Create Course Service

• User wants to create a multi-session course: “create a training program”, “set up a 6-week workshop”, “add a bootcamp course”, “create a teacher training course”
• User wants a free or hidden test COURSE with specific session dates/counts, such as “create a hidden free test course with 8 online sessions”
• The service type is COURSE — a fixed series with pre-defined start and end dates
• Customers must book the entire course (all sessions), unlike CLASS where they can pick individual sessions
• For general service creation where the type is ambiguous, see Create Booking Service from Prompt

Prerequisites

• For full API field definitions, validation rules, and troubleshooting, see Create and Update Booking Services

Step 1: Gather Business Context

Run these queries to collect site data for informed defaults.

1a. Query Service Categories

1b. Query Existing Services (Duplicate Check)

Warn the user if a service with a similar name already exists.

Note: Staff queries are optional for COURSE services since staffMemberIds is ignored by the API. However, querying staff can still be useful for context (e.g., mentioning the instructor in the description).

Step 2: Apply Course Defaults

For any fields the user did not explicitly specify:

Pricing (if not specified)

• If user specifies a price → rateType: "FIXED" (for the entire course)
• If user says “free” → rateType: "NO_FEE", options.inPerson: true, options.online: false
• If no price mentioned → infer from context (workshops ~$100-300, training programs ~$200-500, bootcamps ~$150-400) or default to free
• Course pricing is for the full course, not per session — remind the user of this in the summary

Capacity (if not specified)

• Default: 10 participants
• If user mentions group size → use their number
• Typical ranges: intensive 5-10, standard 10-20, lecture-style 20-50

Category

• If categories exist → assign the most relevant one (e.g., “Training”, “Workshops”)
• If no categories exist → create one:

Service Name & Description

• Use the user’s wording for the service name
• Generate a brief, professional description (1-2 sentences) mentioning it’s a multi-session course
• If the user specified the number of sessions or duration, include that in the description

Step 3: Create the Course Service

CRITICAL: COURSE services do NOT use staffMemberIds or sessionDurations. These fields are ignored. Use defaultCapacity instead.

Do not put session dates under course.sessions, CourseSession, or any similar nested field in the Services V2 create/update payload. Services V2 creates the course service and returns a service.schedule.id; it does not create bookable course sessions from nested course data. A course with no Calendar events can be created successfully but appear as ended or unavailable on the service page.

Paid course:

Free course:

COURSE-Specific Reminders

• Do NOT include staffMemberIds — it is ignored for COURSE services
• Do NOT include schedule.availabilityConstraints.sessionDurations — not used for COURSE
• Do NOT include course.sessions or inferred CourseSession objects in the service payload — accepted or ignored nested course data does not make sessions bookable
• defaultCapacity is required — sets max participants for the entire course
• Customers must book the entire course (all sessions), not individual sessions
• After creation, course sessions must be scheduled separately via bulkCreateEvents using the returned service.schedule.id (see Create and Update Booking Services)
• If the user asked you to create the course and gave the session count/times, the job is not complete after bulkCreateServices; continue by creating the Calendar events, then verify the service has future events before telling the user it is ready

Save the serviceId from the response: results[0].item.service.id Save the service.schedule.id from the response for the follow-up bulkCreateEvents request.

Step 4: Create Course Session Events

If the user specified session dates, times, or a session count, create the course events immediately after the service exists:

1. Read results[0].item.schedule.id from the service create response.
2. Query or create the resource/staff member that should appear on the course events and use its resourceId.
3. Call bulkCreateEvents (POST https://www.wixapis.com/calendar/v3/bulk/events/create) with one event per course session.
4. For each event, set:
   • event.scheduleId to the course service’s service.schedule.id
   • event.type to COURSE
   • event.resources to at least one resource object using a valid resourceId
   • start/end fields for the session time
5. Query the service/calendar events afterward to confirm future events exist before saying the course is bookable.

If the session details are missing, create only the service and clearly tell the user that the course still needs session events before it can be booked.

Step 5: Summary Message

Provide a summary including:

1. What was created — service name, total course price, capacity
2. Assumptions made — list defaults used (e.g., “I set the capacity to 10 participants since you didn’t specify”)
3. Pricing clarification — note that the price is for the entire course, not per session
4. Schedule status — say whether course session events were created and verified; do not say the course is bookable if only the service exists
5. Next steps — if events were not created, tell the user to provide session dates/times or set up the course schedule
6. Offer to adjust — “Want me to change the price, capacity, or description?”

Example:

I created “Yoga Teacher Training”:

• Type: Course (customers book the full program)
• Price: $300 for the full course
• Capacity: 10 participants
• Category: Training

I assumed a capacity of 10 since you didn’t specify. The price of $300 covers the entire course — customers pay once for all sessions. You can review and adjust the details in the service form.

Next step: You’ll need to set up the course schedule (specific session dates and times) before customers can book it.

Error Handling

Payment Validation Quick Reference

What This Skill Does NOT Cover

• Course schedule setup — individual session events (dates/times) must be configured separately via Calendar Events API. See Create and Update Booking Services Step 3.
• Pricing plans — memberships or installment payments are separate. See Create and Update Pricing Plans
• Instructor assignment — staffMemberIds is ignored for COURSE. Staff association is managed through calendar events.
• Service images — requires Media Manager API (see create-and-update-booking-services.md)

API Documentation Reference

• Bulk Create Services (opens in a new tab)
• Query Services (opens in a new tab)
• Query Categories (opens in a new tab)
• Create Category (opens in a new tab)
• Bulk Create Events (opens in a new tab)
• About Service Types (opens in a new tab)
• About Service Payments (opens in a new tab)