How to Automate Bookings & Payments with Stripe + Calendly

Why Automate Your Booking + Payment Workflow?

For many Australian service businesses — whether you're a consultant, freelancer, coach, or mobile professional — booking appointments and collecting payments can eat up time.

Using Calendly + Stripe together lets you:

🔹 Accept paid bookings instantly
🔹 Avoid manual invoicing
🔹 Reduce no-shows
🔹 Deliver a smooth, professional experience

Let’s walk through the setup.

Step 1: Create a Calendly Paid Event

Calendly allows you to set up event types that require payment upfront before confirming.

🔸 Go to your Calendly dashboard
🔸 Create a new event type (e.g. "Initial Consultation – 60 Minutes")
🔸 Set your availability and meeting preferences
🔸 Under “Payments,” choose Stripe as your provider
🔸 Set your price (e.g. $120 per session)

You’ll need to connect your Stripe account first (this is done once, securely, inside Calendly’s settings).

Step 2: Connect Stripe to Calendly

If you haven’t already connected Stripe:

🔸 Go to Integrations > Stripe inside Calendly
🔸 Click Connect with Stripe
🔸 Follow the prompts to authorise your account

Now, every time a client books this specific event type, they must pay upfront via Stripe before the appointment is confirmed.

Step 3: Embed the Booking Flow on Your Website

Calendly gives you a code snippet or link for each event type.

You can:

🔹 Embed the form directly on your site’s services page
🔹 Add a “Book Now” button that links to your Calendly event
🔹 Or use Linktree / bio link tools to promote the page if you’re not ready for a full website

Once live, clients can book + pay without back-and-forth emails.

Step 4: Use Calendly + Stripe Notifications

Each booking triggers:

🔸 A confirmation email with meeting details
🔸 A Stripe receipt sent to the client
🔸 A calendar event added to both your calendars

You can also integrate with tools like Google Sheets, Notion, or your CRM via Zapier for further automation — but for most small service businesses, Calendly + Stripe is enough on its own.

Step 5 (Optional): Customise the Post-Booking Flow

For a better client experience, consider:

🔹 Sending an automatic welcome message or next steps
🔹 Creating a custom thank-you page after booking
🔹 Adding a calendar invite with Zoom/Meet link included

Calendly lets you customise messaging and notifications inside each event.

Final Thoughts

If you want to streamline your booking and payment system without hiring a developer, Stripe + Calendly is a powerful, affordable combo. It’s ideal for:

🔸 Business coaches
🔸 Wellness practitioners
🔸 Mobile consultants
🔸 Freelancers offering one-off sessions

Need Help Setting It Up?

Justwise Accounting helps service-based businesses in Australia simplify their payments and workflows. If you want expert help integrating Calendly + Stripe into your website or business system — we’re here to support you.