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# Create a bookable site

POST https://api.ocpplab.io/booking/booking-locations
Content-Type: application/json

Opens an OCPI location for reservations. Country code and party id are stored in upper case. Retrying with the same ``Idempotency-Key`` returns the first result.

Reference: https://docs.ocpplab.io/api-reference/booking/locations/create

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` (string, required) — A unique key you choose for this call, e.g. a UUID. Retrying with the same key returns the first result instead of acting twice.

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a BookingLocationCreate.

- `booking_location_id` (string, required)
- `location_id` (string, required)
- `role` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `CPO`, `EMSP`, `NAP`, `NSP`, `OTHER`, `PTP`, `SCSP`
- `country_code` (string, required)
- `party_id` (string, required)
- `booking_option` (BookingOption, optional, nullable) — OCPI booking option. The gateway stores the object it received.
- `policy` (BookingPolicy, optional, nullable) — OCPI booking policy. Later fields are kept.
- `tariff_ids` (list of string, optional, nullable)
- `booking_terms` (BookingTermsInput, optional, nullable) — Terms accepted for the reservation.
- `calendars` (list of BookingCalendar, optional, nullable)
- `last_updated` (datetime, optional, nullable)
- `origin` (enum, optional, nullable, default: LOCAL)
  - Allowed values: `LOCAL`, `REMOTE`
- `ocpi_version` (enum, optional, nullable, default: 2.3.0)
  - Allowed values: `2.1.1`, `2.2.1`, `2.3.0`

## Response

### 201

The created bookable site.

- `id` (integer, required)
- `booking_location_id` (string, required)
- `location_id` (string, required)
- `last_updated` (datetime, required)
- `role` (BookingLocationOutRole, required)
- `origin` (BookingLocationOutOrigin, required)
- `organization_id` (string, required)
- `country_code` (string, required)
- `party_id` (string, required)
- `ocpi_version` (BookingLocationOutOcpiVersion, required)
- `created_at` (datetime, required)
- `updated_at` (datetime, required)
- `booking_option` (map from string to any, optional, nullable)
- `policy` (map from string to any, optional, nullable)
- `tariff_ids` (list of string, optional, nullable)
- `booking_terms` (BookingTerms, optional, nullable) — Terms accepted for the reservation.
- `calendars` (list of BookingCalendar, optional, nullable)
- `deleted_at` (datetime, optional, nullable)

## Errors

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Missing or invalid Bearer token

- `detail` (string, required) — Human-readable error message returned by the API.

### 409 Conflict Error

Conflicts with an existing row, or the same key was reused for another call

- `detail` (string, required) — Human-readable error message returned by the API.

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

The request does not match the schema

- `detail` (list of ValidationError, optional) — One entry per invalid field.

### 429 Too Many Requests Error

Gateway rate limit reached; retry after the given seconds

- `detail` (string, required) — Human-readable error message returned by the API.

### 502 Bad Gateway Error

Gateway unreachable, failing, or misconfigured

- `detail` (string, required) — Human-readable error message returned by the API.

### 504 Gateway Timeout Error

Gateway timed out

- `detail` (string, required) — Human-readable error message returned by the API.

## Types

### BookingOption

OCPI booking option. The gateway stores the object it received.

### BookingPolicy

OCPI booking policy. Later fields are kept.

### BookingTermsInput

Terms accepted for the reservation.

- `early_start` (integer, optional, nullable)

### BookingCalendar

One calendar that opens a bookable site.

- `begin_from` (datetime, optional, nullable)
- `end_before` (datetime, optional, nullable)

### BookingLocationOutRole

### BookingLocationOutOrigin

### BookingLocationOutOcpiVersion

### BookingTerms

Terms accepted for the reservation.

- `early_start` (integer, optional, nullable)

### ValidationError

Why one field is invalid.

- `loc` (list of ValidationErrorLocItems, required) — Where the field is: ``body`` / ``query`` / ``path`` / ``header``, then its name.
- `msg` (string, required) — What is wrong, in English.
- `type` (string, required) — Machine-readable error code, e.g. ``missing``.
- `input` (any, optional) — The value that was sent.
- `ctx` (ValidationErrorCtx, optional) — Details of the rule that failed, e.g. `{"le": 200}`.

### ValidationErrorLocItems

### ValidationErrorCtx

Details of the rule that failed, e.g. `{"le": 200}`.

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "booking_location_id": "BLOC-AMS-01",
  "location_id": "LOC-AMS-01",
  "role": "CPO",
  "country_code": "NL",
  "party_id": "OCP",
  "tariff_ids": [
    "TARIFF-AC-STD"
  ],
  "booking_terms": {
    "early_start": 10
  },
  "calendars": [
    {
      "begin_from": "2026-10-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ]
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": 12,
  "booking_location_id": "BLOC-AMS-01",
  "location_id": "LOC-AMS-01",
  "last_updated": "2026-10-01T09:00:00Z",
  "role": "CPO",
  "origin": "LOCAL",
  "organization_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "country_code": "NL",
  "party_id": "OCP",
  "ocpi_version": "2.3.0",
  "created_at": "2026-10-01T09:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-01T09:00:00Z",
  "tariff_ids": [
    "TARIFF-AC-STD"
  ],
  "booking_terms": {
    "early_start": 10
  },
  "calendars": [
    {
      "begin_from": "2026-10-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ]
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.ocpplab.io/booking/booking-locations"

