Overview
Customers can self-cancel their own appointments using a link in their confirmation email and reminder email. Customers are prevented from cancelling their own appointments this way with less than 24 hours in advance.
Businesses can cancel or delete appointments any time, with the option to enforce no-show or late-cancellation fees. Learn more about setting custom cancellation fees here. Recently-cancelled appointments will appear in the Cancelled Appointments List and can easily be restored if cancelled in error.
To enable email cancellation notifications, navigate to your Manage Business settings (
) under the Details tab.
Cancelling an Appointment
Click on the specific appointment preview on the calendar.
Select the red X button on the bottom left of the window.
Select a reason for the cancellation from 5 different options (see table below).
(Optional) Enter in a reason and/or check the box to charge a cancellation fee. You're also able to deselect "Client" if you don't want a cancellation notification email sent.
Click Cancel Appointment
Mistake or error | Client not charged, will delete appointment from calendar |
Staff cancelled | Client not charged, will delete appointment from calendar |
Client cancelled | Client not charged, will delete appointment from calendar |
Client late cancelled | Option to charge client a fee, will delete appointment from calendar |
Client did not show up | Option to charge client a fee, will delete appointment from calendar |
IMPORTANT: A client will never be charged a cancellation fee unless you specifically choose to charge them. If you charge a cancellation fee, they will receive both a cancellation confirmation email and a receipt email for the cancellation fee.
A cancelled appointment that was not a late cancellation or no-show will be removed from the calendar and its time slot will become available for booking. Recently-cancelled appointments will appear in the Cancelled Appointments List and can easily be restored if the cancellation was done in error.
Cancellation Email
Commission on Late Cancellations and No Shows
If you charge clients for late cancellations or no-shows based on your business's policy, by default the service provider who is assigned to the services will receive their regular commission percentage on the amount you charge the client.
We understand that businesses have varying policies for their staff which may include not paying a commission on a cancellation or no show charge. A workaround for this is to create a product called "Cancellation Charge", cancel the client's appointment without charging, and then charge the client for this "product" via a new sale and do not assign the product to a seller. This way the business can still collect funds from the client but they will not be allocated to any particular service provider.
Please reach out to support via help chat or support@blvd.co if you need assistance!