Google Calendar
Google calendar service for events, invitations, reminders, availability, attendees, and shared schedules.
Works well for scheduling meetings, managing attendees, checking calendar details, and responding to newly created, ended, or canceled events.
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What Snow can do with Google Calendar
These are the Google Calendar operations Snow and the apps you build with it can run. Sign in to choose which ones Snow may run without asking.
Reads17
Look at your data without changing it.
- Find event
Finds events in a specified Google Calendar using text query, time ranges (event start/end, last modification), and event types. Ensure `timeMin` is not chronologically after `timeMax` if both are provided. Results may span multiple pages; always follow `nextPageToken` until absent to avoid silently missing events. Validate the correct match from results by checking summary, start.dateTime, and organizer.email before using event_id for mutations. An empty `items` array means no events matched — widen filters rather than treating it as an error.
- Get ACL Rule
Retrieves a specific access control rule for a calendar. Use when you need to check permissions for a specific user, group, or domain.
- Get Event
Retrieves a SINGLE event by its unique event_id (REQUIRED). This action does NOT list or search events - it fetches ONE specific event when you already know its ID. If you want to list events within a time range, search for events, or filter by criteria like time_min/time_max, use GOOGLECALENDAR_EVENTS_LIST instead.
- Get Event Instances
Returns instances of the specified recurring event. Use timeMin/timeMax to constrain the window; omitting bounds can return large result sets and is quota-heavy. On high-volume calls, 403 rateLimitExceeded or 429 too_many_requests may occur; apply exponential backoff (1s, 2s, 4s) before retrying.
- Get Google Calendar
Retrieves a specific Google Calendar, identified by `calendar_id`, to which the authenticated user has access. Response includes `timeZone` (IANA format, e.g., 'America/Los_Angeles') — use it directly when constructing `timeMin`/`timeMax` in other tools to avoid DST errors. An empty `defaultReminders` list is valid (no defaults configured). Insufficient `accessRole` may omit fields like `defaultReminders` and `colorId`.
- Get Single Calendar by ID
Retrieves metadata for a SINGLE specific calendar from the user's calendar list by its calendar ID. This action requires a calendarId parameter and returns details about that one calendar only. NOTE: This does NOT list all calendars. To list all calendars in the user's calendar list, use GOOGLECALENDAR_CALENDAR_LIST_LIST instead.
- List Events from All Calendars
Return a unified event list across all calendars in the user's calendar list for a given time range. Use when you need a single view of all events across multiple calendars. An inverted or incorrect time range silently returns empty results rather than an error. An empty `items` list means no events matched the filters—adjust `time_min`, `time_max`, or `q` before concluding no events exist.
- Find free slots
Finds both free and busy time slots in Google Calendars for specified calendars within a defined time range. If `time_min` is not provided, defaults to the current timestamp in the specified timezone. If `time_max` is not provided, defaults to 23:59:59 of the day specified in `time_min` (if provided), otherwise defaults to 23:59:59 of the current day in the specified timezone. Returns busy intervals and calculates free slots by finding gaps between busy periods; `time_min` must precede `time_max` if both are provided. This action retrieves free and busy time slots for the specified calendars over a given time period. It analyzes the busy intervals from the calendars and provides calculated free slots based on the gaps in the busy periods. Returned free slots are unfiltered by duration; callers must filter intervals to those fully containing the required meeting length. No event metadata (titles, descriptions, links) is returned; use GOOGLECALENDAR_EVENTS_LIST for event details.
- Get Calendar Setting
Tool to return a single user setting for the authenticated user. Use when you need to retrieve a specific calendar setting value.
- Get Color Definitions
Returns the color definitions for calendars and events. Use when you need to retrieve the available color palette for styling calendars or events.
Creates10
Add something new to your account.
- Create a calendar
Creates a new, empty Google Calendar with the specified title (summary). Newly created calendars default to UTC timezone; use GOOGLECALENDAR_PATCH_CALENDAR afterward to set the desired timeZone if needed.
- Create a new calendar
Creates a new secondary Google Calendar with the specified title and optional settings. Use this action when you need to create a new calendar for organizing events separately from the primary calendar. The authenticated user becomes the owner of the newly created calendar. Optional parameters include description, location, and timezone.
- Create ACL Rule
Creates an access control rule for a calendar. Use when you need to grant sharing permissions to a user, group, or domain.
- Create Event
Create a Google Calendar event using start_datetime plus duration fields. The organizer is added as an attendee unless exclude_organizer is True. By default adds Google Meet link (works for Workspace, gracefully falls back for personal Gmail). Attendees can be email strings (required) or objects with email and optional fields. No conflict checking is performed; use GOOGLECALENDAR_FREE_BUSY_QUERY to detect overlaps before creating. Returns event id and htmlLink nested under data.response_data. Example: { "start_datetime": "2025-01-16T13:00:00", "timezone": "America/New_York", "event_duration_hour": 1, "event_duration_minutes": 30, "summary": "Client sync", "attendees":
- Insert Calendar into List
Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list, making it visible in the UI. Calendars (e.g., newly created ones) won't appear in the list or UI until explicitly inserted.
- Import Event
Tool to import an event as a private copy to a calendar. Use when you need to add an existing event to a calendar using its iCalUID. Only events with eventType='default' can be imported.
- Watch ACL Changes
Tool to watch for changes to ACL resources. Use when you need to set up real-time notifications for access control list modifications on a calendar.
