timum

Getting Started

There are two ways to get started with timum: direct registration via our website or integration via onOffice. Choose the path that best fits your situation.

Option 1: Direct Registration

The fastest way to your first bookable calendar — directly via the timum website.

1. Register

Visit our website and click "Register". After entering some information, timum automatically creates your user account and your first provider (provider calendar).

2. Confirm your email

You will receive an email to confirm your email address. Click the link to activate your account.

3. Log in

Sign in with your credentials. You will land in your provider calendar.

4. Create a resource

Create your first resource — this can be a property, a staff member, or a consultation room.

5. Create an appointment type

Set up an appointment type, e.g. "Viewing" (30 min) or "Consultation" (60 min).

6. Set up availabilities or appointments

Choose between:

7. Configure the booking mode

In the Resource Channel settings, specify whether customers should book directly or submit requests. In addition to the booking mode, Resource Channels offer many other configuration options, e.g. for lead times, contact data collection, and more.

Settings for all resources

Under Provider Settings → Process Settings you can define default settings that automatically apply to all newly created resources.

8. Share the link or embed the widget

Choose how you want to reach your customers:

  • Resource Channel Link: Share the automatically generated booking link for a single resource
  • Provider Channel: Create a custom link for embedding, readable URLs, or if you want to add more resources under the same URL later

How to reach your customers:

  • Share the link via email or WhatsApp (or your messenger of choice)
  • Add the QR code of the booking link to listings on platforms like ImmobilienScout24
  • Print the QR code and place it in the shop window next to your opening hours
  • Embed the widget on your website

Option 2: Getting started via onOffice (for real estate agents)

If you use onOffice, you can activate timum directly via the Marketplace and integrate it seamlessly into your workflow.

timum for Agents vs. timum for Properties

onOffice offers two timum integrations: timum for Agents (book appointments with people) and timum for Properties (book appointments for properties). This guide covers "timum for Agents". The property integration is explained in a separate article.

1. Activate in the onOffice Marketplace

  • Log in to onOffice
  • Open the Marketplace
  • Search for "timum" and activate timum for Agents

2. Open the onOffice Calendar

Navigate to the built-in onOffice Calendar in onOffice. After activation, you will find a new tab called "Appointment Booking" there.

3. Become bookable or observe

When you click "Appointment Booking" for the first time, you will be asked:

  • Be bookable: timum creates an agent resource (subject to a fee) for your onOffice user. Customers can then book appointments with you.
  • Observe only: You can view the calendar, but you are not bookable yourself.

4. Appointments are imported

If you choose "bookable", timum asks onOffice for all appointments linked to you and imports them as blockers in timum. The more timum knows about your appointments, the better it can prevent double bookings.

5. Work in the calendar

After setup, you will land in the calendar and see all imported bookable agents (resources) on the left side. From here you can:

  • Define working hour rules
  • Create Provider Channels
  • Adjust Resource Channel settings
  • Share booking links or embed widgets

Further details on these steps can be found in Option 1: Direct Registration (steps 4–8).

Next Steps

After setup, we recommend reading these articles: