Google Calendar - UnifyApps

Google Calendar is a cloud-based calendar service that allows users to schedule events, set reminders, and share calendars.

Integrating your application with Google Calendar enhances event management and collaboration capabilities, providing a powerful tool for streamlined scheduling and organization.

Authentication

Ensure you have the following information ready for a seamless integration process:

Connection Name: Select a descriptive name for your connection, like "MyAppCalendarIntegration." This helps easily identify the connection within your application or integration settings.
Authentication Type: Google Calendar supports service accounts and OAuth authentication for server-to-server integrations.
- Service Account
- OAuth

Service Account

Create a Service Account: Follow the Google Cloud Platform instructions to create a service account.
Add Domain-Level Access: Grant domain-level access to the service account using the client ID, following the steps provided by Google.
Scopes: Ensure the following scopes are added to your service account and domain-level access:
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly
- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.events
Authentication: Use the service account email, private key, and a sample user email to authenticate the connection.

OAuth

Press the Authorize button in your application. You'll be redirected to a Google sign-in page.
If you're not already logged into Google, enter your Google account credentials.
Google will display a permissions request screen, showing your app name and the specific Google services requested (e.g., Google Calendar).
Carefully review the permissions being requested. If you're comfortable with the permissions, click the "Allow" or "Grant Access" button.
After granting access, you'll be automatically redirected back to your platform, and you should see a confirmation message that your Google account is now connected.

Actions

Action Name	Description
`Create all day event`	Creates an all-day event in Google Calendar
`Create calendar`	Creates a calendar in Google Calendar
`Create event`	Creates a new event in Google Calendar
`Create task`	Creates a task in a tasklist in Google Calendar
`Delete event`	Deletes an event via its Event ID in Google Calendar
`Free-Busy Times`	Checks for free-busy times in Google Calendar
`Get calendar by ID`	Gets calendar by ID from Google Calendar
`Get event by ID`	Gets event by ID from Google Calendar
`List calendars`	Lists calendars in Google Calendar
`Update event`	Updates an event in Google Calendar
`Update task`	Updates a task in Google Calendar
`Search events`	Searches events in Google Calendar
`Add attendees to an event`	Adds a list of attendees to an event in Google Calendar
`Delete attendees from an event`	Deletes a list of attendees from an event in Google Calendar

Triggers

Trigger Name	Description
`New/Updated event`	Triggers when an event is created or updated in a specific calendar
`New event`	Triggers when a new event is created in a specific calendar
`Event end`	Triggers when an event ends
`Event start`	Triggers at or a specified time before an event starts