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Filippo Meroni
Community Member
May 24, 2026

Waitlist Feature & Vacation Mode

  • May 24, 2026
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Good morning everyone!

I would like to suggest the implementation of two features that I believe could significantly improve the user experience on Calendly.

  • Waitlist Feature: it would be very useful to have a waitlist option available for specific days within the booking page. This would allow clients to join a waiting list in case an appointment slot becomes available due to a cancellation.
  • Vacation Mode: it would also be helpful to introduce a dedicated “Vacation Mode” in addition to the current on/off event setting. This feature could display a more user-friendly message to visitors instead of the generic error message that currently appears when an event is disabled.

Thank you very much for your time and consideration!

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    Grant87716
    Community Member
    August 20, 2026

    +1 on the waitlist piece specifically. Worth noting this has come up repeatedly here going back to at least early 2024, so there's a consistent pattern of demand.

    Since this thread's in the API section — for anyone who can't wait for a native feature, the invitee.canceled webhook does make this buildable externally. Cancellation fires, your own service notifies whoever's waiting, first person to claim rebooks through your normal Calendly link. I've been putting together exactly that because I kept running into this gap. Happy to share notes with anyone going the DIY route.

      Ivaldir25320
      New Community Member
      September 2, 2026

      Hi Filippo, did you find a solution for this, like there is a workaround post by another user, or using something external, if you find any would be very usefull.

      Thank you.

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