Resy — Restaurant Reservations

Search for restaurants, check available time slots, and book reservations via the Resy API.

CLI: resy <command>

Setup

1. Get your Resy auth token by logging into resy.com and grabbing the authToken cookie
2. Save it to ~/.config/resy/auth_token

When to use

• "Book me a table at Bestia for Saturday"
• "What's available at Madre tonight?"
• "Find me a restaurant in Silver Lake for 4 people Friday"
• "Cancel my reservation at Bavel"
• "What reservations do I have coming up?"

Browse what's available

When asked "what's available Wednesday?" or "find me dinner options this weekend":

resy browse <YYYY-MM-DD> --party-size 2 --limit 15

Override location with lat/long:

resy --lat 33.9925 --long -118.4695 browse 2026-02-05 --party-size 2

Shows restaurants with availability, ratings, price range, and time previews.

Booking flow

Step 1: Search for the restaurant

resy search "madre" --limit 5

Output shows venue name, ID, neighborhood, cuisine, and price range. You need the venue ID for the next step.

Step 2: Check available time slots

resy slots <venue_id> <YYYY-MM-DD> --party-size 2

Example:

resy slots 12345 2026-02-05 --party-size 2

Shows available times and seating types (Dining Room, Bar, Patio, etc.).

To get the config tokens needed for booking, use --json:

resy --json slots 12345 2026-02-05 --party-size 2

Each slot has a config_token — you'll need this for the next step.

Step 3: Get booking details

resy details "<config_token>" <YYYY-MM-DD> --party-size 2

This returns:

• book_token — needed to confirm the booking
• payment method — your card on file
• cancellation policy — show this to user before booking

Step 4: Book (ALWAYS confirm with user first)

resy book "<book_token>" <payment_method_id>

IMPORTANT: Never book without explicit confirmation. Always show:

• Restaurant name
• Date and time
• Party size
• Seating type
• Cancellation policy

List upcoming reservations

resy reservations

Cancel a reservation

resy cancel "<resy_token>"

JSON output

Add --json before the command for machine-readable output:

resy --json search "madre"
resy --json slots 12345 2026-02-05
resy --json details "<token>" 2026-02-05

Location

Default location is Los Angeles. Override with:

resy --lat 37.7749 --long -122.4194 search "nopa"  # San Francisco

Auth

Token stored at ~/.config/resy/auth_token. Tokens expire periodically — refresh by logging into resy.com and grabbing the authToken cookie.

Known LA locations

Area	Lat	Long
LA Downtown (default)	34.0522	-118.2437
Venice / Westside	33.9925	-118.4695
Santa Monica	34.0195	-118.4912
Silver Lake	34.0869	-118.2702
West Hollywood	34.0900	-118.3617
Culver City	34.0211	-118.3965

Date handling — VERIFY THE DAY OF WEEK

Before using any date, always confirm the day of week. Run:

date -j -f "%Y-%m-%d" "2026-01-31" "+%A"   # macOS

When user says "Saturday", "this Friday", "next Wednesday", etc.:

1. Compute the date from today's date
2. Verify it with the date command above
3. Include the day of week in your confirmation (e.g., "Saturday Jan 31")

Tips

• If a restaurant isn't found by name search, try shorter/partial names
• Popular restaurants may show no availability — try different dates
• Book tokens expire in ~5 minutes, so don't delay between details and book
• Party size defaults to 2 if not specified