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Email Notifications for Appointments

Zenamu automatically sends email notifications to clients, specialists, and studio administrators at various stages of a booking's lifecycle. In this article, you'll find an overview of all email types and when they are sent. It covers appointments only; for classes, courses and events, see Automated Email Notifications in Zenamu.

Emails for clients

Booking confirmation

Sent immediately after a booking is created. Contains complete appointment information — service name, date and time, specialist name, location, and payment details. If manual booking approval is enabled, the email clearly states that the booking is awaiting approval.

Booking approved

Sent when the specialist or administrator approves a pending booking. The client learns that their appointment has been confirmed and receives all relevant details.

Booking request rejected

If a pending booking is rejected, the client receives an email with the rejection information. If the administrator provided a reason for rejection, it is displayed in the email. A link to create a new booking is included.

Appointment reminder

An automatic reminder sent before an upcoming appointment. Contains a booking summary — service, date, time, specialist, and location. It's sent only when Appointment reminder for client is switched on (see "Which appointment emails can I switch on or off?" below).

Cancellation (no fee)

Confirmation of booking cancellation when it occurs within the free cancellation period.

Cancellation (with fee)

Cancellation email that additionally includes the cancellation fee amount and any refunded amount.

Cancelled by studio

If the appointment is cancelled by the studio/specialist, the client receives an email with the cancellation information and an optional reason.

Payment confirmation

After successful payment processing, the client receives confirmation with transaction details.

Slot availability notification

If a client watches a fully booked time slot and it becomes available (e.g., another client cancels), they receive a notification with the option to book it.

Emails for specialists

Booking approval request

When manual approval is enabled, the specialist receives an email about a new booking request with client and appointment details. A link for quick approval or rejection is included.

Daily appointment digest

An automatic daily summary that reminds the specialist of their upcoming appointments for the day. It's sent only when Daily overview for specialist is switched on.

Emails for the studio / administration

New booking notification

When New booking is switched on, the specialist gets an email each time a client books one of their appointments. When Copy to "Administrator" is switched on, users with the Administrator role get it too.

Cancellation notification

If a client cancels their booking, the specialist gets an email with the cancellation details when Booking cancellation is switched on. When Copy to "Administrator" is switched on, users with the Administrator role get it too.

Custom message to client

From the admin panel, you can send a custom email message to a client related to their booking.

Which appointment emails can I switch on or off?

Go to Settings › Notifications. These switches apply to appointments:

  • In Email notifications to instructors: New booking and Booking cancellation (each with Copy to "Administrator" on plans that let you add more instructors), and Daily overview for specialist.

  • In Email notifications to clients: Appointment reminder for client. It uses the same Remind before time as In-person class reminder: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 24 or 48 hours before the start.

A switch takes effect as soon as you change it. The other automatic emails in this article, such as the booking confirmation, approval, rejection, cancellation and payment emails to clients, always go out and can't be switched off. Notification configuration is at the studio level and affects all services.

Recommendations

  • Keep Appointment reminder for client switched on — clients appreciate being reminded of their booking.

  • Appointment reminders significantly reduce no-shows.

  • If you use manual approval, respond to requests as quickly as possible — a waiting client is an uncertain client.

In the final article, we'll look at how the entire booking process appears from the client's perspective — "The Public Booking Page".

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