# A short call about your brand with Salim Akhtar

> This is a conversation about your brand. Share its links when you book. I look at the brand before we speak, using what you share. The call is for my questions and your concerns: you'll do most of the talking. Thirty minutes, with me directly.

- Host: Salim Akhtar
- Duration: 30 min
- Location: Cal Video
- Host time zone: Asia/Calcutta
- Confirmation: Bookings are confirmed instantly.
- Booking page: https://cal.com/salimakhtar.co/lets-talk
- Event type id: 7737656

## Check availability

```http
GET https://api.cal.com/v2/slots?eventTypeId=7737656&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": 7737656,
  "start": "<UTC ISO 8601 start from the slots response>",
  "attendee": {
    "name": "…",
    "email": "…",
    "timeZone": "<IANA time zone>"
  },
  "bookingFieldsResponses": {
    "brand-name": "…",
    "brand-links": "…",
    "notes": "…"
  }
}
```

- Required fields: `name` (Your name), `email` (Email address), `brand-name` (Brand name), `brand-links` (Your brand's links)
- Optional fields: `notes` (Anything that would help me prepare)
- `name` and `email` go in `attendee` and `guests` is a list of emails; every other field goes in `bookingFieldsResponses` under its name.