Bookla

How to build with Bookla and Webflow

Adding booking and scheduling to a Webflow site typically means building availability calendars, payment processing, and confirmation workflows from scratch. Bookla handles that infrastructure so you can focus on the booking experience itself.

The fastest way to get started is with the Bookla app, which adds booking widgets to any page through the Webflow App Marketplace. For custom booking flows, conditional pricing, or integration with other business systems, you can build with the Bookla and Webflow APIs directly.

Use the Bookla app

The Bookla marketplace app adds booking functionality to your Webflow site without writing code. Install it from the Webflow App Marketplace, open it in Webflow, and enter four credentials from your Bookla account (API Region, API Key, Company ID, and Service ID). The widget supports appointment scheduling, resource rentals, class bookings, event ticketing, and long-term (Days) bookings.

The Bookla Webflow integration guide explains the complete setup process, including prerequisite configuration of resources and services in your Bookla account.

The marketplace app includes the following capabilities:

• Marketplace install: Add the Bookla app directly through the Webflow App Marketplace  
• Customization controls: Adjust colors, fonts, and layout in Webflow so the widget matches your site's existing CSS and typography  
• Test mode: Preview functionality without connecting to live booking data by leaving the API credential fields empty  
• Mobile responsive layout: Automatic adaptation to all screen sizes  
• Guest booking: Allow bookings without requiring customer account creation (configurable in your Bookla settings)  
• Payment processing: Integrated Stripe and PayPal support  
• Multiple service types: Fixed duration, flexible duration, group bookings, long-term (Days) rentals, and ticketing

The marketplace app handles standard booking scenarios through configuration, but does not support programmatic widget control via JavaScript APIs or bidirectional data sync with Webflow CMS. For those use cases, use the Bookla REST API.

Build with Webflow and Bookla APIs

When the marketplace app's pre-built widget doesn't fit your booking logic, Bookla's REST API gives you programmatic control over booking creation, availability queries, and webhook event handling. This approach works for custom booking interfaces, headless architectures, and integrations with multiple business systems.

For example, you can call Bookla's booking management endpoints (POST /bookings, PATCH /bookings/{booking_id}, DELETE /bookings/{booking_id}), configure webhooks for real-time event notifications, and synchronize data with external systems.

Note that API-based integrations require backend development experience. Building custom booking flows, webhook handling, or bidirectional CMS sync requires custom middleware and significant development time.

The API enables capabilities that go beyond the marketplace app:

• Custom booking interfaces: Build booking forms from your own HTML/CSS using custom code embed, where you control the form structure, validation logic, and submission handling, while Bookla's API manages availability and reservation processing  
• Headless implementations: Use Webflow for the frontend UI while Bookla and custom backend systems handle booking logic and data storage  
• Bidirectional data sync: Keep Bookla bookings and Webflow CMS collections in sync through webhook-driven middleware  
• Programmatic booking management: Integrate booking operations with external business systems  
• Conditional booking logic: Apply complex business rules and pricing calculations before confirmation

The Bookla REST API uses API key authentication with region-specific base URLs (https://{region}.bookla.com/api/). See the Bookla REST API documentation for complete endpoint specifications.

Bookla's core API operations include the following endpoints:

• Create bookings with POST /companies/{company_id}/bookings
• Retrieve bookings with GET /companies/{company_id}/bookings  
• Update bookings with PATCH /companies/{company_id}/bookings/{booking_id}
• Check availability with POST /times  
• Manage resources with GET/POST/PATCH/DELETE /resources endpoints  
• Process clients with GET/POST/PATCH/DELETE /clients endpoints

To store booking data on your Webflow site, use the Webflow CMS API to write records to collections and publish changes:

• Store booking records with POST /v2/collections/{collection_id}/items  
• Update booking status with PATCH /v2/collections/{collection_id}/items  
• Publish changes with POST /v2/collections/{collection_id}/items/publish

Webhook-driven architecture

Bookla's webhook system sends real-time notifications for booking-related events. Configure webhook endpoints in your Bookla dashboard to receive POST requests when bookings are created, updated, or cancelled. This event-driven approach removes the need to poll for changes.

Webhook payloads include an event ID for idempotency (preventing duplicate processing of the same event), an event type for routing logic, and a data object with event-specific details. Respond with a 2xx status code immediately to acknowledge receipt, then process events asynchronously to avoid timeouts.  

Authentication

For Webflow API access, use OAuth 2.0 for multi-site integrations or API tokens for single sites. Request cms:read, cms:write, forms:read, and sites:write scopes depending on your implementation needs.  

Bookla API authentication uses API keys with region-specific base URLs. Implement exponential backoff — progressively longer retry delays — when handling API errors.

Custom booking workflows

You can build custom booking interfaces from your own HTML/CSS using custom code embed, where you control the form structure, validation, and submission handling while Bookla's API manages availability and reservation processing. Query available times through the Bookla API, display options in your custom interface, then create bookings programmatically. Some example use cases include:

• Multi-step booking flows with conditional logic based on user selections  
• Resource-specific interfaces showing different options for different booking types  
• Headless implementations where Webflow renders the frontend while Bookla handles booking logic and data storage  
• Complex pricing calculations displayed before booking confirmation

What you can build

Integrating Bookla with Webflow lets you add booking functionality to service businesses, rental operations, and event venues.

• Booking widget: Add a '/book-consultation' page where clients book 30-minute or 60-minute sessions with instant confirmation.    
• Equipment rental platform: Build a '/rent-studio' page where photographers select equipment packages, choose rental periods, and view real-time availability across multiple studio spaces.    
• Event ticketing page: Create an '/events' page that lists upcoming shows, displays remaining capacity, and sells tiered tickets.    
• Multi-location booking hub: Route bookings to the correct facility using Bookla's API endpoints.