Big pieces, sleeves, and recurring PMU work rarely fit in one sitting. When a request comes in that needs more than one session, you can plan and quote the whole thing up front — sessions, pricing, deposit, and how much breathing room to leave between appointments.
Multi-session lives inside the regular accept flow, so start there and open the Multi-session section before you send.
📍 Where to find it
Open the request from the Requests tab and tap "Accept."
Choose Appointment at the top of the flow. (Multi-session isn't available for consultations.)
Set your pricing and deposit as usual.
Open the Multi-session section.
Everything below happens inside that section. You'll still finish the rest of the flow — scheduling, length, More Options — before you send.
💡 Working from a computer? Multi-session works the same way in the browser version at app.getporter.io.
🔢 Choose how many sessions
Pick the number of sessions you want to plan for. This is your best estimate — you're setting up what the client can book now, not locking the tattoo into a fixed number forever.
📅 Decide how much the client schedules
Under scheduling type, choose how much the client books in one go:
Only the first session — they book session one now, and you handle the rest later. Good for long projects where you'd rather not commit your calendar months out.
All sessions — they book every session in one sitting. Best when you want the whole run locked in and the client is ready to commit.
Let the client choose — they book as many or as few as they want, and the rest stay open for later. The most flexible option, and a good default if you're unsure.
⚠️ Heads up: Offer them specific times isn't available once you set more than one session — Multi-session appointments use Send them a booking link or Choose a date & time myself.
💵 Decide how your pricing applies
You entered a price before opening this section. Now tell Porter what that number means:
Per appointment — the price applies to each session. A $400 quote across 3 sessions means the client pays $400 three times.
For all appointments combined — the price covers the whole project, split across the sessions. A $400 quote across 3 sessions is $400 total.
💡 Tip: Worth double-checking this one before you send. It's the difference between a $400 tattoo and a $1,200 one, and the client sees the result immediately.
💰 Decide when the deposit applies
Choose which session your deposit goes toward:
Collected and applied to the first appointment — the usual choice. The deposit comes off the first session's balance.
Collected and applied to the last appointment — the deposit rides along until the end. Handy when you want something held against the final session showing up.
Either way, the client pays the deposit once, up front.
🗓️ Set your buffer days
Buffer days are the minimum number of days Porter puts between the client's sessions. Set it to 3 and they can't book two sessions closer than three days apart.
The default is 0, which means back-to-back days are fair game.
💡 Tip: Healing time is the whole reason this setting exists. If you need two weeks between passes on a large piece, put 14 here rather than hoping the client spaces things out on their own.
📤 What the client gets
Once you send the acceptance, the client receives a text with a link to schedule. What they can do with it depends on the scheduling type you picked:
Only the first session → they book session one, and you follow up about the rest
All sessions → they book every session before they're done
Let the client choose → they book what they want now and can come back to the same link later
If you're collecting the deposit through Porter, they'll pay it as part of scheduling.
🔎 Tracking what's been booked
Head to Their Turn in the Requests tab to see where things stand.
Each multi-session request shows a badge like 1 / 3 — how many sessions are booked out of how many you planned.
Anything unbooked stays open in Their Turn so it doesn't get lost.
Clients can return to their original booking link anytime to schedule more.
Multi-session takes the guesswork out of long projects — quote once, plan the whole run, and let the client book at whatever pace works. Questions about setting one up? Our support team is happy to help.
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