penCreate an appointment manually

Create an appointment on behalf of a customer directly from the admin, perfect for phone bookings, walk-ins, or manual adjustments.

🧭 When should you use this?

Use manual booking when:

  • A customer calls or messages you to book

  • You need to add a walk-in appointment

  • You want full control over time, staff, and status

  • You’re fixing or recreating a booking


🛠️ Step-by-Step: Create a Booking Manually

  1. Open the app > click Appointments

  2. Click Add appointment (top-right corner). The Create Appointment form opens

  1. Select the service & variant

  • Service: Choose the service (e.g. Yoga Class)

  • Variant (if available): Choose the service option (e.g. Beginner)

The service duration will automatically apply.

  1. Assign a team member. Available times depend on this staff’s availability

  2. Choose date & time

  • Pick the Date

  • Select the Start time

⏱️ End time is calculated automatically based on service duration.

  1. Select a customer

  • Search and select an existing customer

  • Customer is required to save the booking

📌 Tip: Create the customer in Shopify first if they don’t exist.

  1. Set appointment & payment status

  • Appointment status

    • Approved (default)

    • Pending

  • Payment status

    • Paid

    • Unpaid (for free or pay-later services)

  1. Optional settings

  • Bring more people (for group bookings)

  • Send email notification to the customer

  • Add internal notes (not visible to customer)

  1. Save the appointment

🎉 The booking now appears on the calendar.


✅ What happens after creation?

Once created:

  • The appointment appears in the calendar

  • You can:

    • Reschedule

    • Cancel

    • Delete

    • View full booking details

  • Customer details, service info, and time are all visible on the appointment page


📘 Example: Walk-in booking

Scenario:

  • Customer Anna Kim walks in

  • Wants a Yoga Class – Beginner

  • Dec 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM

  • Payment collected in store

Admin action:

  1. Click Add appointment

  2. Select Yoga Class → Beginner

  3. Assign Staff 1

  4. Set Dec 17, 2025 – 11:00 AM

  5. Select Anna Kim

  6. Set status to Approved

  7. Set payment to Paid

  8. Save

✅ Booking is instantly confirmed and visible in the calendar.


▶️ Tutorial video


🙋 Still need support?

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