> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.bilby.health/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Turn on online booking

> Turn on your booking page and choose the locations, services and hours patients can book.

Online booking gives your practice a public page where patients choose a service, a practitioner and a time. Admins set it up in **Settings › Online bookings**, which has three tabs. Patients can book once all three are done.

1. On the **Booking page** tab, turn on **Accept online bookings**, choose your booking link, and add your cancellation and fee terms. Select **Save**.
2. On the **Services** tab, select **Add service** for each kind of appointment patients can book. You can show a price or leave it to be discussed.
3. On the **Schedules** tab, set when each practitioner can be booked. See [Online hours and booking mode](https://docs.bilby.health/online-booking/online-hours.md).

You can also choose how bookings are handled: confirmed straight away, or sent to you as requests. See [Instant booking or requests](https://docs.bilby.health/online-booking/online-hours.md#instant-booking-or-requests).

> [!WARNING]
>
> Your booking link and your public practice page share one web address. Changing it changes both, and old links stop working.

## Choose which locations patients see

On the **Booking page** tab, turn on each location you want patients to see. Hidden locations are still there for staff. A [private location](https://docs.bilby.health/online-booking/practice-page.md#private-locations) can't be shown.

Online bookings don't take deposits. To take a deposit, send a [private booking link](https://docs.bilby.health/online-booking/private-booking-links.md).


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