{"id":1167,"date":"2024-11-23T04:57:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T04:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support-landing.altegio.cloud\/support\/10535903380893-confirmation-of-client-s-phone-number-in-the-online-booking-widget\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T05:57:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T05:57:27","password":"","slug":"10535903380893-confirmation-of-client-s-phone-number-in-the-online-booking-widget","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/10535903380893-confirmation-of-client-s-phone-number-in-the-online-booking-widget\/","title":{"rendered":"Confirmation of client&#8217;s phone number in the online booking widget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Automatic notification with a <strong>confirmation code<\/strong> that is sent to the client to <strong>authorize in the personal account<\/strong> of the online booking widget and to <strong>confirm the phone number when creating an appointment,<\/strong> if this option is enabled in the online booking settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The notification sending channel is <strong>SMS.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Important<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To send confirmation codes, your branch must have an SMS provider or a chatbot connected.<br>Be sure to consult your aggregator about the specifics of sending confirmation codes. Different providers have different conditions. For some mobile operators that providers work with, Altegio\u2019s standard template with only the code is not suitable. In this case, you can configure a different template that also includes your company name.<br>The standard length of one message is 69 characters. If the template includes the company name but it is too long, try shortening it so the SMS fits into a single message.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Authorization in the personal account in the online booking widget<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the online booking personal account, clients can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>reschedule or cancel upcoming appointments;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>rebook past appointments;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>view loyalty cards and promotion terms;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>see the remaining balance on memberships;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>view the balance on certificates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-25-at-17.01.09.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-230950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-25-at-17.01.09.png 904w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-25-at-17.01.09-300x289.png 300w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-25-at-17.01.09-768x739.png 768w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-25-at-17.01.09-360x346.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read more about the personal account in the widget here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Client phone number confirmation via SMS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In <strong>Online booking > Settings<\/strong>, go to <strong>Customize client data fields <\/strong>section and enable<strong> <\/strong> <strong>&#8220;SMS verification for client&#8217;s phone number&#8221;<\/strong> if you want the client to be able to complete the booking only after confirming their phone number. This feature helps prevent invalid and test bookings from being created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Setup and editing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the Administration mode, go to <strong>Notifications<\/strong>, and open the <strong>Notification types<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ddfb893ee82&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ddfb893ee82\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"233\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-25-at-17.05.03-1024x233.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-230968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-25-at-17.05.03-1024x233.png 1024w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-25-at-17.05.03-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-25-at-17.05.03-768x175.png 768w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-25-at-17.05.03-1536x350.png 1536w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-25-at-17.05.03-360x82.png 360w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-25-at-17.05.03-1568x357.png 1568w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-25-at-17.05.03.png 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the <strong>Client notifications<\/strong> section, select <strong>Client number confirmation in the online booking widget<\/strong> and click <strong>Edit<\/strong> (the pencil icon).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By default, the notification is always enabled, but it will be sent only if there is an active <strong>integration with a notification provider<\/strong> that sends confirmation codes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select one of the two standard templates. Creating your own template is not available.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Templates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each template contains variables that are automatically replaced with relevant data:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ddfb893f853&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ddfb893f853\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"581\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-25-at-17.07.20-1024x581.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-230989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-25-at-17.07.20-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-25-at-17.07.20-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-25-at-17.07.20-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-25-at-17.07.20-1536x872.png 1536w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-25-at-17.07.20-360x204.png 360w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-25-at-17.07.20-1568x890.png 1568w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-25-at-17.07.20.png 1720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Automatic notification with a confirmation code that is sent to the client to authorize in the personal account of the online booking widget and to confirm the phone number when creating an appointment, if this option is enabled in the online booking settings. The notification sending channel is SMS. Important To send confirmation codes, your&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/10535903380893-confirmation-of-client-s-phone-number-in-the-online-booking-widget\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Confirmation of client&#8217;s phone number in the online booking widget<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[58],"doc_tag":[1462,1507,1564,2071,1549,1522,1609],"class_list":["post-1167","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-notifications","doc_tag-appointment-en","doc_tag-client-en","doc_tag-client-account-en","doc_tag-integrations-en","doc_tag-loyalty-card-en","doc_tag-membership-en","doc_tag-online-booking-en","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"year_month":"2026-04","word_count":348,"total_views":"197","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"ivan.k","author_nicename":"altegio","author_url":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/author\/altegio\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Notifications","term_url":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/categories\/notifications\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[{"term_name":"Appointment","term_url":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/docs-tag\/appointment-en\/"},{"term_name":"Client","term_url":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/docs-tag\/client-en\/"},{"term_name":"Client Account","term_url":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/docs-tag\/client-account-en\/"},{"term_name":"Integrations","term_url":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/docs-tag\/integrations-en\/"},{"term_name":"Loyalty Card","term_url":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/docs-tag\/loyalty-card-en\/"},{"term_name":"Membership","term_url":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/docs-tag\/membership-en\/"},{"term_name":"Online Booking","term_url":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/docs-tag\/online-booking-en\/"}],"knowledge_base_info":[],"knowledge_base_slug":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1167"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":309262,"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1167\/revisions\/309262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=1167"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=1167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}