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CalendarRepresents a calendar that the user owns or is subscribed to.
Methods Method Return type Brief descriptioncreateAllDayEvent(title, date)
CalendarEvent
Creates a new all-day event. createAllDayEvent(title, startDate, endDate)
CalendarEvent
Creates a new all-day event that can span multiple days. createAllDayEvent(title, startDate, endDate, options)
CalendarEvent
Creates a new all-day event that can span multiple days. createAllDayEvent(title, date, options)
CalendarEvent
Creates a new all-day event. createAllDayEventSeries(title, startDate, recurrence)
CalendarEventSeries
Creates a new all-day event series. createAllDayEventSeries(title, startDate, recurrence, options)
CalendarEventSeries
Creates a new all-day event series. createEvent(title, startTime, endTime)
CalendarEvent
Creates a new event. createEvent(title, startTime, endTime, options)
CalendarEvent
Creates a new event. createEventFromDescription(description)
CalendarEvent
Creates an event from a free-form description. createEventSeries(title, startTime, endTime, recurrence)
CalendarEventSeries
Creates a new event series. createEventSeries(title, startTime, endTime, recurrence, options)
CalendarEventSeries
Creates a new event series. deleteCalendar()
void
Deletes the calendar permanently. getColor()
String
Gets the color of the calendar. getDescription()
String
Gets the description of the calendar. getEventById(iCalId)
CalendarEvent
Gets the event with the given ID. getEventSeriesById(iCalId)
CalendarEventSeries
Gets the event series with the given ID. getEvents(startTime, endTime)
CalendarEvent[]
Gets all events that occur within a given time range. getEvents(startTime, endTime, options)
CalendarEvent[]
Gets all events that occur within a given time range and meet the specified criteria. getEventsForDay(date)
CalendarEvent[]
Gets all events that occur on a given day. getEventsForDay(date, options)
CalendarEvent[]
Gets all events that occur on a given day and meet specified criteria. getId()
String
Gets the ID of the calendar. getName()
String
Gets the name of the calendar. getTimeZone()
String
Gets the time zone of the calendar. isHidden()
Boolean
Determines whether the calendar is hidden in the user interface. isMyPrimaryCalendar()
Boolean
Determines whether the calendar is the primary calendar for the effective user. isOwnedByMe()
Boolean
Determines whether the calendar is owned by you. isSelected()
Boolean
Determines whether the calendar's events are displayed in the user interface. setColor(color)
Calendar
Sets the color of the calendar. setDescription(description)
Calendar
Sets the description of a calendar. setHidden(hidden)
Calendar
Sets whether the calendar is visible in the user interface. setName(name)
Calendar
Sets the name of the calendar. setSelected(selected)
Calendar
Sets whether the calendar's events are displayed in the user interface. setTimeZone(timeZone)
Calendar
Sets the time zone of the calendar. unsubscribeFromCalendar()
void
Unsubscribes the user from a calendar. Detailed documentation createAllDayEvent(title, date)
Creates a new all-day event.
// Creates an all-day event for the moon landing and logs the ID. const event = CalendarApp.getDefaultCalendar().createAllDayEvent( 'Apollo 11 Landing', new Date('July 20, 1969'), ); Logger.log(`Event ID: ${event.getId()}`);Parameters Name Type Description
title
String
The title of the event. date
Date
The date of the event (only the day is used; the time is ignored). Return
CalendarEvent
— The created event.
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
createAllDayEvent(title, startDate, endDate)
Creates a new all-day event that can span multiple days.
// Creates an all-day event for the Woodstock festival (August 15th to 17th) and // logs the ID. const event = CalendarApp.getDefaultCalendar().createAllDayEvent( 'Woodstock Festival', new Date('August 15, 1969'), new Date('August 18, 1969'), ); Logger.log(`Event ID: ${event.getId()}`);Parameters Name Type Description
title
String
The title of the event. startDate
Date
The date when the event starts (only the day is used; the time is ignored). endDate
Date
The date when the event ends (only the day is used; the time is ignored). The end date is exclusive. Return
CalendarEvent
— The created event.
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
createAllDayEvent(title, startDate, endDate, options)
Creates a new all-day event that can span multiple days.
