Managing daily availability limits
This setting lives under the Limits tab and prevents your calendar from being overwhelmed with multiple bookings on the same date.Why use this feature?
How to set it up
1
Log in to Cal ID
Log in to Cal ID.
2
Go to Event Types
Select the event you wish to modify from the left sidebar.
3
Navigate to Limits
Click on the Limits tab in the top navigation bar of the “Edit event” screen.
4
Toggle the setting
Locate the section titled Only show the first slot of each day as available.
5
Enable
Switch the toggle to ON.
6
Save
Click the blue Save button at the top right of the page.
You’re set — bookers will now see only the earliest open slot for each day on your booking page.
How it works for the booker
- Earliest option only: When a guest views your booking page, they see only the very first available time slot you have defined for each day.
- Dynamic hiding: Once that first slot is booked for a specific day, all other slots for that day are automatically hidden from future bookers.
- Schedule restriction: This effectively restricts your availability to a single appointment per day, scheduled at your earliest available time.
This feature is an “all-or-nothing” limit for the day. If you want to allow more than one booking but still limit the total count, use the Limit booking frequency setting located just above this toggle.
Next steps
Limit booking frequency
Allow more than one booking per day while still capping the total count.
Look busy
Hide a percentage of open slots to make your calendar appear fuller.