When confirmation messages send
Confirmation templates control the automated message sent when an appointment is confirmed or booked. They fire at booking time, not on a schedule ahead of the appointment — so this is the patient's first automated touchpoint after they're on the calendar.
What you'll learn
- When the confirmation email and SMS actually send
- How to edit the confirmation email template
- How to edit the confirmation SMS template
- Why Generate with AI only appears on the SMS side
The Appointment Confirmation email template settings page, showing the subject and rich-text body editor with placeholder fields.
Email template
1
Open the confirmation email template
Go to <strong>Settings > Confirmation Email Template</strong>.
2
Edit the subject line
Update the subject shown in the patient's inbox.
3
Edit the body
Write or adjust the message using the rich editor. Use placeholders to insert details like patient name, appointment time, and location automatically.
4
Save your changes
Click <strong>Save</strong> to apply the template.
SMS template
1
Open the confirmation SMS template
Go to <strong>Settings > Confirmation SMS Template</strong>.
2
Edit the message text
Write or adjust the SMS body, keeping it short since it's a text message.
3
Save your changes
Click <strong>Save</strong> to apply the template.
The Appointment Confirmation SMS template settings page, showing the message text field and the Generate with AI button.
AI generation only appears on the SMS side
Generate with AI: SMS only The confirmation <strong>SMS</strong> template has a Generate with AI button to help draft its text. The confirmation <strong>Email</strong> template does not have this button. If you're on the Email tab looking for it, that's expected — it's not missing or broken, it simply isn't offered on the email side for this template.
Frequently asked questions
Each channel is configured on its own template page, so you can rely on one, both, or adjust them independently depending on how your clinic reaches patients.
No. Changes to the template only affect confirmations sent after you save — past messages already sent aren't altered.
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