// Creates an all-day event for the Woodstock festival (August 15th to 17th) and // logs the ID. const event = CalendarApp.getDefaultCalendar().createAllDayEvent( 'Woodstock Festival', new Date('August 15, 1969'), new Date('August 18, 1969'), {location: 'Bethel, White Lake, New York, U.S.', sendInvites: true}, ); Logger.log(`Event ID: ${event.getId()}`);Parameters Name Type Description
title
String
The title of the event. startDate
Date
The date when the event starts (only the day is used; the time is ignored). endDate
Date
The date when the event ends (only the day is used; the time is ignored). The end date is exclusive. options
Object
A JavaScript object that specifies advanced parameters, as listed below. Advanced parameters Name Type Description description
String
The description of the event. location
String
The location of the event. guests
String
A comma-separated list of email addresses that should be added as guests. sendInvites
Boolean
Whether to send invitation emails (default: false
). Return
CalendarEvent
— The created event.
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
createAllDayEvent(title, date, options)
Creates a new all-day event.
// Creates an all-day event for the moon landing and logs the ID. const event = CalendarApp.getDefaultCalendar().createAllDayEvent( 'Apollo 11 Landing', new Date('July 20, 1969'), {location: 'The Moon'}, ); Logger.log(`Event ID: ${event.getId()}`);Parameters Name Type Description
title
String
The title of the event. date
Date
The date of the event (only the day is used; the time is ignored). options
Object
A JavaScript object that specifies advanced parameters, as listed below. Advanced parameters Name Type Description description
String
The description of the event. location
String
The location of the event. guests
String
A comma-separated list of email addresses that should be added as guests. sendInvites
Boolean
Whether to send invitation emails (default: false
). Return
CalendarEvent
— The created event.
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
createAllDayEventSeries(title, startDate, recurrence)
Creates a new all-day event series.
// Creates an event series for a no-meetings day, taking place every Wednesday // in 2013. const eventSeries = CalendarApp.getDefaultCalendar().createAllDayEventSeries( 'No Meetings', new Date('January 2, 2013 03:00:00 PM EST'), CalendarApp.newRecurrence() .addWeeklyRule() .onlyOnWeekday(CalendarApp.Weekday.WEDNESDAY) .until(new Date('January 1, 2014')), ); Logger.log(`Event Series ID: ${eventSeries.getId()}`);Parameters Name Type Description
title
String
the title of the events in the series startDate
Date
the date of the first event in the series (only the day is used; the time is ignored) recurrence
EventRecurrence
the recurrence settings of the event series Return
CalendarEventSeries
— the created event series
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
createAllDayEventSeries(title, startDate, recurrence, options)
Creates a new all-day event series.
// Creates an event series for a no-meetings day, taking place every Wednesday // in 2013. const eventSeries = CalendarApp.getDefaultCalendar().createAllDayEventSeries( 'No Meetings', new Date('January 2, 2013 03:00:00 PM EST'), CalendarApp.newRecurrence() .addWeeklyRule() .onlyOnWeekday(CalendarApp.Weekday.WEDNESDAY) .until(new Date('January 1, 2014')), {guests: 'everyone@example.com'}, ); Logger.log(`Event Series ID: ${eventSeries.getId()}`);Parameters Name Type Description
title
String
the title of the events in the series startDate
Date
the date of the first event in the series (only the day is used; the time is ignored) recurrence
EventRecurrence
the recurrence settings of the event series options
Object
a JavaScript object that specifies advanced parameters, as listed below Advanced parameters Name Type Description description
String
the description of the events in the series location
String
the location of the events in the series guests
String
a comma-separated list of email addresses that should be added as guests to the events in the series sendInvites
Boolean
whether to send invitation emails (default: false
) Return
CalendarEventSeries
— the created event series
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
createEvent(title, startTime, endTime)
Creates a new event.
If no time zone is specified, the time values are interpreted in the context of the script's time zone, which may be different than the calendar's time zone.
// Creates an event for the moon landing and logs the ID. const event = CalendarApp.getDefaultCalendar().createEvent( 'Apollo 11 Landing', new Date('July 20, 1969 20:00:00 UTC'), new Date('July 21, 1969 21:00:00 UTC'), ); Logger.log(`Event ID: ${event.getId()}`);Parameters Name Type Description
title
String
the title of the event startTime
Date
the date and time when the event starts endTime
Date
the date and time when the event ends Return
CalendarEvent
— the created event
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
createEvent(title, startTime, endTime, options)
Creates a new event.
