# 🔔 How to manage Notifications in Cowlendar

> Overview of Cowlendar notification options: email, WhatsApp, and SMS.

Cowlendar offers a flexible notification system designed to keep both you and your customers informed at every stage of the booking journey.

From booking confirmations to reminders, reschedules, and cancellations, notifications help reduce no-shows, improve customer experience, and streamline your daily operations.

Cowlendar currently supports three notification channels:

Email notifications
SMS notifications
WhatsApp notifications

Each channel serves a different purpose and can be enabled or customized per service.

This guide explains how notifications work in Cowlendar at a high level. You’ll also find links to detailed setup guides for each notification type.

### How Cowlendar Notifications Work

Notifications in Cowlendar are configured **per service**. You can also manage notifications globally in Settings > Email settings, Settings > SMS settings and Settings > WhatsApp settings.

This means:

Each service can have its own notification rules.
You can enable or disable specific notification types depending on the service.
Message content can be customized per service.
Timing for reminders can be adjusted independently.

Supported notification events:

Booking confirmation
Booking reschedule
Booking cancellation
Booking reminder

These events apply to Email, SMS, and WhatsApp.

### Email Notifications

[→ How to Manage Email Notifications in Services](https://help.cowlendar.com/a/how-to-manage-emails-notifications-in-services.md)

### SMS Notifications

[→ How to Activate SMS Notifications in Cowlendar](https://help.cowlendar.com/a/how-to-activate-sms-notifications-in-cowlendar.md)

### Whatsapp Notifications

[→ How to Activate WhatsApp Notifications in Services](https://help.cowlendar.com/a/how-to-activate-whatsapp-notifications-in-services.md)