API Reference

This API reference is organized by resource type. Each resource type has one or more data representations and one or more methods.

Resource types

  1. Acl
  2. CalendarList
  3. Calendars
  4. Channels
  5. Colors
  6. Events
  7. Freebusy
  8. Settings

Acl

For Acl Resource details, see the resource representation page.

Method HTTP request Description
URIs relative to https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3, unless otherwise noted
delete DELETE  /calendars/calendarId/acl/ruleId Deletes an access control rule.
get GET  /calendars/calendarId/acl/ruleId Returns an access control rule.
insert POST  /calendars/calendarId/acl Creates an access control rule.
list GET  /calendars/calendarId/acl Returns the rules in the access control list for the calendar.
patch PATCH  /calendars/calendarId/acl/ruleId Updates an access control rule. This method supports patch semantics. Note that each patch request consumes three quota units; prefer using a get followed by an update. The field values you specify replace the existing values. Fields that you don't specify in the request remain unchanged. Array fields, if specified, overwrite the existing arrays; this discards any previous array elements.
update PUT  /calendars/calendarId/acl/ruleId Updates an access control rule.
watch POST  /calendars/calendarId/acl/watch Watch for changes to ACL resources.

CalendarList

For CalendarList Resource details, see the resource representation page.

Method HTTP request Description
URIs relative to https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3, unless otherwise noted
delete DELETE  /users/me/calendarList/calendarId Removes a calendar from the user's calendar list.
get GET  /users/me/calendarList/calendarId Returns a calendar from the user's calendar list.
insert POST  /users/me/calendarList Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list.
list GET  /users/me/calendarList Returns the calendars on the user's calendar list.
patch PATCH  /users/me/calendarList/calendarId Updates an existing calendar on the user's calendar list. This method supports patch semantics. Note that each patch request consumes three quota units; prefer using a get followed by an update. The field values you specify replace the existing values. Fields that you don't specify in the request remain unchanged. Array fields, if specified, overwrite the existing arrays; this discards any previous array elements.
update PUT  /users/me/calendarList/calendarId Updates an existing calendar on the user's calendar list.
watch POST  /users/me/calendarList/watch Watch for changes to CalendarList resources.

Calendars

For Calendars Resource details, see the resource representation page.

Method HTTP request Description
URIs relative to https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3, unless otherwise noted
clear POST  /calendars/calendarId/clear Clears a primary calendar. This operation deletes all events associated with the primary calendar of an account.
delete DELETE  /calendars/calendarId Deletes a secondary calendar. Use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars.
get GET  /calendars/calendarId Returns metadata for a calendar.
insert POST  /calendars Creates a secondary calendar.
patch PATCH  /calendars/calendarId Updates metadata for a calendar. This method supports patch semantics. Note that each patch request consumes three quota units; prefer using a get followed by an update. The field values you specify replace the existing values. Fields that you don't specify in the request remain unchanged. Array fields, if specified, overwrite the existing arrays; this discards any previous array elements.
update PUT  /calendars/calendarId Updates metadata for a calendar.

Channels

For Channels Resource details, see the resource representation page.

Method HTTP request Description
URIs relative to https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3, unless otherwise noted
stop POST  /channels/stop Stop watching resources through this channel.

Colors

For Colors Resource details, see the resource representation page.

Method HTTP request Description
URIs relative to https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3, unless otherwise noted
get GET  /colors Returns the color definitions for calendars and events.

Events

For Events Resource details, see the resource representation page.

Method HTTP request Description
URIs relative to https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3, unless otherwise noted
delete DELETE  /calendars/calendarId/events/eventId Deletes an event.
get GET  /calendars/calendarId/events/eventId Returns an event based on its Google Calendar ID. To retrieve an event using its iCalendar ID, call the events.list method using the iCalUID parameter.
import POST  /calendars/calendarId/events/import Imports an event. This operation is used to add a private copy of an existing event to a calendar.
insert POST  /calendars/calendarId/events Creates an event.
instances GET  /calendars/calendarId/events/eventId/instances Returns instances of the specified recurring event.
list GET  /calendars/calendarId/events Returns events on the specified calendar.
move POST  /calendars/calendarId/events/eventId/move Moves an event to another calendar, i.e. changes an event's organizer. Note that only default events can be moved; outOfOffice, focusTime and workingLocation events cannot be moved.

Required query parameters: destination

patch PATCH  /calendars/calendarId/events/eventId Updates an event. This method supports patch semantics. Note that each patch request consumes three quota units; prefer using a get followed by an update. The field values you specify replace the existing values. Fields that you don't specify in the request remain unchanged. Array fields, if specified, overwrite the existing arrays; this discards any previous array elements.
quickAdd POST  /calendars/calendarId/events/quickAdd Creates an event based on a simple text string.

Required query parameters: text

update PUT  /calendars/calendarId/events/eventId Updates an event. This method does not support patch semantics and always updates the entire event resource. To do a partial update, perform a get followed by an update using etags to ensure atomicity.
watch POST  /calendars/calendarId/events/watch Watch for changes to Events resources.

Freebusy

For Freebusy Resource details, see the resource representation page.

Method HTTP request Description
URIs relative to https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3, unless otherwise noted
query POST  /freeBusy Returns free/busy information for a set of calendars.

Settings

For Settings Resource details, see the resource representation page.

Method HTTP request Description
URIs relative to https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3, unless otherwise noted
get GET  /users/me/settings/setting Returns a single user setting.
list GET  /users/me/settings Returns all user settings for the authenticated user.
watch POST  /users/me/settings/watch Watch for changes to Settings resources.