What Is Advance Notice?
With Advance Notice, you decide how much time you need between “now” and the next available booking. This gives you greater control over your schedule, helps reduce last-minute requests, and ensures you have enough time to prepare, travel, or manage your day effectively.
Example: If you set an advance notice of 4 hours, clients will only be able to book appointments starting four hours from "now" and beyond. Any earlier time slots will be unavailable for booking.
Set the advance notice that works for you and your calendar will automatically enforce it, so your availability always reflects your real-world schedule.
Watch this video tutorial to learn how to set up Advance Notice:
How to Set Advance Notice for a Service (Step-by-Step)
Follow these steps to enable advance notice:
Go to your Bookme Dashboard
Hover your mouse over the Service you want to add Advance Notice to and click the [...] menu
Click Edit
Open the Schedule tab
Scroll to the bottom of the page
Find Prevent last-minute bookings
Click Require advance notice
Enter the required time (in minutes)
Example:
2 hours = 120 minutes
Click Save Changes
That’s it 🎉
How It Works for Customers
Once advance notice is enabled:
Customers will only see time slots that meet your required notice
Your calendar stays protected without manual intervention
Best Practices
Short services: 30–60 minutes of notice
In-person or travel-based services: 1–4 hours
High-prep or premium services: 24 hours or more
You can customize advance notice per service, giving you full flexibility.