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# Create Availability

> Set a parking spot availability window

## Overview

This endpoint allows parking spot owners to create availability windows for their spots.

## Authentication

<Snippet file="auth-required.mdx" />

## Request Body

<ParamField body="spot_id" type="string" required>
  ID of the parking spot to make available
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="start_time" type="string" required>
  Availability start time (ISO 8601 format)
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="end_time" type="string" required>
  Availability end time (ISO 8601 format)
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="availability" type="object" required>
  Created availability object

  <Expandable title="Availability Object">
    <ResponseField name="id" type="string" required>
      Unique availability identifier (UUID)
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="spot_id" type="string" required>
      ID of the associated parking spot
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="start_time" type="string" required>
      Availability start time (ISO 8601)
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="end_time" type="string" required>
      Availability end time (ISO 8601)
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="is_claimed" type="boolean" required>
      Whether this availability has been claimed (always false on creation)
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="created_at" type="string" required>
      Availability creation timestamp (ISO 8601)
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="updated_at" type="string" required>
      Availability last update timestamp (ISO 8601)
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

## Example Request

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST "https://harbor-parking.vercel.app/api/availabilities" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_JWT_TOKEN" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
      "spot_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
      "start_time": "2024-01-16T09:00:00Z",
      "end_time": "2024-01-16T17:00:00Z"
    }'
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  const response = await fetch('https://harbor-parking.vercel.app/api/availabilities', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${yourJwtToken}`,
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      spot_id: "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
      start_time: "2024-01-16T09:00:00Z",
      end_time: "2024-01-16T17:00:00Z"
    })
  });

  const result = await response.json();
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Example Response

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Success Response theme={null}
  {
    "availability": {
      "id": "789e0123-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174002",
      "spot_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
      "start_time": "2024-01-16T09:00:00Z",
      "end_time": "2024-01-16T17:00:00Z",
      "is_claimed": false,
      "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

## Validation Rules

* `start_time` must be in the future
* `end_time` must be after `start_time`
* You can only create availabilities for spots you own
* Availability windows cannot overlap with existing ones for the same spot