REST Resource: inventory.partners.merchants.services.availability

string (Timestamp format)

Start time of the appointment slot.

A timestamp in RFC3339 UTC "Zulu" format, with nanosecond resolution and up to nine fractional digits. Examples: "2014-10-02T15:01:23Z" and "2014-10-02T15:01:23.045123456Z".

string (Duration format)

Duration of the appointment slot

A duration in seconds with up to nine fractional digits, ending with 's'. Example: "3.5s".

string (int64 format)

Number of total spots and open spots of this availability. Examples:

• Yoga class of 10 spots with 3 booked: availability {spotsTotal: 10, spotsOpen: 7 ...}
• Chair massage session which is already fully booked: availability {spotsTotal: 1, spotsOpen: 0 ...}

Note: If sending requests using the availability compression format defined below, these two fields will be inferred.

• A Recurrence implies spotsTotal=1 and spotsOpen=1.
• A ScheduleException implies spotsTotal=1 and spotsOpen=0.

string (int64 format)

Number of open spots.

string

An optional opaque string to identify this availability slot. If set, it will be included in the requests that book/update/cancel appointments.

object (Resources)

Optional resources used to disambiguate this availability slot from others when different staff members, or rooms are part of the service.

E.g. the same Yoga class with two 2 instructors:

availability { resources { staffId: "1" staffName: "Amy" }
               spotsTotal: 10 spotsOpen: 7 }
availability { resources { staffId: "2" staffName: "John" }
               spotsTotal: 5 spotsOpen: 2 }

string

A list of ids referencing the payment options which can be used to pay for this slot. The actual payment options are defined at the Merchant level, and can also be shared among multiple Merchants.

This field overrides any payment_option_ids specified in the service message. Similarly payment_option_ids specified here do NOT have to be present in the service message, though must be defined at the Merchant level.

object (Recurrence)

The recurrence information for the availability, representing more than one start time. A recurrence should contain appointments for one working day.

object (ScheduleException)

Times when this service cannot be scheduled. To limit the number of scheduleException messages, consider joining adjacent exceptions.

object (Deposit)

Optional deposit for this availability. Overrides the service deposit if one was specified.

object (NoShowFee)

Optional no show fee for this availability. Overrides the service no show fee if one was specified.

object (Prepayment)

Optional. Optional prepayment information for this availability.

enum (RequireCreditCard)

Indicates whether the user must provide a credit card in order to book this availability slot. If the value is not set, it is inherited from the service level if it's set there. (optional)

string

Indicates a list of supported ticket types for this availability slot. If unset, all ticket types in the parent service are available for this slot. Note that the values of this field must be defined in the parent service. Examples:

• Service with four ticket types: TicketType {ticketTypeId: "adult_1" shortDescription: "Adult weekdays"} TicketType {ticketTypeId: "adult_2" shortDescription: "Adult weekends"} TicketType {ticketTypeId: "youth_1" shortDescription: "Youth weekdays"} TicketType {ticketTypeId: "youth_2" shortDescription: "Youth weekends"}

To represent the inventory during the weekdays: availability {ticketTypeId: "adult_1" ticketTypeId: "youth_1"...}. To represent the inventory during the holidays: availability {ticketTypeId: "adult_2" ticketTypeId: "youth_2"...}.

• Service with three ticket types: TicketType {ticketTypeId: "adult" shortDescription: "Adult"} TicketType {ticketTypeId: "youth" shortDescription: "Youth"} TicketType {ticketTypeId: "senior" shortDescription: "Senior"}

To indicate that all three ticket types are available for this time slot, use either availability {ticketTypeId: "adult" ticketTypeId: "youth" ticketTypeId: "senior" ...} or `availability {...}' (do not set ticketTypeId in this slot).

