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Google Calendar

Add events to your Google Calendar

Google Calendar is a calendar service part of Google’s Workspace platform. When your team shares one calendar, it can be useful to configure Glide to add events to your team calendar.

Use case for a Google calendar Integration
Use case for a Google calendar Integration

The Google Calendar integration allows your app to send new events directly to your team's calendar and invite other attendees.

Adding and Configuring the Integration

Adding the Google Calendar Integration
Adding the Google Calendar Integration

To start using the Google Calendar integration, you first need to add it to your project.

  • In Glide, click the Settings icon in the upper-right corner.
  • Click the Integrations tab and then select Google Calendar.
  • Click Add to app. -. Sign into your Google Workspace account and select Allow to approve the integration.
  • Once Glide has access to your Google Calendar, you will be able to add events to calendars connected to your account.

Features

Google Calendar configuration
Google Calendar configuration

Add Event to Google Calendar

The Add Event to Google Calendar action allows you to add an event to your Google Calendar.

FieldDescriptionRequired field?ExampleNotes
Event titleThe name of your eventTeam Sync
LocationThe location of your eventYou can enter a physical address or a meeting link
Calendar IDChoose the calendar you would like to add the event to. If not set, the action will default to your primary calendaralma@example.comYour Calendar ID can be found by clicking “Settings and sharing” in your calendar’s triple-dot options menu
DescriptionWhat the meeting is about
Start dateSpecify both the date and the timeJanuary 5, 2023 at 12:00 PMA Date & Time column in the Data Editor can be used as your Start date
Duration (minutes)Set the duration of the event in minutes30A Number column in the Data Editor can be used to set the duration of the event
AttendeesSeparate multiple emails with commashugo@example.comYou can use comma-separated values to send to multiple recipients.

The action can be added to a component that supports actions (e.g., a button), added to an action sequence in the Action Editor, or after a form is submitted.

You can create a dynamic event by first creating a Template column in the Data Editor and then setting that column as one of your action’s fields.

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