---
ref: tool:calendly/create-scheduling-link
name: Create a single-use scheduling link
company: company:calendly
workflows: [workflow:inbound-lead-routing]
access: [mcp, api]
tags: [capability:book-meetings, category:scheduling, has:api, has:mcp]
docs: https://developer.calendly.com/api-docs/calendly-api/scheduling-links/create-scheduling-link
updated: 2026-09-29
---

# Create a single-use scheduling link

Returns a single-use booking URL for one event type, good for one booked meeting.

Note: Needs the event type's URI as `owner`, with `owner_type: EventType` and `max_event_count: 1`: list event types first to find it. Create one link per prospect.

## Set up

Use the first option your agent supports.

### MCP (official, remote)

Add this server to your agent's MCP settings, then sign in when asked.

```json
{ "mcpServers": { "calendly": { "url": "https://mcp.calendly.com" } } }
```

Call the MCP tool `scheduling_links-create_single_use_scheduling_link`.

Server URL: https://mcp.calendly.com

### API (official)

- Base URL: https://api.calendly.com
- Endpoint: `POST /scheduling_links`
- Auth: send the header `Authorization: Bearer $CALENDLY_API_KEY`
- Get a key: https://calendly.com/integrations/api_webhooks
- Docs: https://developer.calendly.com/api-docs/overview/api/reference

Before anything else, confirm access with the cheapest read-only call, like a list or a search. Never send or change anything to test access.

## Rules

- Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data, and say how many records it touches. One approval covers a batch the user has seen.
- Never print API keys.