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# How to block dates or working hours
There are 2 ways to block off time on the booking app.
* Use Block specific dates setting
* Set up employee availability
### ⚙️ Option 1: Use **Block specific dates setting**
#### **Steps to manage**
1\. Open the app > click **Settings** > srcoll down to **Block specific dates** > click **Add blocked date**
2. Set the time range you want to block, select services to apply the blocked date
3. Click **Save**
#### **Example: What customers will see**
**Setup**
* Staff A works: 8:00 – 16:00
* Service duration: 1 hour
* Blocked: Dec 22–30 (holiday)
**Result**
* ❌ No slots shown between Dec 22–30
* ✅ Slots resume on Dec 31
Customers never see blocked dates on the booking popup.
**Notes:**
⚠️ Blocking time does **not cancel existing bookings** (You’ll need to reschedule or cancel them manually.)
⚠️ Blocked time overrides:
* overlapping time slots
* booking date range
* staff availability
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### ⚙️ Option 2: Set up employee availability
The available time of the service depends on available time of the team member.
If you want to edit the available time of a specific service. you need to
* create a team member
* edit availability time of team member to block off certain dates or time
* assign team member to the service
#### **Steps to manage**
1\. Open the app > click **Services** on the left menu > open the service you want to edit
2\. In the service detail > **Availability** > click on team member name or create a new team member > it directs to team member detail
Another approach: Open the app > click **Team Members** > open the team member detail you want
3\. In **Availability** section, click on a date you want to edit > The Edit Availability popup will appear > click **Unavailable**
4\. Select date(s) to apply the time
* click **Sunday Dec 14, 2025**, to apply the time to a specific date only
* or click **All Sunday** to all time to all sundays
* or click **Day or week range** > select multiple days you want to be unavailable
5\. click **Save**
The blocked time will immediately disappear from customer booking options
#### **What Customers Will See**
When a time is blocked:
* The time slot will not appear in the booking popup
* Customers cannot select or book during unavailable periods
* Only valid, available slots are shown
**Example:**
Stylist “Maria” is unavailable on March 8, 2026 because of a seminar.
* In Maria’s availability: select March 8 → mark as Unavailable (all day).
* Only Maria is unavailable; other team members remain bookable.
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