A Book button on Google that actually books.
People who find you on Google Search or Maps tap Book and pick a time you are actually open — then pay at your place, by UPI or online. cthe.link gives you the booking page and the link for the Bookings field of your Google listing.
cthe.link Max ₹499/mo with a 14-day trial
Google offers two routes. cthe.link uses the booking link.
Reserve with Google takes the booking inside Google and only works through scheduling apps Google has approved as partners — cthe.link is not one of them. The other route is a booking link on your profile, which opens your own booking page. That is what you get here.
| Reserve with Google (partner apps) | Booking link with cthe.link | |
|---|---|---|
| Where the customer books | Inside Google, on a booking sheet Google shows | On your own booking page, opened from the Book button on your listing |
| Who can use it | Businesses on a scheduling app Google has approved as a partner, in the categories and countries Google supports | Businesses Google shows the Bookings field to — you add the link yourself |
| Your page, your brand | Google’s layout and wording | Your photo, services, fees, hours and WhatsApp button |
| Payments | Whatever the partner app supports | Pay at your place, UPI to your own UPI ID, or your own Razorpay — 0% commission |
| Also works from | Google Search and Maps | Google, your Instagram bio, WhatsApp status, a printed QR code — one link everywhere |
From “near me” on Google to a time in your day.
A Book button on your Google listing that actually books.
Set up an appointment and its weekly hours, and cthe.link hands you a booking link made for the Bookings field of your Google Business Profile. Paste it once. Customers who find you on Google Search or Maps tap Book and land on your booking page.
- The link is only handed out once your hours are set, because Google removes booking links that do not let people book
- Your booking page is readable by Google’s crawlers: your business, the service and its fee
- Your WhatsApp chat link and Google review link are in the same place, ready to paste
Customers pick a time you are actually open.
Set weekly hours once, with as many windows a day as you need. Customers see only open times, in their own time zone, and a booked time disappears for everyone else.
- Each service has its own length and fee
- A gap between bookings, a minimum notice period, and how far ahead people can book
- Separate hours for each service
You know it came from Google. They know when to show up.
Each booking lands in your inbox with how the customer is paying. The first tap from Google marks your link as live, and a new customer who booked from Google is recorded with Google as where they came from.
- An email to you for every new booking, change and cancellation
- A confirmation, a calendar file and a day-before reminder by email for the customer
- Customers reschedule or cancel from their own link, and the slot opens again
Any business that sells time.
Everything behind the Book button.
Each feature below works on cthe.link today. Where one needs a paid plan, it says which.
- A booking link for the Bookings field of your Google Business Profile
- A WhatsApp chat link for the chat button on your listing
- Your Google review link, ready to share after a visit
- Import your address, hours and phone number from your Google listing into your page
- Generated from the weekly hours you set, with more than one window a day
- Gap between bookings, minimum notice and how many days ahead
- Shown in the customer’s own time zone
- Each service with its own length and fee
- Pay at your place — confirmed straight away
- UPI to your own UPI ID — the customer shares the payment reference for you to check
- Online through your own Razorpay account
- An unpaid UPI hold is released after 30 minutes
- A one-time email code before an unpaid booking is accepted
- You can require the code on every booking, or switch it off
- Customers cancel themselves instead of simply not turning up
- Every booking in one list on your phone, with the next seven days at a glance
- Confirm, decline, mark done, no-show or cancel in one tap
- Move a customer to another open time, or suggest one for them to accept
- The customer is told by email when you confirm, cancel or move them
- Your link shows as live after the first customer taps it from Google
- New customers who booked from Google are recorded as coming from Google
- Optional follow-up email after a visit with a link to book again
- Your own domain, such as book.yourbusiness.com
- No cthe.link branding on the page
- Up to 3 separate pages — one per branch or specialist
- Insights: views, taps and where visitors came from
- An AI-built, multi-page website made from your Google listing
- On your own domain, built to be found on Google and AI search
Start free. Upgrade when Google sends you more.
Every number here is the plan’s real limit, read from the same settings that enforce it.
| For your business | FreeFree | cthe.link Max₹499/mo | cthe.link Business₹999/mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booking link for your Google listingFor the Bookings field of your Business Profile | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Booking requestsPer month | 30 / month | 1,500 / month | 5,000 / month |
| Bookable servicesEach with its own length and fee | 3 | 100 | 200 |
| Pay at your place, UPI or your own Razorpay0% commission | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email code before an unpaid bookingStops fake bookings | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Self-reschedule, cancel & reminder emailFor every customer who gave an email | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| WhatsApp chat & review links for Google | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Visitor insightsViews, taps and where visitors came from | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Your own domainbook.yourbusiness.com | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Remove cthe.link branding | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full AI-built websiteMade from your Google listing | — | — | ✓ |
Your Book button, step by step.
- Sign up free at cthe.link
Create your page and choose your trade. Import your address and hours from your Google listing if you like.
- Add a bookable service
Give it a name, a length in minutes and a fee — for example a 30-minute haircut or a 15-minute consultation.
- Set your weekly hours
Add one or more time windows for each day, a gap between bookings, the notice you need and how far ahead people may book.
- Choose how customers pay
Pick any of pay at your place, UPI to your own UPI ID, or your own Razorpay, and whether unpaid bookings need an email code.
- Copy your Google booking link
Open Grow in the cthe.link editor. The Google row shows your booking link once your hours are set.
- Paste it into your Business Profile
In Google Business Profile, open Edit profile, find Bookings, and paste the link as your booking link. Save, and wait for Google to show it.
What cthe.link does not do.
Good to know
Is this the same as Reserve with Google?
No. Reserve with Google lets customers book inside Google, and it is only available through scheduling apps Google has approved as partners. cthe.link is not one of them. What cthe.link gives you is the other route Google offers: a booking link in the Bookings field of your Business Profile, which shows as a Book button and opens your own booking page.
Will the Book button show on my Google listing?
Google decides whether the Bookings field is available for your business category and country, and reviews profile edits before they appear. If the field is there, the link cthe.link gives you is made for it.
Why does cthe.link wait until my hours are set before giving me the link?
Google’s rule for business links is that they must let the customer complete the action. A booking link that opens an empty calendar can be removed from your profile, so cthe.link only hands one out once there are real times to book.
How do I know customers are booking from Google?
The link carries a marker that cthe.link reads when a customer arrives. Your link shows as live after the first tap from Google, and a new customer who books from Google is recorded with Google as where they came from.
Is it free?
Yes. The Free plan includes real-time booking, up to 30 booking requests a month and 3 services, pay at your place or by UPI, and the Google booking link. cthe.link Max raises the request limit to 1,500 a month and adds your own domain.
Does cthe.link take a cut of what customers pay?
No. Payments go to your own UPI ID or your own Razorpay account, or are collected at your place. cthe.link takes no commission.
Can I use the same link outside Google?
Yes. It is one booking page. Put the same link in your Instagram bio, on your WhatsApp status and on a printed QR code at the counter.
Can customers change or cancel their booking?
Yes. Their confirmation page and every email link to a page where they move to another open time or cancel. A cancelled booking frees its slot, and you get an email for each change.
Running a clinic? See online appointments for clinics.
Your Google listing, taking bookings.
Set your services and hours once. Paste one link. Customers do the rest.