# How to Offer Cowlendar Services Without Displaying the Shopify Product on Your Store

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This is a **Premium** feature of Cowlendar. You must upgrade your plan if you are using the free version and wish to use this feature.
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Sometimes, you may want to offer a service through Cowlendar **without having the associated Shopify product visible** on your online store. This is ideal for:

* Private or invitation-only services
* Free services or offline payments
* Internal tools or admin-only setups

Follow this step-by-step guide to configure your service **using one of our integrations**, while keeping the Shopify product in **Draft mode** (invisible to customers).

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#### ✅ Step 1: Prepare the Shopify Product

1. Go to your **Shopify Admin** panel.
2. Click on **Products**.
3. Find and open the product linked to your Cowlendar service.
4. Set the **Product Status** to **Draft** instead of Active.

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Setting the product to Draft ensures it won’t appear in your online store or be searchable by customers.
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#### ✅ Step 2: Create the Service in Cowlendar

1. Go to the **Cowlendar** app in your Shopify dashboard.
2. Click on **My Services**.
3. Press the **New Service or Edit** button to create your service.

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Inside the service configuration:

4. Go to the **General** tab.
5. Change the **Booking Type** from `Regular Booking` to `Instant Booking without Checkout`.

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This step is **mandatory**. It allows the customer to book without going through the Shopify checkout — which is essential when the product is in Draft mode.
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#### ✅ Step 3: Choose an Integration to Display the Service

Once your service is created and set to “Instant Booking without Checkout,” you can now **embed or link it** anywhere on your site — even though the Shopify product remains invisible.

1. In **Cowlendar > My Services**, find your service.
2. Click on the **More** button next to it.
3. Select **Custom Integration**.

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There, you’ll see the following options:

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**🔗 Direct Link Integration**

Copy the URL provided and share it anywhere — in emails, buttons, banners, or even QR codes.

👉 How to configure the Direct Link integration:

{% content-ref url="how-to-use-the-integration-feature/how-to-add-a-bookable-service-in-their-menu" %}
[how-to-add-a-bookable-service-in-their-menu](https://penida.gitbook.io/cowlendar-help/how-to.../how-to-use-the-integration-feature/how-to-add-a-bookable-service-in-their-menu)
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**🧩 Inline Widget Integration**

Copy the provided HTML code and paste it into any section of your store or website (e.g., product page, homepage, custom landing page).

👉 How to configure the Inline Widget integration

{% content-ref url="how-to-use-the-integration-feature/how-to-use-the-inline-widget-feature" %}
[how-to-use-the-inline-widget-feature](https://penida.gitbook.io/cowlendar-help/how-to.../how-to-use-the-integration-feature/how-to-use-the-inline-widget-feature)
{% endcontent-ref %}

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**📋 Service List**

If you don’t want to use a link or widget, you can still show your service inside a **public service list** using the Cowlendar Service List.

{% content-ref url="how-do-i-list-my-services-on-a-specific-page-on-my-website" %}
[how-do-i-list-my-services-on-a-specific-page-on-my-website](https://penida.gitbook.io/cowlendar-help/how-to.../how-do-i-list-my-services-on-a-specific-page-on-my-website)
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#### 🎯 That’s It!

You now have a fully working Cowlendar service that:

* **Does not show the Shopify product** in your storefront
* **Skips the Shopify checkout** process
* **Can be booked via link, widget, or service list**

This is a powerful setup for private services, manual payment workflows, or controlled access booking experiences.

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#### 💬 Need Help?

If you’re not sure which integration is best for your use case, or need help setting this up, our team is always ready to help you via the in-app chat in Cowlendar.