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## Resource: About Service Payments

## Article: About Service Payments

## Article Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/bookings/services/services-v2/about-service-payments.md

## Article Content:

# About Service Payments

You can offer services for free, allow customers to pay online when booking, or
in-person during the event.

## Service rates

The following service `rateTypes` are supported.

- __No Fee__: Customers can book for free. Even though the service is free, you
  must allow either in-person or online payments when creating the service.
- __Fixed__: The service price is fixed and doesn't change. When specifying a
  fixed service rate, you must set `payment.fixed.price.value` to a value greater
  than `0.00`.
- __Varied rate__: The service price depends on which
  [service variant](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/bookings/services/service-options-and-variants/introduction.md)
  the customer chooses. For example, how long the appointment lasts, the
  participant's age, or which staff provides the service.
- __Custom rate__: The service price isn't defined by a specific numerical
  value but as a descriptive string, such as "Donation", or "Contact us for pricing
  information". You must allow in-person payments when setting a custom rate.

## Payment options

The service's `payment.options` determine how customers can pay. The following
payment options are available.

- __Online payments__: Customers can pay online when booking the service. It's
  recommended to allow online payments, since this significantly reduces
  no-shows.
- __In-person__: Customers can pay in-person during the event.
- __Deposits__: Customers must pay a deposit when booking the service. If the
  service requires a deposit, make sure to:
  - Allow online payments.
  - Also allow in-person payments, if the deposit is less than the full price.
  - Specify the deposit amount in either `payment.fixed.deposit.value` or
    `payment.varied.deposit.value` based on the rate type.
- __Pricing plans__: Customers can pay with a membership when booking the
  service. You can only enable [pricing plans](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/pricing-plans/introduction.md)
  as payments when online payments are also enabled. Additionally, you must add all supported pricing plan IDs to the service using [Enable Pricing Plans For Service](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/bookings/services/services-v2/enable-pricing-plans-for-service.md).

You must allow either in-person or online payments for every service, even if
it's free.

## See also

- Bookings [Pricing API](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/bookings/pricing/pricing-api/introduction.md)