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# Requiring a Credit Card Using Express Booking™

You can require a credit card to book certain services using [Express Booking™](/learn/help-articles/calendar/express-booking/). This can help you [enforce your cancellation policy](/learn/how-can-i-enforce-my-cancellation-policy/) if needed.

Learn how you can also [require a deposit using Express Booking™](/learn/how-to-take-deposits-with-express-booking/).

**Important: **

If you updated your **Service** settings to require a credit card in online booking, this does **not** apply to Express Booking™. You will need to update your Express Booking™ settings separately in order to require a credit card when using Express Booking™.

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You can require a credit card [using Express Booking™](/learn/how-to-use-express-booking/) by:

- **Updating your default Express Booking™ settings: **You can require a credit card by default when using Express Booking™. Before sending the link to the client, you can manually disable the credit card requirement if needed.

- **Updating your Express Booking™ settings per appointment: **You can require a credit card as needed when using Express Booking™. Before sending the link to the client, you can manually enable the credit card requirement if needed.

To update your default Express Booking™ settings to require a credit card, open the **Settings** app and go to **Calendar & Appointments > Express Booking™ > Default Settings** and enable the **Require a credit card to complete booking** toggle. Before [sending the link to the client](/learn/how-to-use-express-booking/), you can manually disable the credit card requirement if needed.

To update your Express Booking™ settings per appointment and require a credit card as needed, select the gear icon next to the **Use Express Booking™** toggle and enable the **Require a credit card** toggle before [sending the link to the client](/learn/how-to-use-express-booking/).

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