Customer directory

View, search, and filter everyone who has booked or messaged your business.

Quick answer: Customers appear automatically when someone books or messages you. Search by name, email, or phone and filter by active or blocked status.

Incomplete guide2 min readFor Business, StaffReviewed 9 June 2026

Overview

Your customer directory is a single list of people who have interacted with your business on Sway — through bookings, messages, or both. Open any customer to see contact details, visit history, and upcoming appointments.

Everyone who books or messages you appears in Customers.

Before you start

Note

Customers are created automatically — you do not need to add them manually.

Open Marketing → Customers in Sway

Using the directory

  1. Search for a customer

    Search by name, email, or phone number.

    Look for: Search name, email, or phone

    Search updates the list as you type.
  2. Filter by status

    Show all customers, only active, or only blocked.

    Look for: All customers

  3. Open customer details

    Click a row to see booking history, contact options, and block settings (admins only).

    View upcoming and past bookings from the detail dialog.
  4. Contact from the directory

    Email, call, or send a Sway message directly from customer details.

    Look for: Sway message

What happens next

Use the directory alongside your calendar and bookings list. For customers who should not book again, block them from their detail view.

Blocking & unblocking customersRead →

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

They need to have booked or messaged you on Sway. Walk-in customers who never booked online won't appear unless you add a manual booking with their details.