Bookly Limit service availability (Service Schedule) Add-on
The Bookly Limit service availability (Service Schedule) Add-on is a premium extension for the Bookly PRO appointment booking system that gives you fine-grained control over when each service can be booked. Instead of letting every service be available whenever your staff are working, you can define precise service schedules by weekday and time, so bookings only happen at exactly the hours you want.
What is the Bookly Limit service availability (Service Schedule) Add-on?
This service schedule add-on adds an extra “Schedule” layer to your Bookly services. For every individual service, you can set:
- Which days of the week it’s available
- The exact time ranges in which it can be booked
- Breaks during the day when the service is not available
All of this works within your staff members’ working hours, so Bookly only offers appointment slots where the service availability overlaps with staff availability. If you keep a service’s schedule untouched, it simply stays available for all the hours when assigned staff are working, just like standard Bookly behavior.
Key features of the Service Schedule add-on
With the Bookly Limit service availability (Service Schedule) Add-on, you gain more precise booking rules, including:
- Per-service schedules – Set unique availability for each service instead of using a one-size-fits-all timetable.
- Day-by-day control – Configure a separate time interval for every day of the week.
- Multiple breaks in a day – Add breaks to exclude lunch, cleaning, preparation, or other non-bookable times.
- Smart overlap with staff hours – Bookly only shows time slots where both the service and staff member are available.
- Automatic time-slot filtering – Once configured, all new bookings respect your service schedules in both the backend and booking form.
- Tight integration with other Bookly add-ons – Works especially well with the Special Days add-on for one-off date adjustments.
This is ideal for businesses with services that run at limited hours, seasonal times, or special sessions that don’t follow staff’s general working hours.
How service schedules work in Bookly
After the add-on is installed and activated, you can:
- Go to Services in Bookly.
- Open a specific service and switch to the Schedule tab.
- Set availability hours for each weekday, adding or removing breaks as needed.
Bookly then uses this information to generate available time slots. If there’s no overlap between a service’s schedule and a staff member’s working hours, that time simply won’t appear in the booking form, preventing impossible appointments.
Integration with Bookly Special Days Add-on
The Service Schedule feature becomes even more powerful when combined with the Special Days Add-on:
- Customize specific dates on the calendar, overriding normal hours.
- Make selected services available only on particular days or during special periods.
- Mark services as completely unavailable on certain dates by switching them to “OFF” for that day.
- Ensure Bookly only offers booking slots where both the service’s special schedule and the staff member’s special day settings overlap.
This combo is perfect for:
- Limited-time promotions
- Seasonal services (e.g., holiday packages, summer classes)
- One-off workshops, events, or campaigns
- Special clinic days or themed spa days
Typical use cases
The Bookly Limit service availability (Service Schedule) Add-on is useful across many industries, for example:
- Beauty & wellness – Offer a “Weekend Spa Package” only on Saturday afternoons.
- Fitness & studios – Schedule specific classes at fixed times (e.g., Tuesday/Thursday evenings).
- Medical & dental – Make certain treatments bookable only during specialist consultation hours.
- Tutoring & lessons – Restrict group sessions or exam prep classes to defined days and slots.
- Consulting & coaching – Run strategy sessions or VIP calls only during premium time windows.
Anywhere you need certain services to be bookable only at limited hours, this add-on gives you the control you need.
Benefits of limiting service availability
Using the Service Schedule add-on with Bookly PRO helps you:
- Prevent unrealistic bookings – No more appointments outside the hours a service can actually be delivered.
- Reflect real-world constraints – Match booking slots to room availability, equipment time, or specialist presence.
- Simplify staff planning – Keep staff schedules and service availability logically aligned.
- Create premium time windows – Reserve specific days and hours for high-value or specialized services.
- Improve customer experience – Clients see only valid slots, reducing confusion, rescheduling, and back-and-forth messages.
Who is the Bookly Limit service availability (Service Schedule) Add-on for?
The Bookly Limit service availability (Service Schedule) Add-on is designed for anyone using Bookly PRO who needs more than just basic staff working hours:
- Salons, spas, and wellness centers
- Gyms and fitness studios
- Clinics and medical practices
- Tutors, teachers, and training centers
- Agencies, consultants, and specialists with structured time slots
If you want your online booking form to offer only the right services at exactly the right times—no more, no less—this add-on is made for you. Configure clear schedules, combine them with Bookly’s Special Days features, and enjoy a booking system that truly matches how your business operates.
Take control of your timetable and make your booking rules crystal clear by adding the Bookly Limit service availability (Service Schedule) Add-on to your Bookly PRO setup today.
