Google Calendar: Create Event¶
Plugin ID: eca_google_calendar_create_event
Available since: 1.0.0
Creates a new Google Calendar event with full configuration support including attendees, recurring patterns, and visibility settings.
Fields¶
Authentication Type— config key:auth_type-
Choose between API Client (OAuth2) or Service Account authentication.
Type:
select· Required: yes · Default:api_clientAllowed values:
api_client,service_account Authentication Source— config key:auth_from-
Choose whether to select authentication directly or use a token for dynamic selection.
Type:
select· Required: yes · Default:directAllowed values:
direct,token API Client— config key:api_client_id-
Search and select an API Client for OAuth2 authentication.
Type:
textfield· Required: no · Default: empty string Service Account— config key:service_account_id-
Search and select a Service Account for server-to-server authentication.
Type:
textfield· Required: no · Default: empty string Client ID from Token— config key:auth_client_from_token-
Token that resolves to a client ID (e.g., [user:field_google_client_id]). The token should contain just the client ID, not the auth type prefix.
This field supports tokens.Type:
textfield· Required: no · Default: empty string Calendar ID— config key:calendar_id-
The calendar ID to use. Leave empty to use primary calendar.
This field supports tokens.Type:
textfield· Required: no · Default:primary Event Title— config key:summary-
The title/summary of the event.
This field supports tokens.Type:
textfield· Required: yes · Default: empty string Event Description— config key:description-
Event description. Supports HTML formatting.
This field supports tokens.Type:
textarea· Required: no · Default: empty string Location— config key:location-
Event location (address, room name, etc).
This field supports tokens.Type:
textfield· Required: no · Default: empty string Start Time— config key:start_time-
Event start time. For date range fields use [entity:field_date_range:start_date], for Smart Date fields use [entity:field_smart_date:value], for regular datetime fields use [entity:field_date:date]. Also supports string formats ("2024-12-25 10:00", "December 25, 2024 10:00 AM").
This field supports tokens.Type:
textfield· Required: yes · Default: empty string End Time— config key:end_time-
Event end time. For date range fields use [entity:field_date_range:end_date], for Smart Date fields use [entity:field_smart_date:end_value], for regular datetime fields use [entity:field_date:date]. Also supports string formats ("2024-12-25 11:00", "December 25, 2024 11:00 AM").
This field supports tokens.Type:
textfield· Required: yes · Default: empty string Timezone— config key:timezone-
Timezone for the event (e.g., "America/New_York"). Leave empty to use calendar default.
This field supports tokens.Type:
textfield· Required: no · Default: empty stringValue format: Any PHP timezone identifier, for example Europe/Berlin or America/New_York.
Attendees— config key:attendees-
Email addresses of attendees, one per line.
This field supports tokens.Type:
textarea· Required: no · Default: empty string Visibility— config key:visibility-
Event visibility setting.
Type:
select· Required: yes · Default:defaultAllowed values:
default,public,private,confidential Status— config key:status-
Event status.
Type:
select· Required: yes · Default:confirmedAllowed values:
confirmed,tentative,cancelled Reminders— config key:reminders-
Event reminders, one per line in format "METHOD MINUTES". Examples:
popup 10
email 1440
Leave empty to use calendar defaults.
This field supports tokens.Type:
textarea· Required: no · Default: empty string Use Google Meet— config key:use_meet-
Set to "1", "true", or "yes" to create a Google Meet video conference for this event. Use tokens like [entity:field_checkbox:value] for dynamic control.
This field supports tokens.Type:
textfield· Required: no · Default: empty string Conference URL— config key:conference_url-
External video conference URL (e.g., Zoom, Teams, custom meeting link). Use this for non-Google meeting platforms or pre-created meetings.
This field supports tokens.Type:
textfield· Required: no · Default: empty string Event Token Name— config key:event_token_name-
Optional token name to store event details. Accessible as [token_name:event_id], [token_name:event_url], [token_name:status].
This field supports tokens.Type:
textfield· Required: no · Default: empty string