# How to block dates for one service?

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**This is a Premium feature of Cowlendar.** You need to upgrade your plan if you want to use this feature and you are a free user of Cowlendar.
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This is perfect for when you have to close out a service because maybe you ran out of the matierlas needed to run that service.
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## Steps for blocking a date on a specific service

1. In your Shopify admin dashboard look at the left panel and click on **Apps.**
2. Click on **Cowlendar.**
3. Click on **My Services.**
4. Click **Edit** on the specific service you want to block dates for.

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5. Inside of the Services settings click on the **Availability tab.**

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6. Scroll down to blocked dates and click **Add blocked dates.**

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If there is a greyed out date this means it has already passed and cannot be edited (but can be deleted)
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