Tokeet booking engines can power a booking widget you implement on your non-Tokeet website, or you can link directly to booking engine pages from your site.
You can utilize Tokeet's booking engine domains like booksafely.com, or utilize your own domain by following a few simple configuration changes in the second part of this article.
Before you create a booking engine, make sure to add the Stripe Payment Gateway.
Create Booking Engine with Tokeet domains
- Navigate to Websites > “Create New” and select “Booking Engine”
Complete required info:
- Booking Engine Title (name)
- Subdomain
- Select Tokeet domain
- Select Tokeet Rental(s)
- Select Template (any)
- Click "Save"
On the subsequent Booking Engine Details page, select the Rate Category used by your Booking Engine.
- Click "Save" and "Publish"
- That's it! Your booking engine is now live and can be used in a Tokeet booking widget.
Tip: You can link directly to booking engine pages by clicking the orange "Download Links" button. This is an alternative to utilizing Tokeet booking widgets. Here's a sample booking engine URL:
https://secure.booksafely.com/checkout?rental_id=540e59fb-2c90-4124-8dba-90693162ecd2&website=aab21a1f-5f56-43cc-bdb2-6c0a7b5150e9
Create Booking Engine with your own domain
- Navigate to Websites > “Create New” and select “Booking Engine”
Complete required info:
- Booking Engine Title (name)
- Subdomain (placeholder, since you'll be using your own custom domain)
- Select Tokeet domain (placeholder, since you'll be using your own custom domain)
- Select Tokeet Rental(s)
- Select Template (any)
- Click "Save"
Now, click "Configure" to enter in your custom booking engine domain.
On the subsequent page, delete the Tokeet subdomain and enter in your custom domain name.
- Click "Save"
On the subsequent Booking Engine Details page, select the Rate Category used by your Booking Engine.
- Click "Save" and "Publish"
You must now make a few DNS changes to point your website to the Tokeet booking engine.
- Log into your domain registrar's website and locate the DNS (Domain Name System) settings for your domain.
- Create a new CNAME record pointing www.your-domain.com to
engines.tokeet.com - Create or update your A record to point to
34.207.48.246. Note that Tokeet will redirect any request for your-domain.com to www.your-domain.com.
- If you're using a subdomain, e.g. something.your-domain.com, and not a top level domain, then you can skip the A record configuration.
- Tokeet must now issue you an SSL certificate. Please contact us through chat or at support@tokeet.com and request the SSL certificate for your custom domain booking engine. You will receive an email from Amazon with a request to approve secure certificates for your domain.
As always, please contact us with questions any time. We're happy to help.