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Online booking calendars

Booking widgets you can embed on your site or share as a link.

Why it matters

Customers book open slots any time without a phone call.

The HLB difference

Bookings create or update the contact and start reminder workflows.

How it works

Share a booking link or embed a calendar on your site so customers can book open times on their own.

HLB online booking calendars give customers a booking widget where they pick a time and book an appointment with your business. You choose the calendar type that fits the work: event, round robin, collective, class booking or service calendars.

For a salon, spa or clinic, a service calendar lets you create individual services, group them into categories and show them together in a service menu. Availability follows your staff schedules, and you can set duration, buffer time, minimum scheduling notice and how far ahead people can book. Customers can be asked to fill out a form and, if enabled, pay during booking. Class calendars handle one-to-many sessions such as workshops or training, with one host and a set number of spots per slot.

Key options you can configure:

  • Widget look: primary color, background color, button text and a logo in a square or circle shape, with a preview before you save; color and button customizations require the Neo widget and do not apply in the service menu.
  • Meeting locations: depending on the calendar type, offer phone, an address, a custom location or let the booker enter their own; service calendars are in person only, and class calendars support custom locations only. The choice shows on confirmations and reminders.
  • Guests: let bookers add guest email addresses up to a limit you set. Each guest gets a confirmation and calendar invite.
  • Hidden details: hide the calendar name, description, duration and other details from the left panel.

Inside the app, the calendar view shows multiple users, calendars or groups side by side in day view, color coded so you can compare schedules. Hover over an appointment to see its type, title and times. Each user can also choose the timezone used to display appointment times. This changes only how times appear, not scheduling or availability.

Customize and export your calendar view

Adjust your calendar timezone, grid intervals, buffer display and working-hour shading in one settings panel. Admins can choose staff colors, and you can export the current filtered view as a PDF or CSV.

Updated time zones for Canada and Morocco

Updated time zone options help keep appointments and notifications aligned with local time in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Morocco. Choose the matching regional time zone in your settings.

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