(optional)

enum (DurationRequirement)

The requirement to show the slots duration and/or endtime. This field will be ignored if the slot is unavailable. Not used in the Things-To-Do vertical. (optional)

object (SchedulingRuleOverrides)

Availability scheduling rules. If fields are populated, they will override any corresponding scheduling rules on the service-level SchedulingRules.

enum (ConfirmationMode)

The confirmation mode that will be used when booking this availability. Attempts to create bookings for availabilities with a confirmation mode of CONFIRMATION_MODE_SYNCHRONOUS must be immediatlely confirmed or denied. Attempts to create bookings for availabilities with confirmation mode of CONFIRMATION_MODE_ASYNCHRONOUS must be either immediately denied or created with status PENDING.

enum (LinkoutRequiredReason)

Optional. The reason a linkout is required for this slot. If set, the Merchant resource for this slot must have a valid LinkoutTemplate. (optional)

string

Optional ID for a staff member providing the service. This field identifies the staff member across all merchants, services, and availability records. It also needs to be stable over time to allow correlation with past bookings. This field must be present if staffName is present.

string

Optional name of a staff member providing the service. This field will be displayed to users making a booking, and should be human readable, as opposed to an opaque identifier. This field must be present if staffId is present.

string

An optional ID for the room the service is located in. This field identifies the room across all merchants, services, and availability records. It also needs to be stable over time to allow correlation with past bookings. This field must be present if roomName is present.

string

An optional name for the room the service is located in. This field will be displayed to users making a booking, and should be human readable, as opposed to an opaque identifier. (optional but required if roomId is present) In dining a room name should only be used for seating areas such as the bar or patio and should not be used for fixed price menus, special activities, or any other non-room value (such as reservation or dinner). It is strongly recommended that the default seating area not have a room associated with it.

integer

Applicable only for Dining: The party size which can be accommodated during this time slot. A restaurant can be associated with multiple Slots for the same time, each specifying a different partySize, if for instance 2, 3, or 4 people can be seated with a reservation.

object (Text)

Optional. Localized room description. If set, a default value must be provided. It is preferred to also provide common languages for the merchant's locale. (optional)

string (Timestamp format)

The inclusive maximum UTC timestamp the availability repeats until.

A timestamp in RFC3339 UTC "Zulu" format, with nanosecond resolution and up to nine fractional digits. Examples: "2014-10-02T15:01:23Z" and "2014-10-02T15:01:23.045123456Z".

string (Duration format)

Defines the time between successive availability slots.

Example: An availability with a duration of 20 min, a repeatEvery of 30 min, a startTime of 9:00am, and a repeatUntil of 11:00am will yield slots at 9-9:20am, 9:30-9:50am, 10-10:20am, 10:30-10:50am, 11-11:20am. (required)

A duration in seconds with up to nine fractional digits, ending with 's'. Example: "3.5s".

object (TimeRange)

The time range of the exception. Any slots described by the recurrence which overlap this closed-open time range will be considered unavailable.

Example: If the recurrence specifies a duration of 20 min, a repeatEvery of 30 min, a startTime of 9:00am, and a repeatUntil of 11:00am, then a ScheduleException with a timeRange of 9:45am-11:00am would make unavailable the slots at 9:30-9:50am, 10-10:20am, and 10:30-10:50am.

Note that because the time range is closed-open, the slot beginning at 11am slot would not be impacted.

object (PriceInfo)

Container for price details.

enum (PriceType)

Defines how price or price range is applied (per person or fixed)

object (Price)

The price of a service or a fee.

object (PriceRange)

The upper and/or lower bound of a service or a fee.

object (Price)

Minimum amount.

object (Price)

Maximum amount. Should always be > minPrice.

string (int64 format)

The last time (in seconds) that this slot is able to be booked. This timestamp must be before the startSec of the slot to be respected (if users should be able to book after the start time, use service level SchedulingRules.min_booking_before_end_time). If present, will override anything specified in the min_booking_buffer of the corresponding Service's SchedulingRules.

string (int64 format)

The first time (in seconds) that this slot is able to be booked. This timestamp must be before the startSec of the slot, or lastBookableSec if specified.

string (int64 format)

If set, the last time (in seconds since the Unix epoch) that this specific appointment slot can be cancelled through Reserve with Google. This field will override any service-level cancellation rules. (optional)