If no time zone is specified, the time values are interpreted in the context of the script's time zone, which may be different than the calendar's time zone.
// Creates an event for the moon landing and logs the ID. const event = CalendarApp.getDefaultCalendar().createEvent( 'Apollo 11 Landing', new Date('July 20, 1969 20:00:00 UTC'), new Date('July 20, 1969 21:00:00 UTC'), {location: 'The Moon'}, ); Logger.log(`Event ID: ${event.getId()}`);Parameters Name Type Description
title
String
the title of the event startTime
Date
the date and time when the event starts endTime
Date
the date and time when the event ends options
Object
a JavaScript object that specifies advanced parameters, as listed below Advanced parameters Name Type Description description
String
the description of the event location
String
the location of the event guests
String
a comma-separated list of email addresses that should be added as guests sendInvites
Boolean
whether to send invitation emails (default: false
) Return
CalendarEvent
— the created event
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
createEventFromDescription(description)
Creates an event from a free-form description.
The description should use the same format as the UI's "Quick Add" feature.
// Creates a new event and logs its ID. const event = CalendarApp.getDefaultCalendar().createEventFromDescription( 'Lunch with Mary, Friday at 1PM', ); Logger.log(`Event ID: ${event.getId()}`);Parameters Name Type Description
description
String
a free-form description of the event Return
CalendarEvent
— the created event
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
createEventSeries(title, startTime, endTime, recurrence)
Creates a new event series.
// Creates an event series for a team meeting, taking place every Tuesday and // Thursday in 2013. const eventSeries = CalendarApp.getDefaultCalendar().createEventSeries( 'Team Meeting', new Date('January 1, 2013 03:00:00 PM EST'), new Date('January 1, 2013 04:00:00 PM EST'), CalendarApp.newRecurrence() .addWeeklyRule() .onlyOnWeekdays( [CalendarApp.Weekday.TUESDAY, CalendarApp.Weekday.THURSDAY]) .until(new Date('January 1, 2014')), ); Logger.log(`Event Series ID: ${eventSeries.getId()}`);Parameters Name Type Description
title
String
the title of the events in the series startTime
Date
the date and time when the first event in the series starts endTime
Date
the date and time when the first event in the series ends recurrence
EventRecurrence
the recurrence settings of the event series Return
CalendarEventSeries
— the created event series
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
createEventSeries(title, startTime, endTime, recurrence, options)
Creates a new event series.
// Creates an event series for a team meeting, taking place every Tuesday and // Thursday in 2013. const eventSeries = CalendarApp.getDefaultCalendar().createEventSeries( 'Team Meeting', new Date('January 1, 2013 03:00:00 PM EST'), new Date('January 1, 2013 04:00:00 PM EST'), CalendarApp.newRecurrence() .addWeeklyRule() .onlyOnWeekdays( [CalendarApp.Weekday.TUESDAY, CalendarApp.Weekday.THURSDAY]) .until(new Date('January 1, 2014')), {location: 'Conference Room'}, ); Logger.log(`Event Series ID: ${eventSeries.getId()}`);Parameters Name Type Description
title
String
the title of the events in the series startTime
Date
the date and time when the first event in the series starts endTime
Date
the date and time when the first event in the series ends recurrence
EventRecurrence
the recurrence settings of the event series options
Object
a JavaScript object that specifies advanced parameters, as listed below Advanced parameters Name Type Description description
String
the description of the events in the series location
String
the location of the events in the series guests
String
a comma-separated list of email addresses that should be added as guests to the events in the series sendInvites
Boolean
whether to send invitation emails (default: false
) Return
CalendarEventSeries
— the created event series
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
deleteCalendar()
Deletes the calendar permanently. A user can only delete a calendar they own.
// Creates a calendar to delete. const calendar = CalendarApp.createCalendar('Test'); // Deletes the 'Test' calendar permanently. calendar.deleteCalendar();Throws
Error
— if this is an imported calendar.
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
getColor()
Gets the color of the calendar.
