# Rock RMS and Volty > Members ask on Instagram or WhatsApp whether the retreat has room or where to serve, and Volty reads your self-hosted Rock RMS and drafts registrations. Rock churches host their own server, and Volty connects to its REST API to answer retreat, group and serving questions and draft registrations for staff to approve. Talk to Volty · Free trial Updated 2 Nov 2026 ## A spot on the retreat Keisha wants to know if the December retreat still has room and what it costs. K keishamoore Instagram · Member Is there still room on the women's retreat in December? How much is it? Checked Rock · Women's Retreat · Dec 4 to 6 · $185 · 12 spots left Volty Yes, Keisha! There are 12 spots left on the Women's Retreat, December 4 to 6, and it's $185. Want me to start your registration? Yes please Waiting for approval Rock registration: Keisha Moore, Women's Retreat Dec 4 to 6 Approve · Edit · Decline Rock event Women's Retreat 2026 Registration open Dates Dec 4 to 6 Cost $185 Spots left 12 Contact Pastor Linda Hayes Queried from your Rock server ## What Volty does with Rock RMS Rock RMS is the open-source relationship management system churches run their people, groups, events and giving on. Because each church hosts its own Rock, our team connects Volty to your server's REST API with a REST Key your Rock admin creates and secures. People ask whether the retreat has room or how to serve at the pantry, and Volty reads the event or the serving team and drafts the next step for staff. - Spots left, from registration · Cost, dates and remaining capacity come from the Rock event registration. - Serving teams by name · An offer to help becomes a connection request for that team's leader. - Rock security still applies · The REST Key only reaches what its Rock security permissions allow. - Registrations need a yes · Volty drafts the registration. A staff member approves it in Volty. Connects with Your Rock site's REST API, by REST Key Volty reads People, groups, serving teams, event registrations Volty can change Registrations and connection requests, once on Setup Your Rock admin, then our team Category Churches & nonprofits Miguel offers his Saturdays, and Denise hears about it. ### Helping at the food pantry Miguel is free on Saturday mornings and wants to serve. MS Miguel Santos WhatsApp · Member I'd like to help at the food pantry on Saturdays. Who do I talk to? Checked Rock · Food Pantry team · Saturdays 9am · leader Denise Carter Volty Thanks, Miguel! The Food Pantry team serves Saturdays from 9am, and Denise Carter leads it. I'll pass your details to her. Waiting for approval Rock connection request: Miguel Santos for Food Pantry, Saturdays Approve · Edit · Decline ## As an automation Describe it to Volty in a sentence; it drafts the automation and an admin turns it on. Event reminders - When · Two days before · Volty checks the event date - Step 1 · Pulls the registrants · Everyone on that registration - Step 2 · Sends what to pack · A WhatsApp template with the details - Step 3 · Handles the replies · Rides and roommates go to the lead Keisha gets the retreat dates on Instagram, where she asked. ## How Volty connects to Rock RMS Rock exposes a REST API on your own Rock site at /api, and every call carries a REST Key. Your Rock admin creates the key and grants it security, and our team connects Volty to your server with it. - 01 · Create a REST Key · A Rock admin creates a new REST authorization token under Home > Security > REST Keys. - 02 · Grant it security · Add Rock security permissions to the key for people, groups and event registrations, and nothing else. - 03 · Make the server reachable · Your Rock site must answer API calls over HTTPS from the internet. - 04 · Approve, then choose switches · An admin approves the connection in Volty. Registrations and connection requests start Off. ### The tools Volty gets Each one is a switch on the Sources page in Volty. - Find person in Rock · Reads - Read event registration and capacity · Reads - Look up serving team · Reads - Add registration · Changes - Create connection request · Changes Reading tools can be turned on straight away. Anything that changes Rock RMS starts Off, and once on it can be set to check with staff, so each change waits for a colleague. ## Common questions ### Does Volty work with a self-hosted Rock RMS server? Yes. Every Rock church runs its own site, and Volty talks to that site's REST API. The server needs to answer HTTPS calls from the internet. If your Rock sits behind a firewall with no outside access, our team will talk through options with you before building anything. ### What does our Rock admin need to set up? A REST Key, created in Rock under Home > Security > REST Keys. Rock then needs security permissions added for that key, covering only the people, groups and event registrations Volty will read. The key keeps working until you revoke it, so revoking it is how you cut Volty off. ### Can Volty add people to a serving team in Rock? Volty can create a connection request for the team leader, and that tool starts Off. Set it to Check with staff and a staff member approves each request in Volty before it is written to Rock, so the leader still decides who joins. ### How much does it cost to connect Rock RMS with Volty? Every Volty plan includes seats, active contacts and AI credits and starts with a free 7-day trial, and the plan prices are on voltade.com/pricing. Meta bills message charges separately for WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger. ## Related integrations - Planning Center Churches & nonprofits - FellowshipOne Churches & nonprofits - Church Community Builder Churches & nonprofits - Custom API Developer & analytics - WhatsApp Business API Messaging channels All integrations ## Start your free trial Talk to Volty · Start your free trial Sign up for our 7-day trial. No credit card needed. ## Not convinced? Hear more from our CEO and Volty The Leonard and Volty Show · 8 October 2026 ### Meta now charges for WhatsApp replies The Leonard and Volty Show · 1 October 2026 ### Too busy to hire? 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