Note: 

  • Use and transfer of information received from Google APIs to any other app will adhere to Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

  • In accordance with the Nintex Privacy Policy, Nintex Services do not retain any information obtained from third party services.

Google Calendar

Google Calendar allows users to create and edit events. The Google Calendar connector A software component that allows seamless integration with third-party services, business applications, and content stores. Examples include Salesforce, Box, and Microsoft SharePoint. Connectors are used to create connections required for workflow actions and start events. is used to create connections for Google Calendar actions A tool for building the processes, logic, and direction within workflows. Actions are the steps the workflow performs to complete a process.. Use Google Calendar actions to work with events in Google Calendar. For more information, see Google Calendar.

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Create a Google Calendar connection

Note: Your browser-stored credentials are accessed to create connections. Either clear credentials from browser memory or make sure the stored credentials are for the intended environment.

Create a connection and sign in with Google Calendar from the connections page or from the action configuration panel when configuring the action. For information about creating connections and assigning permissions, see Manage connections.

Google Calendar account requirements

  • Nintex Automation Cloud uses the Nintex Automation Cloud - Google Calendar Connector to create Google Calendar connections. This connection requires you to grant permissions to read and write all user and group data.
  • The account you use to create a connection for Google Calendar is the account that has access to the Google Calendar actions.

Create a Google Calendar data lookup

Use the Google Calendar data lookup to create a drop-down list of Google Calendar calendars and events in a form. Each data lookup is configured for a specific Google Calendar connection. You can create as many data lookups as you need. For more information on creating a data lookup and assigning permissions to it, see Data lookups.

For example, to allow a user to select a calendar from a list on a form, add a drop-down list of calendars to the form using a Data lookup control A form control that allow users to select from a drop-down list that has values sourced from a third-party service.. The Data lookup form control uses a Google Calendar - Get calendars data lookup to populate a list of calendars.

You can create a data lookup to:

  • Get calendars: List all calendars visible to the authorized user.