// Opens the calendar by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const calendar = CalendarApp.getCalendarById('222larabrown@gmail.com'); // Gets the color of the calendar and logs it to the console. // For the default calendar, you can use CalendarApp.getColor() instead. const calendarColor = calendar.getColor(); console.log(calendarColor);Return
String
— A hexadecimal color string ("#rrggbb").
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
getDescription()
Gets the description of the calendar.
// Opens the calendar by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const calendar = CalendarApp.getCalendarById('222larabrown@gmail.com'); // Sets the description of the calendar to 'Test description.' calendar.setDescription('Test description'); // Gets the description of the calendar and logs it to the console. // For the default calendar, you can use CalendarApp.getDescription() instead. const description = calendar.getDescription(); console.log(description);Return
String
— The description of this calendar.
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
getEventById(iCalId)
Gets the event with the given ID. If the series belongs to a calendar other than the default calendar, this method must be called from that calendar. Calling CalendarApp.getEventById(iCalId)
only returns an event in the default calendar.
Multiple events may have the same ID if they are part of an event series. In this case this method returns only the first event from that series.
// Opens the calendar by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const calendar = CalendarApp.getCalendarById('222larabrown@gmail.com'); // Creates an event for the moon landing. const event = calendar.createEvent( 'Apollo 11 Landing', new Date('July 20, 1969 20:05:00 UTC'), new Date('July 20, 1969 20:17:00 UTC'), ); // Gets the calendar event ID and logs it to the console. const iCalId = event.getId(); console.log(iCalId); // Gets the event by its ID and logs the title of the event to the console. // For the default calendar, you can use CalendarApp.getEventById(iCalId) // instead. const myEvent = calendar.getEventById(iCalId); console.log(myEvent.getTitle());Parameters Name Type Description
iCalId
String
ID of the event. Return
CalendarEvent
— The event with the given ID, or null
if the event doesn't exist or the user cannot access it.
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
getEventSeriesById(iCalId)
Gets the event series with the given ID. If the ID given is for a single CalendarEvent
, then a CalendarEventSeries
is returned with a single event in the series. Note that if the event series belongs to a calendar other than the default calendar, this method must be called from that Calendar
; calling CalendarApp.getEventSeriesById(iCalId)
directly only returns an event series that exists in the default calendar.
// Opens the calendar by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const calendar = CalendarApp.getCalendarById('222larabrown@gmail.com'); // Creates an event series for a daily team meeting from 1 PM to 2 PM. // The series adds the daily event from January 1, 2023 through December 31, // 2023. const eventSeries = calendar.createEventSeries( 'Team meeting', new Date('Jan 1, 2023 13:00:00'), new Date('Jan 1, 2023 14:00:00'), CalendarApp.newRecurrence().addDailyRule().until(new Date('Jan 1, 2024')), ); // Gets the ID of the event series. const iCalId = eventSeries.getId(); // Gets the event series by its ID and logs the series title to the console. // For the default calendar, you can use CalendarApp.getEventSeriesById(iCalId) // instead. console.log(calendar.getEventSeriesById(iCalId).getTitle());Parameters Name Type Description
iCalId
String
ID of the event series. Return
CalendarEventSeries
— The series with the given ID, or null
if the series doesn't exist or the user cannot access it.
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
getEvents(startTime, endTime)
Gets all events that occur within a given time range.
This method returns events that start during the given time range, end during the time range, or encompass the time range. If no time zone is specified, the time values are interpreted in the context of the script's time zone, which may be different from the calendar's time zone.
// Determines how many events are happening in the next two hours. const now = new Date(); const twoHoursFromNow = new Date(now.getTime() + 2 * 60 * 60 * 1000); const events = CalendarApp.getDefaultCalendar().getEvents(now, twoHoursFromNow); Logger.log(`Number of events: ${events.length}`);Parameters Name Type Description
startTime
Date
the start of the time range endTime
Date
the end of the time range, non-inclusive Return
CalendarEvent[]
— the events that occur within the time range
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
getEvents(startTime, endTime, options)
Gets all events that occur within a given time range and meet the specified criteria.
This method returns events that start during the given time range, ends during the time range, or encompasses the time range. If no time zone is specified, the time values are interpreted in the context of the script's time zone, which may be different from the calendar's time zone.
