Create an appointment schedule

When you create a new appointment schedule, you need to:

• Select the appointment duration and your availability.
• Customize how you meet with others.

Before you begin

Here's what you need to create an appointment schedule:

	A personal Google Account or Workspace account. For help with work or school accounts, contact your administrator.
	A computer with a supported web browser. You can't create an appointment schedule in the Calendar app for Android or iPhone and iPad.

Tips:

• Some appointment schedule features require an eligible Google Workspace or Google One subscription. Compare premium features available for appointment schedules.
• For eligible Workspace accounts, Calendar automatically generates a booking page. This page is set up based on your weekday availability and doesn’t show times when you’re busy.

Step 1: Set up your appointment schedule

1. On a computer, open Google Calendar.
2. At the top left, click Create.
3. Select Appointment schedule.
4. On the left, in the “Bookable appointment schedule” panel, set up your appointment settings.
5. Click Next.

Tip: To set up your appointment schedule in the “Booking pages” section, click Create appointment schedule .

Appointment setting	Description
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	Under “Appointment duration,” click the Down arrow . 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. Tip: By default, there is a 4-hour minimum lead time to schedule an appointment. Because of this, if you check your booking page immediately after setting it up, you might not see any availability for the current day.
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.

Step 2: Set up your booking page

1. On the left, in the “Bookable appointment schedule” panel, set up your booking page settings.
2. Click Save.

Booking page setting	Description
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: Click Select how and where to meet. 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.

Ready to begin?

Create your first appointment schedule