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updatedAt: 2026-09-16T11:42:28.000Z
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# Accept a Booking [Business]

## Overview
Accept a pending booking. Available for **Staff and App tokens**.

## Batch Operations
Supports batch operations by providing an array of booking IDs (max 50).

## Response
Returns the accepted booking details for single booking, or batch response for array of bookings.

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.1.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Scheduling",
    "description": "Unified OpenAPI specification for scheduling domain",
    "version": "3.0",
    "x-generated": {
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        "scheduling.json",
        "availability.json",
        "availability_slots.json",
        "resource_management.json"
      ],
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          "basePath": "/platform/v1",
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            {
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              "normalized": "/platform/v1/scheduling/appointments",
              "basePath": "/platform/v1"
            },
            {
              "original": "/scheduling/appointments/{appointment_id}",
              "normalized": "/platform/v1/scheduling/appointments/{appointment_id}",
              "basePath": "/platform/v1"
            },
            {
              "original": "/scheduling/bookings",
              "normalized": "/platform/v1/scheduling/bookings",
              "basePath": "/platform/v1"
            },
            {
              "original": "/scheduling/bookings/cancel",
              "normalized": "/platform/v1/scheduling/bookings/cancel",
              "basePath": "/platform/v1"
            },
            {
              "original": "/scheduling/bookings/{booking_uid}/update_rsvp_state",
              "normalized": "/platform/v1/scheduling/bookings/{booking_uid}/update_rsvp_state",
              "basePath": "/platform/v1"
            },
            {
              "original": "/scheduling/event_attendances/{event_attendance_uid}",
              "normalized": "/platform/v1/scheduling/event_attendances/{event_attendance_uid}",
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            },
            {
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              "normalized": "/platform/v1/scheduling/event_instance/{event_instance_id}",
              "basePath": "/platform/v1"
            },
            {
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              "basePath": "/platform/v1"
            },
            {
              "original": "/scheduling/waitlist",
              "normalized": "/platform/v1/scheduling/waitlist",
              "basePath": "/platform/v1"
            },
            {
              "original": "/scheduling/waitlist/cancel",
              "normalized": "/platform/v1/scheduling/waitlist/cancel",
              "basePath": "/platform/v1"
            },
            {
              "original": "/services",
              "normalized": "/platform/v1/services",
              "basePath": "/platform/v1"
            },
            {
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              "normalized": "/platform/v1/staff/availability",
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            }
          ]
        },
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            },
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              "basePath": "/business/scheduling"
            },
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              "basePath": "/business/scheduling"
            },
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              "normalized": "/business/scheduling/v1/bookings/{booking_id}",
              "basePath": "/business/scheduling"
            },
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              "normalized": "/business/scheduling/v1/external_calendar_items/bulk_create",
              "basePath": "/business/scheduling"
            },
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              "normalized": "/business/scheduling/v1/external_calendar_items/bulk_deactivate",
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            },
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              "normalized": "/business/scheduling/v1/external_calendar_items/connect",
              "basePath": "/business/scheduling"
            },
            {
              "original": "/v1/external_calendar_items/deactivate_external_calendar",
              "normalized": "/business/scheduling/v1/external_calendar_items/deactivate_external_calendar",
              "basePath": "/business/scheduling"
            },
            {
              "original": "/v1/external_calendar_items/disable",
              "normalized": "/business/scheduling/v1/external_calendar_items/disable",
              "basePath": "/business/scheduling"
            },
            {
              "original": "/v1/external_calendar_items/disconnect",
              "normalized": "/business/scheduling/v1/external_calendar_items/disconnect",
              "basePath": "/business/scheduling"
            },
            {
              "original": "/v1/external_calendar_items/report_sync_status",
              "normalized": "/business/scheduling/v1/external_calendar_items/report_sync_status",
              "basePath": "/business/scheduling"
            },
            {
              "original": "/v1/external_calendar_items/start_export",
              "normalized": "/business/scheduling/v1/external_calendar_items/start_export",
              "basePath": "/business/scheduling"
            },
            {
              "original": "/v1/external_calendar_items/stop_import",
              "normalized": "/business/scheduling/v1/external_calendar_items/stop_import",
              "basePath": "/business/scheduling"
            },
            {
              "original": "/v1/time_slots",
              "normalized": "/business/scheduling/v1/time_slots",
              "basePath": "/business/scheduling"
            },
            {
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              "normalized": "/business/scheduling/v1/time_slots/{time_slot_uid}",
              "basePath": "/business/scheduling"
            }
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      "pathConflicts": [],
      "componentConflicts": [],
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      "totalComponents": 4
    }
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.vcita.biz",
      "description": "Unified API Gateway server"
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  ],
  "paths": {
    "/business/scheduling/v1/bookings/accept": {
      "post": {
        "description": "## Overview\nAccept a pending booking. Available for **Staff and App tokens**.\n\n## Batch Operations\nSupports batch operations by providing an array of booking IDs (max 50).\n\n## Response\nReturns the accepted booking details for single booking, or batch response for array of bookings.",
        "parameters": [],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "Accept Batch Response",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "example": {
                  "data": {
                    "batch_response": [
                      {
                        "error": null,
                        "id": "0or7alzpb99ye3lo",
                        "success": true
                      }
                    ]
                  },
                  "status": "OK"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "201": {
            "description": "Booking Accepted",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "example": {
                  "data": {
                    "booking": {
                      "actions": [
                        {
                          "name": "reschedule",
                          "name_h": "Reschedule"
                        },
                        {
                          "name": "edit",
                          "name_h": "Edit"
                        },
                        {
                          "name": "cancel",
                          "name_h": "Cancel Appointment"
                        },
                        {
                          "name": "follow_up",
                          "name_h": "Send a Note"
                        }
                      ],
                      "id": "xgnm9g2ysine1e5b",
                      "no_show": true,
                      "start_time": "2025-08-07T09:55:52.773+03:00",
                      "start_time_utc": "2025-08-07T09:55:52.773+03:00",
                      "state": "schedule",
                      "title": "Appointment"
                    }
                  },
                  "status": "OK"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "summary": "Accept a Booking [Business]",
        "tags": [
          "Bookings"
        ],
        "x-amazon-apigateway-auth": {
          "type": "NONE"
        },
        "x-auth-type": "Application & Application User",
        "requestBody": {
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "properties": {
                  "booking_id": {
                    "description": "Booking (appointment/event) UID. Can be a single string or array of strings for batch operations (max 50).",
                    "type": "string",
                    "x-reference-to": "booking"
                  },
                  "business_id": {
                    "description": "Business UID",
                    "type": "string",
                    "x-reference-to": "business"
                  },
                  "event_instance_id": {
                    "description": "Event instance UID. Provide this when accepting an event registration rather than an appointment.",
                    "type": "string",
                    "x-reference-to": "event_instance"
                  },
                  "message": {
                    "description": "Optional message to include with the acceptance notification.",
                    "type": "string"
                  }
                },
                "required": [
                  "business_id",
                  "booking_id"
                ],
                "type": "object"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "security": [
          {
            "Bearer": []
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "securitySchemes": {
      "Bearer": {
        "type": "http",
        "scheme": "bearer",
        "bearerFormat": "JWT",
        "description": "Provide a valid bearer token in the Authorization header. Example: 'Authorization: Bearer {app_token}'"
      }
    }
  }
}
```