# Free Automation Call(20min) with Jared

> 20 minutes to look at the task you scored. Show me how you do it today and I'll tell you how I'd automate it, what it would cost (fixed price), or if it's not worth automating. No prep needed. If you can, have the task open on your screen. Jared Ponce, Catracho Consulting LLC, Phoenix AZ · (602) 475-3470

- Host: Jared
- Duration: 20 min
- Location: Attendee phone number
- Host time zone: America/Phoenix
- Confirmation: Bookings are confirmed instantly.
- Booking page: https://cal.com/catracho/automation-call
- Event type id: 7616758

## Check availability

```http
GET https://api.cal.com/v2/slots?eventTypeId=7616758&start=YYYY-MM-DD&end=YYYY-MM-DD&timeZone=<IANA time zone>
cal-api-version: 2024-09-04
```

The response is `{"data":{"YYYY-MM-DD":[{"start":"<ISO 8601 with offset>"}]}}`; no API key is needed.

## Book

```http
POST https://api.cal.com/v2/bookings
cal-api-version: 2026-02-25
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "eventTypeId": 7616758,
  "start": "<UTC ISO 8601 start from the slots response>",
  "attendee": {
    "name": "…",
    "email": "…",
    "timeZone": "<IANA time zone>"
  },
  "location": {
    "type": "attendeePhone",
    "phone": "…"
  },
  "guests": [
    "guest@example.com"
  ],
  "bookingFieldsResponses": {
    "notes": "…",
    "Business": "…",
    "Additional-Notes": "…"
  }
}
```

- Required fields: `name` (Your name), `email` (Email address)
- Optional fields: `notes` (Additional notes), `guests` (Add guests), `Business` (Business Name), `Additional-Notes` (Anything else I should know?)
- `name` and `email` go in `attendee` and `guests` is a list of emails; every other field goes in `bookingFieldsResponses` under its name.
- `location` is required: `location.phone` is the attendee’s own.