# Setting your deposit

> Set how much customers pay up front, shop-wide or for one activity.

Checked 9 November 2026 · https://docs.seascape.bz/payments/set-your-deposit

A deposit is what a customer pays up front to hold the seat. Without one, customers pay the full price when they book online.

The shop-wide deposit: Go to **Settings** → **Deposits and cancellations** → **Deposit rules** → **Add rule**. Choose **Every other activity (the default)**, then **Percentage** or **Amount**, and press **Add rule**. In the list it reads **Every other activity**. A fixed amount is per guest ($100 each is $300 for three) unless the activity has a flat price. The deposit never comes to more than the booking.

A different deposit for one activity. Add a rule for that activity here, or open the activity and turn on **Custom deposit for this activity**. An activity's own rule beats the default. An activity can have only one rule: adding a second says so and offers **Edit that rule**. To change or remove a rule, use the ⋯ menu on its row, then **Edit rule** or **Remove rule**. On a phone, tap the rule: **Remove rule** is in the dialog that opens.

Can customers pay in full instead? Only if you turn on **Let customers pay the whole booking** on the same page. It starts off. An activity whose rule has **Deposit only** on always asks for the deposit alone.

Once the deposit is paid, the rest is due at the shop. Whether you keep the deposit when someone cancels is a separate setting: see 'Keeping the deposit on a late cancel or no-show'.