Learn how to set up a booking deposit for your product from the Product Builder.
Which plans include this feature?
Legacy: Soho, Pro, Plus, Enterprise, Flex
New: Growth (Subscription), Growth (Per Booking), Managed
→ Learn more about our new plans or how to change your plan.
Where can I find this feature using the top menu?
Inventory > Products > Products > Add Product/Add New Product/Edit Product > Pricing
What more do I need to use this feature?
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Admin permissions to manage inventory or restricted permissions to View products and assets and Manage products and assets.
Which Checkfront version supports this feature - classic, new or both?
- Your account must have access to products (Inventory > Products), a key feature of our new version of Checkfront. This feature is not available for use with items (Inventory > Items) in our classic version. → Learn more about products.
Setting up a booking deposit on products
Do you want to set up a required booking deposit for your product? A booking deposit is the portion of the booking cost you collect when the booking is first processed. You can then collect the remainder of the payment at a later time.
The following steps show you how:
1. Navigate to the Products area (Inventory > Products) and select the inventory entry you want to edit or select Add New to create a new product.
2. Select the Pricing tab when viewing the product.
3. Scroll down to the Booking Deposit section and enable the Require a deposit for this product. setting.
4. Choose the Deposit Type for this product from the available options, e.g. Use System Settings (100%), % Percent (e.g. 10%), Fixed Amount per product (e.g. $100.00), a fixed amount Per Day, or a fixed amount Per Qty.
5. Click Save when done.
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You must keep the Require a deposit for this product. setting turned on to require a payment from Customers with their initial booking. |
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Learn about setting up a product deposit in detail here: |