Be aware that filtering on author
, search
, or statusFilters
takes place after applying start
and max
. This means that the number of events returned may be less than max
, even though additional events meet the criteria.
// Determines how many events are happening in the next two hours that contain // the term "meeting". const now = new Date(); const twoHoursFromNow = new Date(now.getTime() + 2 * 60 * 60 * 1000); const events = CalendarApp.getDefaultCalendar().getEvents( now, twoHoursFromNow, {search: 'meeting'}, ); Logger.log(`Number of events: ${events.length}`);Parameters Name Type Description
startTime
Date
the start of the time range endTime
Date
the end of the time range, non-inclusive options
Object
a JavaScript object that specifies advanced parameters, as listed below Advanced parameters Name Type Description start
Integer
the index of the first event to return max
Integer
the maximum number of events to return author
String
an email address used to filter results by the event creator search
String
a full-text search query used to filter results statusFilters[]
GuestStatus
an array of statuses used to filter results Return
CalendarEvent[]
— the events that take place within the time range and match the criteria
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
getEventsForDay(date)
Gets all events that occur on a given day.
This method returns events if they start during the given day, end during the day, or encompass the day.
Note that only the date portion of the Date object is used, and the time portion is ignored. The date is interpreted as midnight that day to midnight the next day in the calendar's time zone.
// Determines how many events are happening today. const today = new Date(); const events = CalendarApp.getDefaultCalendar().getEventsForDay(today); Logger.log(`Number of events: ${events.length}`);Parameters Name Type Description
date
Date
the date to retrieve events for (only the day is used; the time is ignored) Return
CalendarEvent[]
— the events that occur on the given date
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
getEventsForDay(date, options)
Gets all events that occur on a given day and meet specified criteria.
This method returns events if they start during the given day, end during the day, or encompass the day.
Note that only the date portion of the Date object is used, and the time portion is ignored. The date is interpreted as midnight that day to midnight the next day in the calendar's time zone.
Be aware that filtering on author
, search
, or statusFilters
takes place after applying start
and max
. This means that the number of events returned may be less than max
, even though additional events meet the criteria.
// Determines how many events are happening today and contain the term // "meeting". const today = new Date(); const events = CalendarApp.getDefaultCalendar().getEventsForDay(today, { search: 'meeting', }); Logger.log(`Number of events: ${events.length}`);Parameters Name Type Description
date
Date
the date to retrieve events for (only the day is used; the time is ignored) options
Object
advanced filtering options Advanced parameters Name Type Description start
Integer
the index of the first event to return max
Integer
the maximum number of events to return author
String
an email address used to filter results by the event creator search
String
a full-text search query used to filter results statusFilters[]
GuestStatus
an array of statuses used to filter results Return
CalendarEvent[]
— the events that occur on the given date and match the criteria
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
getId()
Gets the ID of the calendar. The ID for a user's default calendar is their email address.
// Opens the calendar by its ID. // To get the user's default calendar, use CalendarApp.getDefaultCalendar(). // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const calendar = CalendarApp.getCalendarById('222larabrown@gmail.com'); // Gets the ID of the calendar and logs it to the console. const calendarId = calendar.getId(); console.log(calendarId);Return
String
— The ID of the calendar.
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
getName()
Gets the name of the calendar.
// Opens the calendar by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const calendar = CalendarApp.getCalendarById('222larabrown@gmail.com'); // Gets the name of the calendar and logs it to the console. // For the default calendar, you can use CalendarApp.getName() instead. const calendarName = calendar.getName(); console.log(calendarName);Return
String
— This calendar's name.
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
getTimeZone()
Gets the time zone of the calendar.
// Opens the calendar by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const calendar = CalendarApp.getCalendarById('222larabrown@gmail.com'); // Gets the time zone of the calendar and logs it to the console. // For the default calendar, you can use CalendarApp.getTimeZone() instead. const timeZone = calendar.getTimeZone(); console.log(timeZone);Return
String
— The time zone, specified in "long" format (for example, "America/New_York", as listed by Joda.org).
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
isMyPrimaryCalendar()
Determines whether the calendar is the primary calendar for the effective user.
