> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.soundchecklive.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Personal availability

> Mark when you are available or unavailable for organization scheduling

Personal availability helps schedulers understand when you can work before they build a gig team or send an availability request.

<Info>
  Availability features appear for organizations with crew availability enabled.
</Info>

## Open your availability

1. Go to **My Availability**.
2. Choose a date or date range on the week or month calendar.
3. Mark yourself **Available** or **Unavailable**.
4. Save the entry.

## Availability types

| Type        | Use it for                                     |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| Available   | Times you want schedulers to know you can work |
| Unavailable | Times you cannot accept work                   |

## All-day entries

Use **All day** when your availability applies to the whole day. Soundcheck stores all-day entries as the full day and shows them as all-day blocks on crew calendars.

## Time windows

Use a start and end time when only part of the day is available or unavailable.

Examples:

* Available from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM
* Unavailable before 3:00 PM
* Available for a morning rehearsal

## Multi-day entries

You can select a date range. Soundcheck saves one availability entry per day, so each day can be edited or removed later.

## Responding to requests

Availability requests from schedulers show up as **Availability checks** at the top of your availability page and in your [My Mailbox](/features/engagements/overview). Responding **Available** or **Unavailable** updates the request and reconciles your answer into your availability calendar — no extra approval step.

<Card title="Availability requests" icon="paper-plane" href="/features/availability/availability-requests">
  Learn how request responses update your calendar.
</Card>

## Related pages

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Availability requests" icon="paper-plane" href="/features/availability/availability-requests">
    The request flow from a recipient's side.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Crew calendar" icon="calendar-days" href="/features/availability/crew-calendar">
    The admin view of everyone's availability.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Crew calendar workflows" icon="calendar-check" href="/features/availability/crew-calendar-workflows">
    Sending requests, acting on responses, booking from the calendar.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Touring lineups" icon="route" href="/features/availability/managing-touring-lineup">
    Multi-week tours with rotating subs.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>