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Creating your first event type

With your calendar connected and your hours set, the last step is an event type, a template for a kind of meeting people can book. Once it exists, it has a public link you can put anywhere.

What it is

An event type bundles everything about one kind of meeting:

• A name and an optional public description.
• A duration (default 42 minutes; anywhere from 10 minutes to 12 hours).
• The schedule it draws availability from.
• A location: Google Meet, phone, in person, or a custom link.
• A booking form: the questions invitees answer when they book.
• Buffers, minimum notice, and date range (all have sensible defaults; see Duration, buffers, and limits).
• Reminders: a new event type starts with the built-in "Email reminders 1h & 24h before event" workflow pre-selected; untick it or swap in your own in the editor's Workflows section.

How to do it

1. Open Event Types in the dashboard and click New Event Type.
2. On the General tab: give it a name like Intro call, set the duration, pick Type → One-on-one, choose the Meeting Type (Google Meet for auto conference links), and write a short public description.
3. On the Schedule tab: pick which availability schedule it draws from (your default is fine to start).
4. On Limits & Buffers: leave the defaults to begin with (see Duration, buffers, and limits).
5. On Booking Form: optionally add a custom question or two (e.g. "What would you like to discuss?"). See Booking questions.
6. Save. Your booking link is now 42min.us/<your-username>/<event-slug>, so copy it from the event type's card, or share your whole profile page at 42min.us/<your-username>.

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When you'd add more

• A different length or purpose → a new event type ("Product demo", "Interview").
• A whole team should share one link → a round-robin event type.
• A private, one-time link → see single-use links.

Common pitfalls

• Shared the link but nobody can book. The event type must be turned on, it needs a schedule with upcoming hours, and your minimum-notice / date-range settings must leave some bookable slots.
• Wrong location. "Ask the invitee" and "Phone" event types won't create a Google Meet link, so switch the location to "Google Meet" if that's what you expect.
• Slug clashes. Each of your event types needs a unique URL slug. 42min will tell you if you reuse one.