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# Reservation Period

The reservation period helps prevent double bookings by temporarily **holding a time slot** while a customer is checking out.

## What it does

{% hint style="info" %}
When enabled:

* A selected slot becomes **Reserved** (pre-purchase)
* After payment, it becomes **Booked**
* If checkout isn’t completed in time, the reservation expires and the slot is released
  {% endhint %}

## How to configure it

Go to: **Sesami → Settings → Reservation period**

Choose one:

* Disabled
* 5 minutes
* 10 minutes
* 15 minutes
* 30 minutes
* 60 minutes

## When to use it

{% hint style="warning" %}
Enable this if customers can add bookings to cart and might spend time browsing before checkout.
{% endhint %}


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