# find_available_rooms

Behavior, inputs, outputs and permissions for find_available_rooms.

Source: https://docs.getridian.com/developers/tools/find_available_rooms/
Language: en
Reviewed: 2026-09-20

This reference is generated from the published tool contract.

## Behavior and boundaries

Checks live free/busy for up to 20 Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace rooms returned by search_rooms. It never returns event titles, attendees, or organizer data.

## Permissions

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

`rooms:read`

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

## Input

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "accountId": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1
    },
    "roomIds": {
      "minItems": 1,
      "maxItems": 20,
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "minLength": 1,
        "maxLength": 512
      }
    },
    "start": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "pattern": "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d:[0-5]\\d(?:\\.\\d+)?(?:Z|([+-](?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d)))$",
      "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp with an explicit UTC offset, for example 2026-09-14T09:00:00+02:00 or 2026-09-14T07:00:00Z. A timeZone field does not replace the offset."
    },
    "end": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "pattern": "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d:[0-5]\\d(?:\\.\\d+)?(?:Z|([+-](?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d)))$",
      "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp with an explicit UTC offset, for example 2026-09-14T09:00:00+02:00 or 2026-09-14T07:00:00Z. A timeZone field does not replace the offset."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "accountId",
    "roomIds",
    "start",
    "end"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "accountId": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "provider": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "start": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "end": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "rooms": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "roomId": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "capacity": {
            "type": "integer",
            "minimum": 0,
            "maximum": 9007199254740991
          },
          "building": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "floor": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "features": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "available": {
            "type": "boolean"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "roomId",
          "name",
          "available"
        ],
        "additionalProperties": false
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "accountId",
    "provider",
    "start",
    "end",
    "rooms"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Errors and retries

Check the tool result for errors. Do not blindly retry writes after a timeout. Check the calendar state first.

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