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Google Calendar

Google Calendar is a time-management and scheduling service provided by Google. It enables users to create and edit events, reminders, and tasks.

Key features of Google Calendar:

  • Event Creation and Management: Easily create, edit, and manage events.
  • Sharing and Collaboration: Share calendars with others for collaborative scheduling.
  • Integration with Gmail: Create events directly from Gmail messages.
  • Reminders and Notifications: Set notifications via email or pop-ups for upcoming events.
  • Multiple Calendar Support: Manage several calendars simultaneously for different purposes.
  • Mobile Access: Full calendar management on mobile devices.
  • Customizable Views: Offers daily, weekly, monthly, and agenda views.
  • Time Zone Support: Automatically converts time zones for scheduling across locations.
  • Task Management: Add and manage tasks and to-do lists.
  • Event Attachments: Attach documents or files to calendar events.

Further information

Read more detailed information on Google Calendar here.

Triggers:

  • New calendar: Triggers when a new calendar is created.
  • New event: Triggers when a new event is created.

Connect with Google Calendar:

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  1. Log in to your Google account.

  2. Go to API Library in Google Cloud console. Google-Calendar_01.jpg

  3. Click the Select a project drop-down menu at the top of the page, and click the New Project button. Google-Calendar_02.jpg

  4. Enter a name for your project and click the Create button. Google-Calendar_03.jpg

  5. Go to API Library in Google Cloud console.

  6. Search for Google People API in the search bar and click on it. Google-Calendar_04.jpg

    TIP

    In case you've already connected another Google service using the same API skip the following steps and proceed to step 9.

  7. Click on Google People API in the list. Google-Calendar_05.jpg

  8. Click the Enable button to enable the API. Google-Calendar_06.jpg

  9. Repeat steps 5, 6, 7, and 8 for the Google Calendar API. Google-Calendar_07.jpg Google-Calendar_08.jpg Google-Calendar_09.jpg Google-Calendar_10.jpg

  10. Go to OAuth consent screen in Google Cloud console.

  11. Select External here for starting your app in testing mode at first. Click the Create button. Google-Calendar_11.jpg

  12. Fill in App nameUser support email, and Developer contact information. Click the Save and Continue button. Google-Calendar_12.jpg

  13. Skip adding or removing scopes and click the Save and Continue button. Google-Calendar_13.jpg

  14. Click the Add Users button to add a test email address, since only test users can access the app while the publishing status is set to "Testing". Google-Calendar_14.jpg

  15. Enter an email address and click the Add button in the Add Users window.

    WARNING

    Make sure to use the same email address you're logged into Google with as the test user email address.

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  16. Click the Save and Continue button to complete the configuration of the consent screen. Google-Calendar_16.jpg

  17. Go to Credentials. Google-Calendar_17.jpg

  18. Click the Create Credentials button and select the OAuth client ID option. Google-Calendar_18.jpg

  19. Select Web application as the application type. Google-Calendar_19.jpg

  20. Fill in the Name field. Google-Calendar_20.jpg

  21. Go to Mation and navigate to Apps. Click the + Add Connection button. In the popup, select Google Calendar from the list. Google-Calendar_21.jpg

  22. Copy the OAuth Redirect URL value. Google-Calendar_22.jpg

  23. Go back to Google Cloud Console and click the Add URI button in the Authorized redirect URIs section. Google-Calendar_23.jpg

  24. Paste the OAuth Redirect URL value into the Authorized redirect URIs field and click the Create button. Google-Calendar_24.jpg

  25. Copy the Client ID value from the following pop-up. Google-Calendar_25.jpg

  26. Paste the Client ID value into the Client ID field on Mation.
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  27. Go back to Google and copy the Client Secret value. Google-Calendar_27.jpg

  28. Paste the Client Secret value into the Client Secret field on Mation. Google-Calendar_28.jpg

  29. Click the Submit button.

  30. A pop-up window appears. Select your Google account. Google-Calendar_29.jpg

  31. Click the Continue button. Google-Calendar_30.jpg

  32. Click the Continue button. Google-Calendar_31.jpg

  33. Your Google Calendar connection is now established. Google-Calendar_32.jpg

  34. Start using your new Google Calendar connection with Mation.