Back-End MVP for an Appointment Booking Application

1. Business Registration

• Allow businesses to register with the application by providing basic details like name, address, and contact information.

• Define API endpoints for business registration that accept and store the required details in a database.

  Sub-items

  • Define an API that allows businesses to register with the application.
  • Define an API that allows businesses to update their contact information.
  • Define an API that allows businesses to view their contact information.
  • Define an API that allows businesses to delete their account.
  • Define an API that allows businesses to view a list of their upcoming appointments.
  • Define an API that allows businesses to view a list of their past appointments.
  • Define an API that allows businesses to view a list of their clients.
  • Define an API that allows businesses to view a list of their services.

2. Appointment Booking System

• Allow businesses to define their services and availability.

• Allow clients to view and book appointments through API endpoints exposed by the business.

• Store appointment bookings in a database.

  Sub-items

  • Define an API that allows businesses to create and manage their services.
  • Define an API that allows businesses to specify their availability for each service they offer.
  • Define an API that allows businesses to set limits on the number of appointments they can accept per day/week.
  • Define an API that allows businesses to block out time slots that they are unavailable.
  • Define an API that allows clients to browse and view the availability of the business's services.
  • Define an API that allows clients to book appointments at available time slots.
  • Define an API that allows businesses to set offset (in hours) for first available slot.
  • Send email notification to business, after successful booking.
  • Send email notification to client (with link to modify / cancel), after successful booking.
  • Send email notification/ reminder to business / client, X time before the booked appointment.

3. Client Management System

• Allow businesses to manage their clients' information and appointments.

• Allow businesses to update client information and appointment details.

• Store client information and appointment details in a database.

  Sub-items

  • Define an API that allows businesses to view a list of their clients and their contact information.
  • Define an API that allows businesses to view a list of upcoming appointments and their details.
  • Define an API that allows businesses to cancel or reschedule appointments.
  • Define an API that allows businesses to mark appointments as complete or no-show.

4. User Authentication

• Allow clients to register and authenticate themselves using social login to access the business's API endpoints to book appointments.

• Integrate social login into the application for clients to register and authenticate themselves.

• Store additional client information and authentication details if needed.

  Sub-items

  • Define an API that allows clients to register and log in to the application using social media accounts.
  • Define an API that allows clients to view their upcoming appointments.
  • Define an API that allows clients to cancel or reschedule appointments.
  • Define an API that allows clients with a history of their past appointments.