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Available slots are specific, individual time windows that you create for a resource. They suit offers with a fixed date and time: courses, workshops, events, or consultation hours. Unlike schedules, they do not define recurring opening hours but targeted booking opportunities.
Every resource needs at least one connected schedule or one available slot to appear on the booking page.

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How do available slots work?

An available slot consists of a specific date with a start and end time. Optionally, you can configure a slot as recurring so anny creates it automatically at a defined rhythm (for example weekly). In a slot’s Settings, you configure advanced options like automatic cancellation (minimum bookings count and cancellation lead time) and capacity planning. You connect Provisioned Resources in a separate section of the saved date. You find all available dates of your resources in one place under Bookings → Availability → Available dates. You can filter the table by period, Series, Resources, and Provisioned Resources. Dates created directly on a service are managed on the service and do not appear in this list. Available slots appear on the booking page as selectable slots. Customers book the entire slot (not partial sections of it).

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When do I use this?

  • You offer courses, workshops, or events with fixed dates: Each slot is its own bookable slot with a specific date.
  • You want to offer consultation or advisory appointments on certain days: Create slots specifically on the days you want.
  • You need a minimum number of participants per slot: Configure the minimum in the slot settings.
  • Not suitable for: Regular, recurring opening hours without a fixed end date. Use Schedules for those.

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Relationship with other features

  • Booking series: Link several available slots into a series that customers book as a package.
  • Dynamic capacity planning: Use on-demand resources to automatically match slot capacity to demand.
  • Smart Availability: Connect resources so that dependent resources are automatically blocked when a slot is booked.

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Settings & options

Use the Recurring option to have series slots (for example a weekly yoga course) created automatically, instead of creating each slot individually.

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Create an available slot

You can create a date centrally under Bookings → Availability → Available dates with Add available date and select the resource in the form. Alternatively, create it directly on the resource:
1

Open the resource

Open the resource you want under Catalog → Resources and go to the Availability tab.
2

Add a slot

In the Available dates section, click Add available date.
3

Set date and time

Choose the date you want and a start and end time for the slot. You can add an optional title (for example “Morning Barre”) and set the capacity.
4

Activate recurring (optional)

Activate Recurring to create the slot automatically multiple times (for example weekly).
5

Configure settings (optional)

Switch to the Settings tab. Under Automatic cancellation, you can set a Min. bookings count and a Cancellation lead time.
6

Save

Confirm your details with Save.
Once the date is saved, it appears in the Available dates list of the resource and under Bookings → Availability → Available dates, and can be booked as a full slot.
Available dates list with the Add available date button opening the Create available date form for a Morning Barre class on the Barre Course resource
Provisioned Resources connects rooms or people that should be blocked for this date (for example a studio or trainer). To do so, open the saved date under Bookings → Availability → Available dates and scroll to the Provisioned Resources section. Click + next to a resource or drag it into the drop zone. anny creates a blocker automatically. The resource can also appear in the booking calendar for reference, for example the studio and trainer of a course.
Create available date Settings tab showing Provisioned Resources, where you search and add a room or trainer with the plus button

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Practical examples

A yoga studio offers a Vinyasa course every Tuesday from 18:00 to 19:30. The course has a maximum of 15 spots.
1

Open the resource

Open the resource (for example “Yoga room”) under Catalog → Resources → Availability tab.
2

Create the slot

Click Add available date. Choose the next Tuesday, 18:00 to 19:30.
3

Activate recurrence

Activate Recurring and choose “Weekly”. anny automatically creates the slot for upcoming Tuesdays.
4

Check capacity

Make sure the booking option allows the desired number of participants (15) as the maximum capacity.
A provider plans a photography workshop on September 15 from 10:00 to 16:00. The workshop only takes place with at least 5 sign-ups.
1

Open the resource

Open the resource (for example “Studio A”) under Catalog → Resources → Availability tab.
2

Create the slot

Click Add available date. Choose September 15, 10:00 to 16:00. Leave Recurring deactivated.
3

Configure the minimum number of participants

Switch to the Settings tab and, under Automatic cancellation, enter the value 5 for Min. bookings count. Also set a Cancellation lead time and save the slot.

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FAQ

Schedules define regular, recurring opening hours (for example weekdays 9 to 18). Available slots are individual, specific time windows for one-off or series offers like courses or workshops.
Yes. Open the slot in the resource’s Availability tab or under Bookings → Availability → Available dates and adjust the date, time, or settings. Existing bookings are preserved.
If the Min. bookings count is not reached by the Cancellation lead time, anny cancels the date automatically: all bookings are rejected and any payments made are refunded in full. You receive a notification 1 hour before the deadline and can manually override the rule for specific dates.
Yes. A resource can have connected schedules and available slots at the same time. Both create bookable slots independently of each other.

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Troubleshooting

Make sure the slot’s date is in the future and the associated booking option is active. Also check whether the available quantity is greater than 0.
Check whether an end date is set for the recurrence and whether it has already been reached. Without an end date, anny creates slots continuously.
The minimum is configured in the available slot’s Settings tab under Automatic cancellation (Min. bookings count), not in the booking option.