GET https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/calendarId/events/eventId
Parameters
Parameter name
Value
Description
Path parameters
calendarId
string
Calendar identifier. To retrieve calendar IDs call the calendarList.list method. If you want to access the primary calendar of the currently logged in user, use the "primary" keyword.
eventId
string
Event identifier.
Optional query parameters
alwaysIncludeEmail
boolean
Deprecated and ignored. A value will always be returned in the email field for the organizer, creator and attendees, even if no real email address is available (i.e. a generated, non-working value will be provided).
maxAttendees
integer
The maximum number of attendees to include in the response. If there are more than the specified number of attendees, only the participant is returned. Optional.
timeZone
string
Time zone used in the response. Optional. The default is the time zone of the calendar.
Authorization
This request allows authorization with at least one of the following scopes:
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