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Email Template Placeholders

Updated May 7, 2026 2 min read

Reference guide for the placeholders you can use in notification email subjects and bodies.

Overview

Email template placeholders insert dynamic information into notification subjects and email bodies. All placeholders use {name} syntax and are case-sensitive. If a value is missing, the placeholder renders as an empty string.

Global placeholders

These placeholders can be used in every notification template.

PlaceholderMeaning
{company} / {companyname}Studio name
{url}Studio’s website URL
{account-link}URL to the customer’s account portal at the studio
{toc}Studio’s terms and conditions text
{password}Always renders as *********

Customer Registration / Welcome

Type 0.

PlaceholderMeaning
{firstname}Customer’s first name
{lastname}Customer’s last name

Event Purchase / Cancellation

Types 1 and 2.

PlaceholderMeaning
{firstname} / {lastname}Customer name
{purchase}Auto-formatted purchase list, one line per booked date
[event-purchase: <skeleton>]Custom per-line template using %name%, %pricing-option%, %day%, %date%, %month%, %year%, %hour%, %minutes%, %am-pm%, and %places%
{event}...{!event}Repeating block per virtual event date. Inside the block, use {date}, {meetinginvite}, {meetingid}, and {meetingpasscode}
{meeting} / {meetings}Combined virtual-access summary

Free Booking from Waiting List

Type 4.

PlaceholderMeaning
{firstname} / {lastname}Customer name
{booknow} / {purchase-lnk}URL to confirm the booking

Password Reset

Type 5.

PlaceholderMeaning
{firstname} / {lastname}Customer name

Pass / Package Purchase

Type 6.

PlaceholderMeaning
{firstname} / {lastname}Customer name
{purchase}Pass purchase summary, including name, credits, start date, and expiry date

Subscription Lifecycle

Types 7, 9, 10, 11, 16, 19, and 20. These cover mandate due, suspended, cancellation, renewal, mandate set-up, reactivated, and cancelled-by-studio notifications.

PlaceholderMeaning
{firstname}Customer first name
{subscriptionname}Subscription product name
{subscriptionterm}Term, for example 1 month
{subscriptioncharge}Charge amount, formatted, for example GBP10.00
{subscriptionid}Internal subscription ID
{subscriptioncycle}Renewal cycle in days

Invoice Lifecycle

Types 12, 13, 14, and 15. These cover invoice created, invoice overdue, invoice error, and invoice paid notifications.

PlaceholderMeaning
{firstname}Customer first name
{month}Current month name
{invoice-number}Formatted as INV-000123
{invoice_id}Numeric invoice ID
{invoice_number}6-digit zero-padded invoice number
{invoice-created-date}Date invoice raised
{invoice-due-date}Due date
{invoice-gross}Total formatted, for example GBP60.00
{invoice-purchase-list}Itemised line list
{invoice-payment-type}Card (Stripe) or Manual
{invoice-error-reason}Stripe decline reason. Type 14 only
{invoice-decline-code}Stripe decline code. Type 14 only
{account-invoice-error-link}URL to fix payment for the failed invoice

Event Reminder

Types 17 and 18. Type 17 is for virtual events, and type 18 is for physical events.

PlaceholderMeaning
{firstname}Customer first name
{eventname}Event name
{event}Auto-formatted event date and time, for example Event Name: 19 Nov 2025 at 12:06am
{purchase}Same as {event} for reminders
{meetinginvite}Zoom join URL. Type 17 only
{meetingid}Meeting ID. Type 17 only
{meetingpasscode}Meeting passcode. Type 17 only

Media / Video Purchase

Type 21.

PlaceholderMeaning
{firstname} / {lastname}Customer name
{purchase}Formatted media purchase summary

Notes

  • Unknown or missing placeholder values render as an empty string.
  • Placeholders are case-sensitive. For example, {Firstname} will not substitute.
  • INV-XXX is also substituted for legacy invoice templates.
  • [event-purchase: ...] and {event}...{!event} are repeating blocks, not single placeholders.