Productivity
Google Calendar

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With the Google Calendar app in , you can manage events and calendars in your Google Calendar account.
Requirements
To use the Google Calendar modules, you must have a Google account. 
﻿'s use and transfer of information received from Google APIs to any other app will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy.
Connect Google Calendar and ﻿
To create the connection:
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Log in to your  account, add a Google Calendar module to your , and click Create a connection.
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Optional: In the Connection name field, enter a name for the connection.
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Optional: Switch on the Show advanced settings toggle and enter your Google Cloud Platform project client credentials. For more information, see the Create and configure a Google Cloud Platform project for Google Calendar﻿ section.
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Click Sign in with Google.
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If prompted, authenticate your account, grant all requested permissions, and confirm access.
You've successfully created the connection and can now use the Google Calendar app in your . If you want to make changes to your connection in the future, follow the steps here.
To connect to  using your own client credentials, you can create and configure a project in the Google Cloud Platform.
Create a Google Cloud Platform project for Google Calendar
To create a Google Cloud Platform project:
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Log in to the Google Cloud Platform using your Google credentials.
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On the welcome page, click Create or select a project > New project. If you already have a project, proceed to the step 5.
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Enter a Project name and select the Location for your project.
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Click Create.
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In the top menu, check if your new project is selected in the Select a project dropdown. If not, select the project you just created.
To create a new project or work in the existing one, you need to have the serviceusage.services.enable permission. If you don’t have this permission, ask the Google Cloud Platform Project Owner or Project IAM Admin to grant it to you.
Enable APIs for Google Calendar
To enable the required API:
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Open the left navigation menu and go to APIs & Services > Library.
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Search for the following API: Google Sheets API and Google Drive API.
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Click Google Calendar API, then click Enable. If you see the Manage button instead of the Enable button, you can proceed to the next step: the API is already enabled.
Configure your OAuth consent screen for Google Calendar
To configure your OAuth consent screen:
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In the left sidebar, click Google Auth Platform.
If you don't see Google Auth Platform in the left sidebar, click View all products at the top of it, then pin Google Auth Platform to the sidebar.
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Click Get Started.
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In the Overview section, under App information, enter Make as the app name and provide your Gmail address. Click Next.
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Under Audience, select External. Click Next.
For more information regarding user types, refer to Google's Exceptions to verification requirements documentation.
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Under Contact Information, enter your Gmail address and click Next.
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Under Finish, agree to the Google User Data Policy.
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Click Continue > Create.
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Click Create OAuth Client.
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In the Branding section, under Authorized domains, add make.com and integromat.com. Click Save.
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Optional: In the Audience section, add your Gmail address on the Test users page, then click Save and continue if you want the project to remain in the Testing publishing status. Read the note below to learn more about the publishing status.
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In the Data Access section, click Add or remove scopes, add the following scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendars
You can add scopes using:
A table with filters
A window to manually enter scopes:
Click Update.
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Click Save.
Publishing Status
Testing: If you keep your project in the Testing status, you will be required to reauthorize your connection in Make every week. To avoid weekly reauthorization, update the project status to In production.
In production: If you update your project to the In production status, you will not be required to reauthorize the connection weekly. To update your project's status, go to the Google Auth Platform, the Audience section, and click Publish app. If you see the notice Needs verification, you can choose whether to go through the Google verification process for the app or to connect to your unverified app. Currently connecting to unverified apps works in Make, but we cannot guarantee the Google will allow connections to unverified apps for an indefinite period.
For more information regarding the publishing status, refer to the Publishing status section of Google's Setting up your OAuth consent screen help.
Create your Google Calendar client credentials
To create your client credentials:
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In Google Auth Platform, click Clients.
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Click + Create Client.
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In the Application type dropdown, select Web application.
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Update the Name of your OAuth client. This will help you identify it in the platform.
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In the Authorized redirect URIs section, click + Add URI and enter the following redirect URI:
https://www.integromat.com/oauth/cb/google/
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Click Create.
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Click the OAuth 2.0 Client you created, copy your Client ID and Client secret values, and store them in a safe place.
Google Calendar modules
After connecting to the Google Calendar app, you can use the following types of modules to build your .
Watch Events
Search Events
Get an Event
Create an Event
Duplicate an Event
Update an Event
Delete an Event
List Calendars
Get a Calendar
Create a Calendar
Update a Calendar
Delete a Calendar
Clear a Calendar
List Access Control Rules
Get an Access Control Rule
Create an Access Control Rule
Update an Access Control Rule
Delete an Access Control Rule
Make an API Call
Get Free/Busy Information
Templates
You can look for Google Calendar templates in Make's template gallery, where you'll find thousands of pre-created .
Google Calendar resources
﻿Google Calendar API documentation﻿
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