Create an appointment schedule

Add title

Enter a title for your appointment schedule.

• The title is visible to anyone who has the link to your booking page.
• The title appears on your calendar for the schedule and incoming bookings.

Appointment duration

1. Under “Appointment duration,” click the Down arrow.
2. Select the duration.
   • To set a custom duration, select Custom.

General availability

Set the date, time, and time zone of your appointments.

For appointments that repeat weekly, next to a time slot, select:

• Unavailable all day: Make yourself unavailable for the selected time slot.
• Add another period to this day: Add another time slot on the same day.
• Copy time to all: Apply the same schedule to all days.

Scheduling window

Limit the time range that people can schedule appointments on your calendar, which includes:

• The maximum time in advance others can schedule an appointment with you.
• The minimum lead time you require for others to schedule an appointment with you.

Adjusted availability

Change your availability for specific dates, like holidays.

Booked appointment settings

Manage the appointments that appear on your calendar.

• Buffer time:Add time between appointments on your calendar.
• Maximum bookings per day:Limit the number of appointments you accept in a single day.
• Guest permissions:Allow guests to invite others to your appointments.

Calendars

• Select a primary or secondary calendar for your appointments.
• To avoid schedule conflicts, select Check calendars for availability.
• You can’t add appointments to resource calendars. Learn how to share room and resource calendars .

Co-hosts

• Enter co-host names or email addresses.
• You can also add Google Groups directly.
• As a co-host, you can't add groups or users outside of your domain.

Tip:Include co-hosts' calendars in availability checks to prevent double-bookings. By default, appointment schedules do not check co-host availability.

Booking page photo and name

Check how your identity is shown on your booking page. For secondary calendars, booking pages don't show a photo for appointment schedules.

To change the profile photo or account name on your booking page, update your personal info in your Google Account .

Location and conferencing

To select how and where you meet people that book appointments with you:

1. Click Select how and where to meet.
2. Select:
   • Google Meet video conferencing
   • In-person meeting
   • Phone call
   • None / to be specified later

Tip: To use a third-party conference service, select None / to be specified later. When someone books an appointment, edit the event and add a link to your preferred conferencing service. Learn how to install Calendar add-ons .

Description

Add a description that explains your service. The description displays:

• On your booking page
• In confirmation emails
• In event descriptions

Booking form

Add fields for attendees to fill out, which includes required fields for:

• First name
• Last name
• Email address

To add more fields, click Add an item.

To avoid spam bookings, check the box next to Require email verification. This sends a verification code to people not signed in to a Google Account when they request an appointment.

Payments & cancellation policy

After you connect a Stripe account to Calendar, you can request payment for appointments. Learn how to require payments for appointments .

Booking confirmations and reminders

Set up confirmation emails and reminders for your appointments.

• You can send up to 5 reminders.
• You can't edit the text of the reminder emails.
• To send more than one reminder, click Add reminder.