# create_appointment_type

Behavior, inputs, outputs and permissions for create_appointment_type.

Source: https://docs.getridian.com/developers/tools/create_appointment_type/
Language: en
Reviewed: 2026-10-06

This reference is generated from the published tool contract.

## Behavior and boundaries

Creates a new appointment type (a booking page) as a draft, e.g. "Create a 30-minute intro call on Zoom". It uses your connected calendars and your working hours, like a new appointment type in Ridian. Drafts cannot be booked: the user activates it in Ridian at console_url after checking it. Returns the planned booking page URL, which works once it is active; it is null until the workspace has a public name. Confirm title, duration and location with the user first.

## Permissions

Granted scopes, accounts, calendars and visibility rules limit access. Workspace administrators do not automatically gain access to other users’ accounts.

`bookings:write`

[Consent and boundaries](https://docs.getridian.com/developers/authentication/)

## Input

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 120,
      "description": "Name bookers see, e.g. \"Intro call\"."
    },
    "description": {
      "description": "Shown on the booking page.",
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 5000
    },
    "duration_minutes": {
      "description": "Default 30.",
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 5,
      "maximum": 720
    },
    "location": {
      "description": "Default none. google_meet needs a Google calendar, microsoft_teams a Microsoft calendar, zoom a Zoom connection in Ridian.",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "type": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "none",
            "address",
            "phone",
            "link",
            "google_meet",
            "microsoft_teams",
            "zoom"
          ]
        },
        "value": {
          "description": "Required for address, phone and link (https).",
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 500
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "type"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": false
    },
    "questions": {
      "description": "Extra booking form questions. Name and email are always asked.",
      "maxItems": 20,
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "label": {
            "type": "string",
            "minLength": 1,
            "maxLength": 200
          },
          "type": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
              "text",
              "multiline",
              "phone",
              "choice"
            ]
          },
          "required": {
            "type": "boolean"
          },
          "options": {
            "description": "Only for choice.",
            "minItems": 1,
            "maxItems": 30,
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string",
              "minLength": 1,
              "maxLength": 200
            }
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "label",
          "type",
          "required"
        ],
        "additionalProperties": false
      }
    },
    "confirmation": {
      "description": "manual: the host accepts each request first. Default instant.",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "instant",
        "manual"
      ]
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "title"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "appointment_type": {
      "type": "object",
      "propertyNames": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "additionalProperties": {}
    },
    "console_url": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "next_step": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "appointment_type",
    "console_url",
    "next_step"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Errors and retries

Check the tool result for errors. Do not blindly retry writes after a timeout. Check the current resource or send status first.

[Error handling](https://docs.getridian.com/developers/errors/)