thread Re: I would like my clients too schedule appointments in advance in Appointments & Bookings

Appointments: How do you set up a time frame that clients have to book in advance?

EtheT — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 14:33:54 GMT

The title of this thread has been edited from the original: Appointment window

didn't square have a feature that allowed you to set up a time frame that clients had to book in advance. Example: you set the time for 12hr and the clients had to book 12hrs in advance.

I would like my clients too schedule appointments in advance

silverliner — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 09:54:46 GMT

i would like my clients to be able to book at least 3 months in advance how can I do this

Re: I would like my clients too schedule appointments in advance

EJ_ — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 22:28:54 GMT

Hello.

You can change these types of settings for Online Booking from your Calendar & Booking section of your Appointments Dashboard.

The different options will be listed under the "Online Scheduling" section:

Re: Appointment window

Helen — Wed, 03 Apr 2019 22:44:24 GMT

That feature is still available @EtheT!

From your Appointments Dashboard:

Click Calendar & Booking.
Scroll down to Online Scheduling.
Click the dropdown below Appointments must be made in advance.
Choose a time from 1 hour to 4 weeks.
Click Save.

Same day booking

Angelablmt — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 17:26:49 GMT

This reply created from merging an existing thread: "Same day booking" The author has been notified via email.

I need a 60 min heads up if someone books an appointment with me. How can I set it up so that I my clients can’t book a 10:00 at 9:45.

is there a way to set up where appointments must be booked 0 hours in advance of wanted appointment?

Risqué — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 01:54:59 GMT

This reply was created from merging an existing thread: is there a way to set up where appointments must be booked 0 hours in advance of wanted appointment?

How can I make it so that you must have a certain amount of hours notice prior to an appointment?

Re: is there a way to set up where appointments must be booked 0 hours in advance of wanted appoi...

Valentina — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 01:54:11 GMT

Hello and welcome to the Community, @Risqué 🎉

I've moved your post over to a thread where someone else has the same question. Head over to this page of your Square Dashboard to get started. Take a quick peek at @Helen's Best Answer to adjust your booking settings the way you'd like them!

How do I only allow appointments to be made 24 hours in advance?

KirstiK — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 08:24:38 GMT

I want at least 24 hour period space before my clients can book. So I can have a days notice.

Re: How do I only allow appointments to be made 24 hours in advance?

JustinC — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 19:53:53 GMT

Here's the thread you're looking for! @KirstiK

How to limit advanced booking?

MaryvilleMovieN — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 17:38:20 GMT

I've looked all over in the settings and can not figure out how to limit how far in advance customers can book. I guess the default is 365 days. I don't want bookings made more then 3 months in advance. How can I change this?

Re: How to limit advanced booking?

JustinC — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 14:49:45 GMT

Check out the best answer on this thread I moved you to. @MaryvilleMovieN 🙂

How do I avoid last minute appointments?

Wilsonjuliem — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 20:30:40 GMT

I’d like to set it up to where clients have to schedule at least 24 hours in advance. I have Square appointments and cannot figure out where to do that. Can somebody please help me.

Re: How do I avoid last minute appointments?

ashc — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 12:48:14 GMT

Heya @Wilsonjuliem and welcome to the Community.

I moved your post to an existing post where this question has been answered.

Check out the Best Answer for steps on how to set this up!

Re: Appointment window

_kennedy — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 07:36:13 GMT

I see the thread regarding this topic and the replies are to go to the online booking section but if it’s no longer there IF being there before how do we adjust the appointment window . This is something I’m struggling with and need help . Clients should not be able to book 1 hour before an appointment how do I fix this . 2021 ?

Re: Appointment window

AshleyK — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 19:38:07 GMT

Hi @_kennedy and welcome to the Seller Community!! I'm a little confused by your question, but if you're wanting to require customers to book their appointments a few hours ahead of time, you can set that up on the Square Dashboard.

Let me know if you have any other questions or if I'm misunderstanding. Thank you!

How do I turn off day of appointments

NicoleBN — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:46:45 GMT

I don’t want my clients to be able to book within 24 hours or I should say day of meaning I don’t want it to be Tuesday at 3pm and they book for Tuesday at 3:30

Re: How do I turn off day of appointments

ashc — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 12:14:09 GMT

Heya @NicoleBN and welcome to the Community.

I moved your post to a thread where this question has been answered already.

Check out the Best Answer above for details.

In the future, don't hesitate to search your question first here or on the Support Center for your quickest answer too!

Re: Appointments: How do you set up a time frame that clients have to book in advance?

Cameronself — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 06:28:04 GMT

Hi there I’m new to Square appointments. I would like to know is there a way to force clients to book in specific time. I have three one hour massage appointments available in a day all with 15 minutes break in between them . The first one starts at 9 AM the next day at 10:15 AM and the last 1130am If someone books an appointment at 9:30 at It will make my scheduling for the rest of the day not work because I have other engagements after 1:00 pm for a different job . So I need them to Either book 9 AM, 1015, 1130 but not at 9:30 or 10 AM or 1140 for example thanks for your help. Cameron

Re: Appointments: How do you set up a time frame that clients have to book in advance?

AshleyK — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 19:56:56 GMT

Hi @Cameronself and welcome to the Seller Community!! You should be able to make this work by changing your scheduling settings to offer appointments "According to service duration" on your appointments dashboard.

Thanks for working with me! 🙂

Re: Appointments: How do you set up a time frame that clients have to book in advance?

Cameronself — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 02:21:24 GMT

Awesome thanks for you help 🙂