# Press with Derek Schmitz

> Hi! Thanks so much for considering having me on your platform! Please give me a little more information about you, your publication, and the story you'd like to run. I look forward to working with you!

- Host: Derek Schmitz
- Duration: 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 min
- Location: Google Meet, Attendee phone number, Zoom Video, MS Teams
- Host time zone: America/Chicago
- Confirmation: Bookings are confirmed instantly.
- Booking page: https://cal.com/derekischmitz/press
- Event type id: 1927263

## Check availability

```http
GET https://api.cal.com/v2/slots?eventTypeId=1927263&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": 1927263,
  "start": "<UTC ISO 8601 start from the slots response>",
  "lengthInMinutes": 30,
  "attendee": {
    "name": "…",
    "email": "…",
    "timeZone": "<IANA time zone>"
  },
  "bookingFieldsResponses": {
    "pubname": "…",
    "pubfind": "…",
    "storytype": "…",
    "qlist-press": "…",
    "stother": "…"
  }
}
```

- Required fields: `name` (Your name), `email` (Email address), `pubname` (What is the name of your publication?), `pubfind` (Where can I find your publication?), `storytype` (What kind of story would you like to run?), `qlist-press` (Please provide a DETAILED list of questions you will ask me during our interview. Please note that I reserve the right to refuse to answer unvetted questions or any question I am uncomfortable answering.)
- Optional fields: `stother` (If you selected "other" above, please describe your piece in a few words.)
- `name` and `email` go in `attendee` and `guests` is a list of emails; every other field goes in `bookingFieldsResponses` under its name.
- `location` is optional; without it the booking uses the event’s first location.
- `lengthInMinutes` picks one of 15, 30, 45, 60, 90; pass the same value to the slots request as `duration`.