Google Calendar channel

Go to the Channel Catalog to learn more about what plans have access to this channel. Sign into Quickbase, and then go to Pipelines > Channels.

Google Calendar is a free time-management web application offered by Google.

How to connect

On the My pipelines page, select Create Pipeline.
Search for or select a step, and then select it to add it to the pipeline.
When you add a step to a pipeline, it is added to the canvas of the pipeline designer.
Expand the Connection section of the step, and add the required information.

Expand Google Calendar in the list of channels and click Connect to Google Calendar.
Review the permissions that Pipelines will receive once connected. Your permissions are based on your existing Google account. You can select specific permissions or allow all the options. Google Calendar permissions are required. When finished click Connect to Google Calendar.
Sign in with your Google credentials and click Authorize.
Agree to allow Pipelines access to your Google account by clicking Allow.

Note: Your functionality and integration may be different depending on your permissions.

You may need to reconnect your account to a channel. Reasons may be (but not limited to):

To reconnect:

Select a pipeline that already has this channel in it.
Open a step that contains this channel.
Under account, select Connect (or reconnect) and follow the process above, How to connect.

The steps you can use with Google Calendar fall under two categories: Calendars and Events

Note: You cannot use jinja expressions in trigger conditions unless explicitly specified as possible.

Type	Name	Description
Calendars
Action	Add a Calendar	Adds a calendar.
Action	Update Calendar	Updates a specific calendar.
Action	Delete Calendar	Deletes a specific calendar.
Query	Search Calendar	Finds all matching calendars to your search term and returns a list.
Action	Fetch a Linked Calendar	Fetches a linked calendar from a resource you specify.
Action	Look Up a Calendar	Looks up a calendar from a resource you specify.
Events
Trigger	Event Created	Triggers when an event is added to a calendar event.
Trigger	Event Updated	Triggers when an event is updated.
Trigger	Event Deleted	Triggers when an event is deleted.
Action	Add an Event	Adds a calendar event.
Action	Delete Event	Deletes a calendar event.
Action	Move Event	Moves a calendar event.
Action	Quick Add an Event	Adds a calendar event using Quick Add.
Query	Search Events	Finds all the matches to your search term and returns a list.
Action	Fetch a Linked Event	Fetches a linked event from a resource you specify.
Action	Look Up an Event	Looks up an event from a resource you specify.

Here are some use case examples to help you understand how to use the Google Calendar channel.

In this case we are using Google Calendar to send a Slack message when a specific event has been created.

Add a Google Calendar Event Created trigger step to trigger when a new event has been created in the Birthday calendar.
Add a Slack Send a Message action letting a specific channel know that a birthday event has been created.