// Opens the calendar by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const calendar = CalendarApp.getCalendarById('222larabrown@gmail.com'); // Determines whether the calendar is the default calendar for // the effective user and logs it to the console. // For the default calendar, you can use CalendarApp.isMyPrimaryCalendar() // instead. const isMyPrimaryCalendar = calendar.isMyPrimaryCalendar(); console.log(isMyPrimaryCalendar);Return
Boolean
— true
if the calendar is the default calendar for the effective user; false
if it isn't.
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
isOwnedByMe()
Determines whether the calendar is owned by you.
// Gets a calendar by its ID. To get the user's default calendar, use // CalendarApp.getDefault() instead. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with the calendar ID that you want to use. const calendar = CalendarApp.getCalendarById( 'abc123456@group.calendar.google.com', ); // Determines whether the calendar is owned by you and logs it. console.log(calendar.isOwnedByMe());Return
Boolean
— true
if the calendar is owned by you; false
if not.
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
isSelected()
Determines whether the calendar's events are displayed in the user interface.
// Gets the user's default calendar. To get a different calendar, // use getCalendarById() instead. const calendar = CalendarApp.getDefaultCalendar(); // Determines whether the calendar's events are displayed in the user interface // and logs it. console.log(calendar.isSelected());Return
Boolean
— true
if the calendar's events are displayed in the user interface; false
if not
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
setColor(color)
Sets the color of the calendar.
// Opens the calendar by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const calendar = CalendarApp.getCalendarById('222larabrown@gmail.com'); // Sets the color of the calendar to pink using the Calendar Color enum. // For the default calendar, you can use CalendarApp.setColor() instead. calendar.setColor(CalendarApp.Color.PINK);Parameters Name Type Description
color
String
A CalendarApp.Color
or a hexadecimal color string ("#rrggbb"). Return
Calendar
— This calendar for chaining.
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
setDescription(description)
Sets the description of a calendar.
// Gets the user's default calendar. To get a different calendar, // use getCalendarById() instead. const calendar = CalendarApp.getDefaultCalendar(); // Sets the description of the calendar. // TODO(developer): Update the string with the description that you want to use. calendar.setDescription('Updated calendar description.');Parameters Name Type Description
description
String
the description of this calendar Return
Calendar
— this calendar for chaining
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
setName(name)
Sets the name of the calendar.
// Gets the user's default calendar. To get a different calendar, // use getCalendarById() instead. const calendar = CalendarApp.getDefaultCalendar(); // Sets the name of the calendar. // TODO(developer): Update the string with the name that you want to use. calendar.setName('Example calendar name');Parameters Name Type Description
name
String
the new name Return
Calendar
— this calendar for chaining
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
setSelected(selected)
Sets whether the calendar's events are displayed in the user interface.
// Gets the user's default calendar. To get a different calendar, // use getCalendarById() instead. const calendar = CalendarApp.getDefaultCalendar(); // Selects the calendar so that its events are displayed in the user interface. // To unselect the calendar, set the parameter to false. calendar.setSelected(true);Parameters Name Type Description
selected
Boolean
true
to show the calendar's events in the user interface; false
to hide them Return
Calendar
— this calendar for chaining
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
setTimeZone(timeZone)
Sets the time zone of the calendar.
// Gets the user's default calendar. To get a different calendar, // use getCalendarById() instead. const calendar = CalendarApp.getDefaultCalendar(); // Sets the time zone of the calendar to America/New York (US/Eastern) time. calendar.setTimeZone('America/New_York');Parameters Name Type Description
timeZone
String
The time zone, specified in "long" format (such as "America/New_York", as listed by Joda.org). Return
Calendar
— This calendar for chaining.
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
unsubscribeFromCalendar()
Unsubscribes the user from a calendar. A user can't unsubscribe from calendars listed under the My calendars list. They can unsubscribe from calendars listed under Other calendars.
// Gets the calendar by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the calendar ID with the calendar ID that you want // to get. const calendar = CalendarApp.getCalendarById( 'abc123456@group.calendar.google.com', ); // Unsubscribes the user from the calendar. const result = calendar.unsubscribeFromCalendar();Throws
Error
— if this is an owned calendar
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes or appropriate scopes from the related REST API:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds
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