# America Builds Better – Intro Meeting (15 Minutes) with Jared Ledford

> A quick introductory chat to connect and discuss being a guest with America Builds Better. We’ll cover what we are about, who our audience is, and how your story or expertise could fit an upcoming episode. This is an easy, no-pressure conversation — just a chance to meet, share ideas, and see if it’s a good fit for both sides before scheduling a full recording session.

- Host: Jared Ledford
- Duration: 15, 30 min
- Location: Google Meet
- Host time zone: America/New_York
- Confirmation: The host confirms each booking; it stays pending until they accept it.
- Booking page: https://cal.com/jared-ledford-hydyra/america-builds-better-intro-meeting-15-minutes
- Event type id: 4812101

## Check availability

```http
GET https://api.cal.com/v2/slots?eventTypeId=4812101&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": 4812101,
  "start": "<UTC ISO 8601 start from the slots response>",
  "lengthInMinutes": 15,
  "attendee": {
    "name": "…",
    "email": "…",
    "timeZone": "<IANA time zone>"
  },
  "guests": [
    "guest@example.com"
  ],
  "bookingFieldsResponses": {
    "notes": "…"
  }
}
```

- Required fields: `name` (Your name), `email` (Email address)
- Optional fields: `notes` (Additional notes), `guests` (Add guests)
- `name` and `email` go in `attendee` and `guests` is a list of emails; every other field goes in `bookingFieldsResponses` under its name.
- `lengthInMinutes` picks one of 15, 30; pass the same value to the slots request as `duration`.
- A successful response is a pending booking request.