# Consultancy / UK / EU / UAE / USA with James Blake

> This is a paid 60-minute strategy session via Zoom. Before the call, you'll complete a short briefing form covering your business, current marketing activity, and the specific challenge you want to solve. James reviews this in advance so the session is focused and built around your situation from the first minute. On the call, James will audit your current digital marketing, identify the biggest gaps, and give you a clear plan to move forward. No generic advice. No sales pitch.After the call, you'll receive a written summary of recommendations within 48 hours. Maximum 4 sessions available per month.

- Host: James Blake
- Duration: 60 min
- Location: Cal Video, Zoom Video
- Host time zone: Europe/London
- Confirmation: The host confirms each booking; it stays pending until they accept it.
- Payment: required, and collected on the booking page.
- Booking page: https://cal.com/jamesblake/consultancy
- Event type id: 7243918

## Check availability

```http
GET https://api.cal.com/v2/slots?eventTypeId=7243918&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": 7243918,
  "start": "<UTC ISO 8601 start from the slots response>",
  "attendee": {
    "name": "…",
    "email": "…",
    "timeZone": "<IANA time zone>"
  },
  "bookingFieldsResponses": {
    "attendeePhoneNumber": "…",
    "notes": "…"
  }
}
```

- Required fields: `name` (Your name), `email` (Email address)
- Optional fields: `attendeePhoneNumber` (Phone number), `notes` (Additional notes)
- `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.
- A successful response is a pending booking request.