# A Video Call ➖ Ein Video-Call 🗣️ with Patrick Meppe

> [en] A first contact. A short topic. 1-2 questions for clarification. ➖➖➖ [de] Ein erstes Kennenlernen. Eine schnelle Angelegenheit. 1-2 Fragen zur Aufklärung.

- Host: Patrick Meppe
- Duration: 30, 45, 60 min
- Location: Google Meet
- Host time zone: Europe/Berlin
- Confirmation: The host confirms each booking; it stays pending until they accept it.
- Booking page: https://cal.com/tapmeppework/video-call
- Event type id: 2247893

## Check availability

```http
GET https://api.cal.com/v2/slots?eventTypeId=2247893&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": 2247893,
  "start": "<UTC ISO 8601 start from the slots response>",
  "lengthInMinutes": 30,
  "attendee": {
    "name": "…",
    "email": "…",
    "timeZone": "<IANA time zone>"
  },
  "guests": [
    "guest@example.com"
  ],
  "bookingFieldsResponses": {
    "phone": "…",
    "profile": "…",
    "title": "…",
    "notes": "…"
  }
}
```

- Required fields: `name` (Your name), `email` (Your email address), `phone` (Your phone number), `profile` (Your profile (LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, website, etc.)), `title` (What is this meeting about? - Title)
- Optional fields: `notes` (What is this meeting about? - Description), `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 30, 45, 60; pass the same value to the slots request as `duration`.
- A successful response is a pending booking request.