Getting Started
Getting Started with BOOKIN
Section titled “Getting Started with BOOKIN”This guide helps business users sign in and find their way around. Customers who only book online do not need an account — see the Booking Guide and User Manual.
Prerequisites
Section titled “Prerequisites”- A modern web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge)
- Internet access
- An email invitation, sign-up, or credentials from your organization
Sign in
Section titled “Sign in”- Open bookin.biz (or your locale, e.g. Japanese).
- Choose Sign in and enter your email and password, or use Google / passkey if your account supports them.
- After authentication you may land on a short welcome screen before the dashboard.
First-time setup (organization owners)
Section titled “First-time setup (organization owners)”If you created the organization or are the owner, complete the onboarding wizard at /onboarding. It walks you through essentials such as business details and availability so you can accept bookings.
Staff members with other roles may go directly to the dashboard after sign-in.
What to configure next
Section titled “What to configure next”After onboarding (or on your own pace), you will typically:
- Business profile — logo, description, contact info (Settings → Business).
- Hours and slots — Slots (business hours, time slots, overrides).
- Services — what customers book and pricing (Services).
- Booking form — optional extra steps or fields (Settings → Booking form), if your plan includes them.
- Notifications — email and optional providers (Settings → Notifications).
Limits and paid features depend on your subscription; see Billing & Pricing and the in-app Pricing page.
Basic navigation
Section titled “Basic navigation”Common destinations from the dashboard:
- Dashboard — overview, today’s appointments, QR code / booking link
- Calendar — schedule and quick booking
- Bookings — all appointments
- Customers — CRM-style list and detail
- Services — catalog
- Slots — availability engine
- Settings — team, business, security, domains (plan), activity, and more
Public pages use your organization slug, for example:
- Booking page:
/book/your-slug - Embeddable flow:
/embed/your-slug(when you use the embed option from the dashboard)
Next steps
Section titled “Next steps”- Dashboard overview
- Business hours & time slots
- Managing services
- Booking guide — what your customers see
Need help?
Section titled “Need help?”- Browse the business guides or user manual.
- Developer-oriented notes: Developer reference.
- Contact support through bookin.biz if something blocks your setup.