# Multi-day service
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### β What this service type does
With **Multi-day booking**, customers:
* choose a **start date**
* choose an **end date**
* book the whole date range
* (optional) pay online depending on payment settings
You control:
* booking rules (min/max days, if available)
* capacity (how many bookings can happen at the same time)
* paid vs free booking
* availability and location
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### π― When should I use Multi-day Service?
Use **Multi-day booking** when:
* customers need to reserve multiple consecutive days
* itβs not tied to specific time slots
**Examples**
* Equipment rental (3 days)
* Workshop ticket (2 days)
* Hotel-like rental for a product/service
* Multi-day event passes
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### π οΈ Step-by-step: Create a Multi-day Service
#### 1) Open Services
* Open the app > click **Services**
* Click **New service** button
#### 2) Choose a service type
Select **Book across multiple days**
**3) Create product (for service)**
Fill in:
* **Title** (example: *Camera rental β Multi-day*)
* **Status**: Active (or Draft)
* Price (if paid)
Click **Save**
#### **4) C**onfigure service settings
* Set duration: Depending on your app settings, you may be able to set:
**Minimum days** (example: 1 day minimum)
**Maximum days** (example: up to 10 days)
Set **Check in time** and **Check out time**
* **Set capacity:**
**Capacity = 1 β** only one booking for a date range at a time (common for rentals)
**Capacity** = **2+** β allow multiple simultaneous bookings (if you have multiple units)
**5) Choose payment type**
| Option | What it means | Best for |
| ------------------------- | --------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| β **No payment required** | Book without online payment | Pay later/offline |
| π° Pay to book | Paid booking flow | Rentals/events |
| Pay now | Charge immediately | Deposits/confirmations |
| Pay later | Confirm now, pay later | Invoices |
| Customer chooses | Customer selects | Flexible |
**6) Configure availability**
Set:
* available date range for employee
* As it is the full day service, the employee must be available from **00:00-24:00.**
[Learn more](https://docs.tipo.io/tipo-appointment-booking/availability-team-members/set-availability-for-services#how-to-set-availability)
#### 7) Customize more settings (Optional)
* In **Location** field, enter the location of the service
* **Color**: helps identify bookings in the calendar
* **Questions & Add-ons**: collect info (name, preferences) or sell add-ons
* **Advanced settings**: booking rules, lead time, buffer time, etc. (if available)
#### 8) Save
Click **Save** to finish creating the service.
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### π How it works on your storefront
After publishing:
1. A **Book** button appears on the service product page
2. Customer selects **start date + end date**
3. If paid β customer goes to **checkout**
4. Booking appears in **Appointments**
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#### π§ͺ Example
**Service:** Camera rental (Multi-day)
* Customer selects: Dec 16- Dec18
* That reserves 3 days
* Capacity: 1 (so no overlapping rental ranges)
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### βΆοΈ Tutorial video
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