Configuring Salon Settings

Navigate to Settings

Click Settings in the main navigation. You'll land at /settings.

What you'll see: A two-column layout. The left column is a navigation panel listing the five setting tabs. The right column shows the content of the currently active tab (General is active by default).

At the top of the left navigation panel is a Search settings... input box. Type any keyword (e.g., "password", "cancel", "stripe") to filter the tab list to matching sections.

The five tabs are:

Tab	Icon	Description
General	Building	Business information, hours, and regional settings
Notifications	Bell	Email, SMS, and push notification preferences
Security	Shield	Password policies, authentication, and data retention
Integrations	Plug	Third-party services and API connections
Appointments	Calendar	Booking rules, cancellation policies, and confirmations

Click any tab in the left panel to load it in the right panel.

Configure General Settings

Click General in the left panel.

Business Information

• Business Name — Your salon's display name
• Phone Number — Primary contact number
• Email Address — Primary business email

Business Address

• Street Address
• City
• State
• ZIP Code
• Country

Business Hours

For each day of the week (Sunday through Saturday):

• Check the Open checkbox to mark that day as open
• When a day is marked open, two time inputs appear: Open Time and Close Time
• Leave the checkbox unchecked to mark that day as closed

Regional Settings

• Timezone — Select from common timezones (America/New_York, America/Chicago, America/Denver, America/Los_Angeles, America/Phoenix, Europe/London, Europe/Paris, Asia/Tokyo, Australia/Sydney)
• Currency — Select your currency (USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD)
• Date Format — Choose MM/DD/YYYY, DD/MM/YYYY, or YYYY-MM-DD
• Time Format — Choose 12-hour (AM/PM) or 24-hour

After making changes, the Save Changes button becomes active. Click it to persist your changes. Click Reset to Defaults to discard unsaved changes and revert to the last saved state.

Configure Notifications

Click Notifications in the left panel.

This tab lets you control which automated messages are sent and when. Configure toggles for:

Email Notifications

• New appointment confirmation to client
• Appointment reminder (set how many hours before)
• Payment confirmation
• Invoice sent notification

SMS Notifications

• Appointment confirmation
• Appointment reminder

Push Notifications

• Browser/app push notification settings

Quiet Hours

• Scheduling rules to suppress notifications during off-hours

Template Customization

• Customize the wording of notification messages sent to clients

Click Save Changes after adjusting notification preferences.

Configure Security

Click Security in the left panel.

Password Policy

• Minimum Password Length — Set the minimum number of characters (6-32)
• Require uppercase letters — Checkbox
• Require lowercase letters — Checkbox
• Require numbers — Checkbox
• Require special characters — Checkbox
• Password Expiry (days) — How often users must reset their password (0 disables expiry)

Two-Factor Authentication

• Enable two-factor authentication — Master toggle
• When enabled:
  • Require for all users — Forces all accounts to use 2FA
  • Authentication Methods — Check any combination of: Email, SMS, Authenticator App

Session & Login Settings

• Session Timeout (minutes) — Inactive users are logged out after this period (5-1,440 minutes)
• Max Login Attempts — Number of failed attempts before an account is locked (3-10)
• Account Lockout Duration (minutes) — How long a locked account stays locked (5-1,440 minutes)

Data Retention

• Client Data Retention (days) — How long client records are kept (30-3,650 days)
• Appointment History Retention (days) — How long appointment records are kept (30-3,650 days)
• Audit Log Retention (days) — How long security audit logs are kept (7-365 days)

Click Save Changes to apply security settings. Changes to password policy affect new passwords immediately; existing passwords are not invalidated unless you enforce re-login.

To review a history of setting changes, admins can access the audit log via GET /settings/audit-log.

Configure Integrations

Click Integrations in the left panel.

Each integration card shows the service name, its current connection status, and action buttons. Available integrations include:

Stripe (Payment Processing)

• Connect your Stripe account to enable card payments and Stripe Connect for multi-location revenue splits
• Click Connect to begin the Stripe OAuth flow
• Once connected, a Test Connection button verifies the link is still active
• Click Disconnect to remove the Stripe connection

Email Service Provider

• Connect your transactional email provider (e.g., SendGrid, Mailgun)
• Enter your API key, then click Test to verify delivery

SMS Provider

• Connect your SMS gateway
• Enter credentials, then click Test to send a test message

Calendar Integration

• Connect Google Calendar or other calendar providers for two-way sync

CRM Integration

• Link an external CRM to sync client records

Accounting Integration

• Connect accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks) for automated bookkeeping

For each integration, the standard controls are:

• An API Key or Token input field
• A status indicator (Connected / Not Connected)
• A Test Connection button
• A Disconnect button (only shown when connected)

Click Save Changes after updating any integration credentials.

Configure Appointment Settings

Click Appointments in the left panel.

Booking Rules

• Minimum Advance Booking (hours) — How far in advance an appointment must be booked (0-168 hours)
• Maximum Advance Booking (days) — How far into the future clients can book (1-365 days)
• Allow walk-in appointments — Checkbox; enables walk-in bookings
• Allow double booking — Checkbox; allows multiple appointments at the same time slot
• Require deposit for booking — Checkbox; when checked, two additional fields appear:
  • Deposit Amount — The deposit value
  • Deposit Type — "Percentage of Service" or "Fixed Amount"

Cancellation Policy

• Allow customers to cancel appointments — Master toggle for cancellations
• When enabled, additional controls appear:
  • Minimum Hours Before Appointment — How far in advance cancellations are allowed (0-168 hours)
  • Cancellation Fee — Amount charged for late cancellations
  • Fee Type — "Percentage of Service" or "Fixed Amount"
  • No-Cancel Period (hours before appointment) — Window during which cancellations are blocked entirely (0-48 hours)

Confirmation Settings

• Require appointment confirmation — When checked, appointments start in a pending state until confirmed
• When enabled:
  • Auto-confirm after (hours) — Automatically confirm if no response is received within this window (0-48 hours)
  • Send confirmation email — Checkbox
  • Send confirmation SMS — Checkbox

Click Save Changes after adjusting appointment settings.