- Watch Calendar List
Watch for changes to CalendarList resources using push notifications. Use this to receive real-time updates when calendar list entries are modified.
- Watch Events
Watch for changes to Events resources. Watch channels expire; persist the channel `id` per `calendarId` to re-establish watches after expiration or restarts.
- Watch Settings
Watch for changes to Settings resources.
Updates9
Change something that is already there.
- Patch Calendar
Partially updates (PATCHes) an existing Google Calendar, modifying only the fields provided. At least one of summary, description, location, or timezone must be provided. Empty strings for `description` or `location` clear them.
- Patch Calendar List Entry
Updates an existing calendar on the user's calendar list using patch semantics. This method allows partial updates, modifying only the specified fields.
- Patch Event
Update specified fields of an existing event in a Google Calendar using patch semantics (array fields like `attendees` are fully replaced if provided); ensure the `calendar_id` and `event_id` are valid and the user has write access to the calendar.
- Update Calendar
Full PUT-style update that overwrites all calendar metadata fields; unspecified optional fields are cleared. Use GOOGLECALENDAR_PATCH_CALENDAR to update only a subset of fields. Mutates the underlying calendar resource (title, description, timeZone, etc.); use GOOGLECALENDAR_CALENDAR_LIST_UPDATE to change per-user display properties like color.
- Update Google event
Updates an existing event in Google Calendar. REQUIRES event_id - you MUST first search for the event using GOOGLECALENDAR_FIND_EVENT or GOOGLECALENDAR_EVENTS_LIST to obtain the event_id. This is a full PUT replacement: omitted fields (including attendees, reminders, recurrence, conferencing) are cleared. Always provide the complete desired event state. Use GOOGLECALENDAR_PATCH_EVENT instead for partial edits.
- Move Event
Moves an event to another calendar, i.e., changes an event's organizer.
- Patch ACL Rule
Updates an existing access control rule for a calendar using patch semantics (partial update). This allows modifying specific fields without affecting other properties. IMPORTANT: The ACL rule must already exist on the calendar. This action cannot create new rules. If you receive a 404 Not Found error, the rule does not exist - use ACL insert to create it first, or use ACL list to verify available rules. Each patch request consumes three quota units. For domain-type ACL rules, if PATCH fails with 500 error, this action will automatically fallback to UPDATE method.
- Update ACL Rule
Updates an access control rule for the specified calendar.
- Update Calendar List Entry
Updates a calendar list entry's display/subscription settings (color, visibility, reminders, selection) for the authenticated user — does not modify the underlying calendar resource (title, timezone, etc.). To modify the calendar itself, use GOOGLECALENDAR_CALENDARS_UPDATE.
Deletes8
Remove something. This often cannot be undone.
- Delete ACL Rule
Deletes an access control rule from a Google Calendar. Use when you need to remove sharing permissions for a user, group, or domain.
- Delete Calendar
Deletes a secondary calendar that you own or have delete permissions on. Deletion is permanent and irreversible — verify the correct calendar_id before calling. You cannot delete your primary calendar or calendars you only have read/write access to. Use calendarList.list to find calendars with owner accessRole. For primary calendars, use calendars.clear instead. Parallel calls may trigger userRateLimitExceeded; sequence bulk deletions.
- Delete event
Deletes a specified event by `event_id` from a Google Calendar (`calendar_id`); idempotent — a 404 for an already-deleted event is a no-op. Bulk deletions may trigger `rateLimitExceeded` or `userRateLimitExceeded`; cap concurrency to 5–10 requests and apply exponential backoff.
- Remove Calendar from List
Tool to remove a calendar from the user's calendar list. Use when you need to unsubscribe from or hide a calendar from the user's list.
- Stop Channel
Tool to stop watching resources through a notification channel. Use when you need to discontinue push notifications for a specific channel subscription.
- Batch Events
Execute up to 1000 event mutations (create/patch/delete) in one Google Calendar HTTP batch request with per-item status/results. Use this to materially reduce round-trips for bulk operations like migrations, cleanup, or large-scale updates.
- Clear Calendar
Clears a primary calendar by deleting all events from it. The calendar itself is preserved; only its events are removed. Primary calendars cannot be deleted entirely.
- Remove attendee from event
Removes an attendee from a specified event in a Google Calendar; the calendar and event must exist. Concurrent calls on the same event can overwrite attendee lists — apply changes sequentially per event.
Triggers
These are the trigger events currently available for Google Calendar.
- Attendee Response Changed
Polling trigger that fires when any attendee's RSVP changes to accepted, declined, or tentative. Returns attendee info and current status.
- Calendar Event Changes
SOON TO BE DEPRECATED - Use Calendar Event Sync (polling trigger) instead. Real-time webhook trigger for calendar event changes. Returns event metadata only. For full event data, use Calendar Event Sync (polling trigger).
- Calendar Event Sync
Polling trigger that returns full event data including details, attendees, and metadata. For real-time notifications with basic info, use Calendar Event Changes (webhook).
- Event Canceled or Deleted
Triggers when a Google Calendar event is cancelled or deleted. Returns minimal data: event_id, summary (if available), and cancellation timestamp.
- Event Created
Polling trigger that fires when a new calendar event is created. Returns event ID, summary, start/end times, and organizer info.
- Event Starting Soon
Triggers when a calendar event is within a configured number of minutes from starting. Returns event details, time remaining, attendees, and join links when available.
- Event Updated
Triggers when an existing Google Calendar event is modified. Returns the event ID, change type, and the specific fields that changed with their previous and new values.
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