Marketplace · Use case 3

A services & bookings marketplace

Professionals sell bookable time; you take commission on every reservation.

The scenario

You want professionals to sell time — coaching calls, consultations, studio sessions, equipment rentals, class seats. Buyers reserve a slot; the provider gets paid minus your commission. This services & bookings marketplace rides on the booking vertical.

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What powers it

Switch vendor-mode on for booking. Vendors list bookable resources (with images and typed fields); buyers reserve through the normal booking flow, which settles through an invoice line — stamped with the provider\'s vendor id. On payment the marketplace credits the provider exactly as it does for a product or a plan.

My listings filtered to a single type — the same table works whether a vendor sells products, plans or bookable resources.

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Categories keep a big catalogue navigable

Vendors organise their offerings with categories, so a busy services marketplace (dozens of providers, hundreds of resources) stays browsable.

My categories — vendors group their listings so buyers can filter a large catalogue.

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Cash-out, end to end

However the sale was made, payout is identical: the provider requests a withdraw of the accrued balance, an operator approves it, and real money leaves through the payout provider.

The vendor requests a payout of the accrued balance through the standard withdraw flow.

The operator marks the payout sent — the request moves to its terminal state.

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Set-up checklist

Enable marketplace + withdraw + booking.
Turn on booking\'s marketplace_enabled flag.
Configure the withdraw payout provider so approved requests actually pay out.