when the table is booked; an empty table never reverses it.
03
Meta left out
Tablein documents GA4 and Google Ads. No Meta Pixel or GTM option is documented.
04
Widget sessions split from your site
If the widget loads as a separate frame, GA4 may record the booking without the ad that brought the guest.

Tablein · the fix

What changes for a Tablein restaurant

Covers sent as the value
Party size on every reservation conversion.
Honored reservations reported back
No-shows and cancellations removed from what campaigns are credited with.
Meta receiving reservations server-side
From the same booking, deduplicated alongside Google's.

Tablein · architecture

What Tablein actually lets you do

Tablein documents a native GA4 integration and Google Ads conversion support. Meta and tag manager support are not documented, so those are checks.

1
Native GA4 integration
Documented under Settings > Marketing Tools > 3rd Party Integrations. Enter your measurement ID and the widget reports to your property.
2
reservation_created on a completed booking
Documented. A dependable browser event to build on once you confirm what it carries.
3
Google Ads conversion via your AW- ID
Documented. Check it is not also firing from a separate tag on your website, which would double-count.
4
Check whether the widget is an iframe or a popup
That decides whether GA4 joins the reservation to the session that came from the ad.
5
Check whether a Meta Pixel or GTM container can be added
Not documented. If neither can, reservations reach Meta server-side instead.

Tablein · diagnose

Where Tablein tracking breaks, in diagnostic order

Start from Tablein's own event, because it is usually working. The problems are in what it does not carry.

01
Make a reservation and watch reservation_created in GA4 DebugView
If it never appears, the measurement ID in Tablein is wrong or missing.
02
Check the session source on that reservation
If it shows the widget or a referral instead of the ad, the session is being split.
03
Look for a second Google Ads conversion on the same booking
A website tag plus Tablein's AW- setting is the common double-count.
04
Compare reservations with covers seated for a week
If one campaign brings large parties and another brings couples, a plain count treats them as equal.
05
Ask what Meta currently receives
Often nothing, or a page view labeled as a lead.

Tablein · prove

The QA evidence on Tablein

Run on the live Tablein widget on your site, with a real reservation that you then honor or cancel.

Source of truth

Tablein's reservation book: reservations by service date, with party size and status

A reservation from an ad-tagged URL, with reservation_created attributed to that ad in GA4.
Party size confirmed on the conversion in Google Ads and Meta.
Exactly one Google Ads conversion per reservation.
A cancellation or no-show confirmed to adjust the reported result.
Reservations confirmed reaching Meta, deduplicated with any browser event.
Reconciled per reservation over a fully closed week of service.
Re-checked 30 days later and after any change to the widget or Tablein settings.

Tablein · free audit

What we check in the free audit

Make a reservation and watch reservation_created in GA4 DebugView
Check the session source on that reservation
Look for a second Google Ads conversion on the same booking
Compare reservations with covers seated for a week
Ask what Meta currently receives

Checked against

Tablein's reservation book: reservations by service date, with party size and status

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Tablein · when not to buy

When you don't need this on Tablein

Tablein's own integration is enough for a good number of restaurants.

If you advertise on Google only and Tablein's GA4 and AW- conversion fire once per booking with the right source, you already have most of what matters.
If most tables go to walk-ins and regulars, reservation tracking describes only part of your trade.
If your ad spend is small, confirming the native integration is set up correctly is a half-hour job, not a project.
If no-shows are rare at your restaurant, sending seated outcomes adds little over reservations.

Tablein · what we deliver

The event map for Tablein reservations

Widget opened
Volume, and the first sign of drop-off on mobile.
reservation_created
Tablein's own GA4 event, kept as the booking signal.
Covers
Party size carried on the reservation conversion.
Guest seated
The result worth reporting, where your team marks arrivals in Tablein.
No-show or cancellation
Reversed or adjusted after service.

Written guarantee

95%+ tracking accuracy

Measured against Tablein's reservation book: reservations by service date, with party size and status. Miss it and we keep working at no cost.

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FAQ

Tablein questions, answered

Keep it. It counts reservations but not covers or no-shows, and it does not reach Meta. We add those around Tablein's event rather than replacing it.

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Conversion tracking for Tablein reservations

What Tablein's native tracking leaves out

Reservations counted, covers ignored

No-shows still count

Meta left out

Widget sessions split from your site

What changes for a Tablein restaurant

Covers sent as the value

Honored reservations reported back

Meta receiving reservations server-side

What Tablein actually lets you do

Native GA4 integration

reservation_created on a completed booking

Google Ads conversion via your AW- ID

Check whether the widget is an iframe or a popup

Check whether a Meta Pixel or GTM container can be added

Where Tablein tracking breaks, in diagnostic order

Make a reservation and watch reservation_created in GA4 DebugView

Check the session source on that reservation

Look for a second Google Ads conversion on the same booking

Compare reservations with covers seated for a week

Ask what Meta currently receives

The QA evidence on Tablein

What we check in the free audit

When you don't need this on Tablein

The event map for Tablein reservations

Widget opened

reservation_created

Covers

Guest seated

No-show or cancellation

Tablein questions, answered

Tablein already sends reservation_created to GA4. Why change anything?−

Can Tablein send reservations to Meta?+

How do covers become a conversion value?+

Why does Google Ads show two conversions for one booking?+

We take deposits for large parties. Can those be tracked?+

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