Action: Update Event

Google Calendar Operation

The Update Event action modifies the details of an existing event.

Example User Story

I want to update an existing event in Google Calendar so that I can modify event details like title, description, or timing.

Fields

Field Name	Field Type	Required
calendarId	String	Yes
eventId	String	Yes
summary	String	No
description	String	No
startTime	String	No
endTime	String	No
timeZone	String	No

Related Connections

Google Calendar

Related Automations

Example link

Code (Apache v2.0): Operation

{
  "handle": "update-event",
  "state": "inDev",
  "meta": {
    "short": "Update Event",
    "description": "Updates an existing event in Google Calendar."
  },
  "input": [
    {
      "name": "calendarId",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "Calendar identifier."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "eventId",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "Event identifier."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "summary",
      "type": "String",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "Event summary/title."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "description",
      "type": "String",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "Event description."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "startTime",
      "type": "String",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "Event start time (RFC3339 format)."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "endTime",
      "type": "String",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "Event end time (RFC3339 format)."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "timeZone",
      "type": "String",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "Time zone for the event (e.g., 'America/New_York')."
      }
    }
  ],
  "output": [
    {
      "name": "eventId",
      "type": "String",
      "selector": ["id"],
      "meta": {
        "description": "The updated event ID."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "htmlLink",
      "type": "String",
      "selector": ["htmlLink"],
      "meta": {
        "description": "The absolute link to the updated event."
      }
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "type": "http",
      "http": {
        "method": "PUT",
        "path": {
          "value": "/{{calendarId}}/events/{{eventId}}",
          "placeholders": [
            {
              "name": "calendarId",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "Calendar identifier.",
              "required": true
            },
            {
              "name": "eventId",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "Event identifier.",
              "required": true
            }
          ]
        },
        "headers": {
          "Content-Type": "application/json"
        },
        "bodyTemplate": {
          "value": "{\n  \"summary\": \"{{summary}}\",\n  \"description\": \"{{description}}\",\n  \"start\": {\n    \"dateTime\": \"{{startTime}}\",\n    \"timeZone\": \"{{timeZone}}\"\n  },\n  \"end\": {\n    \"dateTime\": \"{{endTime}}\",\n    \"timeZone\": \"{{timeZone}}\"\n  }\n}",
          "placeholders": [
            {
              "name": "summary",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "Event summary/title.",
              "required": false
            },
            {
              "name": "description",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "Event description.",
              "required": false
            },
            {
              "name": "startTime",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "Event start time (RFC3339 format).",
              "required": false
            },
            {
              "name": "endTime",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "Event end time (RFC3339 format).",
              "required": false
            },
            {
              "name": "timeZone",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "Time zone for the event (e.g., 'America/New_York').",
              "required": false
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}