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Blocking Calendar Availability

Learn how to block unavailable dates and times so clients are only offered appointment times when your team is available.

Written by Naomi Sherman

Block dates or times when the team is unavailable. Confirm a blocked period no longer appears as an open slot.

Why this matters

A bookable time depends on the host's hours, time zone, existing Releventful bookings, and any outside calendars the host chose to check. Test the client-facing slot before offering it.

Before you start

Check the team's time zone, assigned employee, Releventful calendar and any enabled outside-calendar checks before offering a time.

In Releventful

  1. Navigate to the Calendar

  2. Click Add

  3. Click Date Hold or Date Block

  4. Enter the relevant information

  5. Click Save

Note: In Settings click on Rae AI and then click on Sales Guidance & Rules under Configure Rae. Here you can check the saved settings for that date and confirm the unavailable slot is absent.

A useful decision

Outside calendar connections check busy times only on selected calendars. If the check is required but the connection is unavailable, booking pauses; reconnect it or change the setting, then test again.

Check the result

Check the appointment in the calendar and tell the client the confirmed time and location.

Important to know

The iCalendar link is a viewing feed. Google or Outlook busy times affect booking only when the host connects and selects calendars under Your appointment calendars and enables the check.

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