# consulting session with Sanat Pal Chowdhury

> Consult with Sanat This 30 or 60-minute session is perfect for availing practical advice on -> Strategize to resolve a business issue -> A Technical problem -> A short pitch feedback -> Taking a second opinion on life decisions -> Career Planning Suggestions Sanat will focus on what matters most right now, that works for your life, your goals, and your challenges.

- Host: Sanat Pal Chowdhury
- Duration: 30, 60 min
- Location: Google Meet
- Host time zone: America/Chicago
- Confirmation: The host confirms each booking; it stays pending until they accept it.
- Booking page: https://cal.com/spctoday/30min
- Event type id: 5124527

## Check availability

```http
GET https://api.cal.com/v2/slots?eventTypeId=5124527&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": 5124527,
  "start": "<UTC ISO 8601 start from the slots response>",
  "lengthInMinutes": 30,
  "attendee": {
    "name": "…",
    "email": "…",
    "timeZone": "<IANA time zone>"
  },
  "bookingFieldsResponses": {
    "title": "…",
    "notes": "…",
    "attendeePhoneNumber": "…"
  }
}
```

- Required fields: `name` (Your name), `email` (Email address), `title` (What is this meeting about?), `notes` (Describe Your situation and expectations from this session)
- Optional fields: `attendeePhoneNumber` (Phone number)
- `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 30, 60; pass the same value to the slots request as `duration`.
- A successful response is a pending booking request.