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Creates an event based on a simple text string.
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Request
HTTP request
POST https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/calendarId/events/quickAdd
Parameters
Parameter name
Value
Description
Path parameters
calendarId
string
Calendar identifier. To retrieve calendar IDs call the calendarList.list method. If you want to access the primary calendar of the currently logged in user, use the "primary" keyword.
Whether to send notifications about the creation of the event. Note that some emails might still be sent even if you set the value to false. The default is false.
sendUpdates
string
Guests who should receive notifications about the creation of the new event.
Acceptable values are:
"all": Notifications are sent to all guests.
"externalOnly": Notifications are sent to non-Google Calendar guests only.
"none": No notifications are sent. For calendar migration tasks, consider using the Events.import method instead.
Authorization
This request requires authorization with at least one of the following scopes:
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