payload = {
    "booking_location_id": "BLOC-AMS-01",
    "location_id": "LOC-AMS-01",
    "role": "CPO",
    "country_code": "NL",
    "party_id": "OCP",
    "tariff_ids": ["TARIFF-AC-STD"],
    "booking_terms": { "early_start": 10 },
    "calendars": [{ "begin_from": "2026-10-01T00:00:00Z" }]
}
headers = {
    "Idempotency-Key": "7d3f2a9e-5b1c-4e8a-9f0d-2c6b8e1a4f70",
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.ocpplab.io/booking/booking-locations';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Idempotency-Key': '7d3f2a9e-5b1c-4e8a-9f0d-2c6b8e1a4f70',
    Authorization: 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: '{"booking_location_id":"BLOC-AMS-01","location_id":"LOC-AMS-01","role":"CPO","country_code":"NL","party_id":"OCP","tariff_ids":["TARIFF-AC-STD"],"booking_terms":{"early_start":10},"calendars":[{"begin_from":"2026-10-01T00:00:00Z"}]}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.ocpplab.io/booking/booking-locations"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"booking_location_id\": \"BLOC-AMS-01\",\n  \"location_id\": \"LOC-AMS-01\",\n  \"role\": \"CPO\",\n  \"country_code\": \"NL\",\n  \"party_id\": \"OCP\",\n  \"tariff_ids\": [\n    \"TARIFF-AC-STD\"\n  ],\n  \"booking_terms\": {\n    \"early_start\": 10\n  },\n  \"calendars\": [\n    {\n      \"begin_from\": \"2026-10-01T00:00:00Z\"\n    }\n  ]\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Idempotency-Key", "7d3f2a9e-5b1c-4e8a-9f0d-2c6b8e1a4f70")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.ocpplab.io/booking/booking-locations")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Idempotency-Key"] = '7d3f2a9e-5b1c-4e8a-9f0d-2c6b8e1a4f70'
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"booking_location_id\": \"BLOC-AMS-01\",\n  \"location_id\": \"LOC-AMS-01\",\n  \"role\": \"CPO\",\n  \"country_code\": \"NL\",\n  \"party_id\": \"OCP\",\n  \"tariff_ids\": [\n    \"TARIFF-AC-STD\"\n  ],\n  \"booking_terms\": {\n    \"early_start\": 10\n  },\n  \"calendars\": [\n    {\n      \"begin_from\": \"2026-10-01T00:00:00Z\"\n    }\n  ]\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.ocpplab.io/booking/booking-locations")
  .header("Idempotency-Key", "7d3f2a9e-5b1c-4e8a-9f0d-2c6b8e1a4f70")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"booking_location_id\": \"BLOC-AMS-01\",\n  \"location_id\": \"LOC-AMS-01\",\n  \"role\": \"CPO\",\n  \"country_code\": \"NL\",\n  \"party_id\": \"OCP\",\n  \"tariff_ids\": [\n    \"TARIFF-AC-STD\"\n  ],\n  \"booking_terms\": {\n    \"early_start\": 10\n  },\n  \"calendars\": [\n    {\n      \"begin_from\": \"2026-10-01T00:00:00Z\"\n    }\n  ]\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.ocpplab.io/booking/booking-locations', [
  'body' => '{
  "booking_location_id": "BLOC-AMS-01",
  "location_id": "LOC-AMS-01",
  "role": "CPO",
  "country_code": "NL",
  "party_id": "OCP",
  "tariff_ids": [
    "TARIFF-AC-STD"
  ],
  "booking_terms": {
    "early_start": 10
  },
  "calendars": [
    {
      "begin_from": "2026-10-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ]
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    'Idempotency-Key' => '7d3f2a9e-5b1c-4e8a-9f0d-2c6b8e1a4f70',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.ocpplab.io/booking/booking-locations");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Idempotency-Key", "7d3f2a9e-5b1c-4e8a-9f0d-2c6b8e1a4f70");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"booking_location_id\": \"BLOC-AMS-01\",\n  \"location_id\": \"LOC-AMS-01\",\n  \"role\": \"CPO\",\n  \"country_code\": \"NL\",\n  \"party_id\": \"OCP\",\n  \"tariff_ids\": [\n    \"TARIFF-AC-STD\"\n  ],\n  \"booking_terms\": {\n    \"early_start\": 10\n  },\n  \"calendars\": [\n    {\n      \"begin_from\": \"2026-10-01T00:00:00Z\"\n    }\n  ]\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Idempotency-Key": "7d3f2a9e-5b1c-4e8a-9f0d-2c6b8e1a4f70",
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "booking_location_id": "BLOC-AMS-01",
  "location_id": "LOC-AMS-01",
  "role": "CPO",
  "country_code": "NL",
  "party_id": "OCP",
  "tariff_ids": ["TARIFF-AC-STD"],
  "booking_terms": ["early_start": 10],
  "calendars": [["begin_from": "2026-10-01T00:00:00Z"]]
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.ocpplab.io/booking/booking-locations")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```