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Help & Getting Started

Run your day by voice. Quote, schedule, update jobs, and look up customers in your ServiceM8™ account — hands-free.

On this page

  1. What is LoopTradie?
  2. Connecting your ServiceM8 account
  3. Your first call
  4. What you can say
  5. Booking & changing jobs
  6. Trial, talk time & billing
  7. Privacy & your data
  8. Troubleshooting
  9. Getting support

1. What is LoopTradie?

LoopTradie is a voice assistant for trade and service businesses that use ServiceM8. Instead of tapping through screens, you talk to your account: ask what's on today, create and update jobs, add materials, book staff, and look up customer details — while you're driving, on-site, or between jobs. LoopTradie runs as a web app in your browser at app.looptradie.com.

Platform Web dashboard app (desktop and mobile browser). LoopTradie is an independent add-on and is not affiliated with or endorsed by ServiceM8™.

2. Connecting your ServiceM8 account

  1. Go to app.looptradie.com and tap Start free trial.
  2. Tap Authorise with ServiceM8. You'll be redirected to ServiceM8's secure login.
  3. Sign in to ServiceM8 and approve the requested permissions. This uses OAuth 2.0 — LoopTradie never sees or stores your ServiceM8 password.
  4. You'll be returned to LoopTradie, connected and ready. The whole process takes about ten seconds.

To disconnect at any time, open Settings → Sign out, or revoke access from within ServiceM8.

3. Your first call

  1. On the Home screen, tap the large microphone ("Tap to talk"). Allow microphone access if your browser asks.
  2. The assistant greets you. Just speak naturally — for example, "What jobs do I have today?"
  3. Watch the conversation appear on screen as you talk. The assistant confirms actions before making changes.
  4. To finish, say "close chat" or "close call", or tap the stop button. You can also type instead of speaking using the keyboard button.

Prefer to type? Tap the keyboard icon during a call and send messages as text — handy in noisy environments.

4. What you can say

Jobs

What jobs do I have today?
Create a new job for a leaking tap at 12 Smith Street
Mark my current job as completed

Customers

Give me the list of customers
What's the address for the University of Sydney?
Update the phone number for John Smith

Materials & quotes

Add a call-out fee to my last job
What materials are on the kitchen job?

Scheduling

Book Test staff on the landscaping job tomorrow at 10am for three hours
What's on the dispatch board today?
Move that booking to 2pm

You can speak in 10+ languages — the assistant detects your language and replies in kind, switching automatically if you change mid-conversation.

5. Booking & changing jobs

Ask the assistant to schedule a staff member, and it will check availability first, confirm the details with you, then create the booking on your ServiceM8 dispatch board. You can also ask it to move a booking to a new time or staff member, or cancel one. Bookings you create by voice appear in ServiceM8 exactly like ones you create manually.

6. Trial, talk time & billing

Every account starts with 20 minutes free. This covers your time in a session whether you speak or type — you only use time while you're actively talking or chatting with the assistant. Connecting and reading the screen are free. You can see your remaining balance any time on the Home screen and in the Usage section.

When your free time runs out, you can top up with a paid plan from the Usage screen. Paid plans are billed securely outside ServiceM8 through Stripe. You'll never be asked to enter card details inside ServiceM8 — checkout happens on Stripe's secure page, and LoopTradie never sees or stores your card number.

7. Privacy & your data

LoopTradie accesses your ServiceM8 data only to do what you ask, and never sells your data. Voice transcripts are kept for up to 30 days for session review, then deleted. Full details are in our Privacy Policy.

8. Troubleshooting

I tapped "Tap to talk" but hear nothing

Make sure your browser has microphone and sound permission for app.looptradie.com, and that your device isn't muted. Try tapping a suggestion chip — that prompts the assistant to speak immediately.

The assistant says it can't reach my ServiceM8 account

Your connection may have expired. Open Settings → Sign out, then reconnect your ServiceM8 account and try again.

A time I booked looks wrong

LoopTradie uses your account's timezone. If a time looks off, confirm your ServiceM8 account timezone under ServiceM8 Settings, and check the Schedule screen — the assistant reads times back in your local timezone.

My call ended unexpectedly

This usually means your free talk time ran out. Check the Usage screen and top up to keep going.

9. Getting support

We're here to help. Email support@looptradie.com and we'll get back to you promptly. Please include your business name and a short description of what you were doing so we can help faster.

© 2026 Arwen SEC Pty Ltd, trading as LoopTradie. ServiceM8™ is a trademark of ServiceM8 Pty Ltd. LoopTradie is an independent add-on and is not affiliated with or endorsed by ServiceM8.