Google Calendar API

Manage calendar events via Google Calendar API.

Setup (OAuth2)

Create project:

Enable Calendar API: APIs & Services → Enable APIs → Google Calendar API

Create OAuth credentials: APIs & Services → Credentials → Create OAuth Client ID

Download JSON → save as ~/.config/google/credentials.json

Get refresh token using oauth2 flow (see below)

Quick Auth (using gcalcli)

Easiest setup using gcalcli:

pip install gcalcli
gcalcli init  # Opens browser for OAuth

Or use gcloud:

gcloud auth application-default login --scopes=

API Basics

ACCESS_TOKEN=$(gcloud auth application-default print-access-token)

curl -s "" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}" | jq '.items[] | {id, summary}'

List Calendars

curl -s "" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}" | jq '.items[] | {id, summary}'

Primary calendar ID is usually your email or primary.

List Events

CALENDAR_ID="primary"
TIME_MIN=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
TIME_MAX=$(date -u -d "+7 days" +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")

curl -s "" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}" | jq '.items[] | {summary, start: .start.dateTime, end: .end.dateTime}'

Get Today's Events

TODAY=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT00:00:00Z")
TOMORROW=$(date -u -d "+1 day" +"%Y-%m-%dT00:00:00Z")

curl -s "" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}" | jq '.items[] | {summary, start: .start.dateTime}'

Create Event

curl -s -X POST "" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "summary": "Meeting Title",
    "description": "Meeting description",
    "start": {
      "dateTime": "2024-01-15T10:00:00",
      "timeZone": "Europe/Paris"
    },
    "end": {
      "dateTime": "2024-01-15T11:00:00",
      "timeZone": "Europe/Paris"
    }
  }' | jq '{id, summary, htmlLink}'

Create Event with Attendees

curl -s -X POST "" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "summary": "Team Meeting",
    "start": {"dateTime": "2024-01-15T14:00:00", "timeZone": "Europe/Paris"},
    "end": {"dateTime": "2024-01-15T15:00:00", "timeZone": "Europe/Paris"},
    "attendees": [
      {"email": "person1@example.com"},
      {"email": "person2@example.com"}
    ],
    "conferenceData": {
      "createRequest": {"requestId": "meet-'$(date +%s)'"}
    }
  }' | jq

Add sendUpdates=all to send email invites.

Create All-Day Event

curl -s -X POST "" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "summary": "Holiday",
    "start": {"date": "2024-01-15"},
    "end": {"date": "2024-01-16"}
  }'

Use date (not dateTime) for all-day events.

Update Event

EVENT_ID="event_id_here"

curl -s -X PATCH "" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "summary": "Updated Title",
    "description": "Updated description"
  }'

Delete Event

curl -s -X DELETE "" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}"

Add Google Meet

curl -s -X POST "" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "summary": "Video Call",
    "start": {"dateTime": "2024-01-15T10:00:00", "timeZone": "Europe/Paris"},
    "end": {"dateTime": "2024-01-15T11:00:00", "timeZone": "Europe/Paris"},
    "conferenceData": {
      "createRequest": {
        "requestId": "'$(uuidgen)'",
        "conferenceSolutionKey": {"type": "hangoutsMeet"}
      }
    }
  }' | jq '.conferenceData.entryPoints[0].uri'

Free/Busy Query

curl -s -X POST "" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "timeMin": "2024-01-15T00:00:00Z",
    "timeMax": "2024-01-15T23:59:59Z",
    "items": [{"id": "primary"}]
  }' | jq '.calendars.primary.busy'

Quick Add (Natural Language)

curl -s -X POST "" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}" | jq

Rate Limits

• 1,000,000 queries/day (default)
• 100 requests/100 seconds/user