Change the title, times or guests of an event by its id.

Updates an event. This method supports patch semantics.

Job calendar.events.update

Your AI asks

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telipot run google-calendar.events.update \
  --input-json '{"calendarId":"primary","eventId":"3vq8k2nd5ho1c7a9f0b4lmetoe"}' \
  --as user:ana \
  --quote

Price

Free

Priced· before it runs

google-calendar.events.update

FreePerson’s own

Whose account it uses

1The person asking · as Ana

2Your company’s Google Calendar account

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3Our account

not used

What it sends

{
  "calendarId": "primary",
  "eventId": "3vq8k2nd5ho1c7a9f0b4lmetoe"
}

Your Google Calendar login is added for you. Your AI never sees it.

What it costs

Free

no charge from the provider

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For developers · run it

Shell · runs the task on the named account

telipot run google-calendar.events.update \
  --input-json '{"calendarId":"primary","eventId":"3vq8k2nd5ho1c7a9f0b4lmetoe"}' \
  --as user:ana

calendarId string · required · path	primary for the connected account's own calendar, or an id from google-calendar.calendars.list
eventId string · required · path	The event id, as google-calendar.events.list returns it
sendUpdates string · one of "all", "externalOnly", "none" · query	Which guests get an email about the change; none when absent
start object · body	An object with a dateTime and its offset, or a date for an all-day event, and optionally a timeZone
end object · body	Exclusive; an object with a dateTime and its offset, or a date for an all-day event, and optionally a timeZone
summary string · body	The title
description string · body	The description; it can hold HTML
location string · body	Free text
attendees array · body	The guests, each an object with an email, and optionally optional, displayName or comment; the list replaces the event's guests, so send everyone who stays
recurrence array · body	RRULE, EXRULE, RDATE and EXDATE lines, which replace the event's own; give the start and end a timeZone when it recurs
reminders object · body	The reminders for the connected account on this event
visibility string · one of "default", "public", "private", "confidential" · body	Who can see the event's details
transparency string · one of "opaque", "transparent" · body	opaque blocks time on the calendar and transparent leaves it free
colorId string · body	An id from the event colors the Calendar API lists

id string
status string	confirmed, tentative or cancelled
summary string	The title
description string	The description; it can hold HTML
location string
htmlLink string	A link to the event in the Google Calendar web app
created string	RFC 3339 time
updated string	RFC 3339 time of the last change to the main event data
creator object
organizer object
start object	A date for an all-day event, or a dateTime with its offset
end object	Exclusive; a date for an all-day event, or a dateTime with its offset
recurrence string[]	RRULE, EXRULE, RDATE and EXDATE lines of a recurring event
recurringEventId string	The id of the recurring event this is an instance of
originalStartTime object
attendees object[]
attendeesOmitted boolean
hangoutLink string
conferenceData object	The conference details such as a Google Meet link
visibility string	default, public, private or confidential
transparency string	opaque when the event blocks time, transparent when it does not
eventType string	default, birthday, focusTime, fromGmail, outOfOffice or workingLocation
colorId string
iCalUID string
sequence integer
reminders object
etag string
kind string

Full output schema · JSONNested fields and constraints

Output JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "confirmed, tentative or cancelled"
    },
    "summary": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The title"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The description; it can hold HTML"
    },
    "location": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "htmlLink": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A link to the event in the Google Calendar web app"
    },
    "created": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "RFC 3339 time"
    },
    "updated": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "RFC 3339 time of the last change to the main event data"
    },
    "creator": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "email": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "displayName": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "self": {
          "type": "boolean"
        }
      }
    },
    "organizer": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "email": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "displayName": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "self": {
          "type": "boolean"
        }
      }
    },
    "start": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A date for an all-day event, or a dateTime with its offset",
      "properties": {
        "date": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "dateTime": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "timeZone": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    },
    "end": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Exclusive; a date for an all-day event, or a dateTime with its offset",
      "properties": {
        "date": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "dateTime": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "timeZone": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    },
    "recurrence": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "RRULE, EXRULE, RDATE and EXDATE lines of a recurring event",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "recurringEventId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The id of the recurring event this is an instance of"
    },
    "originalStartTime": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "date": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "dateTime": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "timeZone": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    },
    "attendees": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "email": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "displayName": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "responseStatus": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "needsAction, declined, tentative or accepted"
          },
          "organizer": {
            "type": "boolean"
          },
          "self": {
            "type": "boolean"
          },
          "resource": {
            "type": "boolean"
          },
          "optional": {
            "type": "boolean"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "attendeesOmitted": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "hangoutLink": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "conferenceData": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "The conference details such as a Google Meet link"
    },
    "visibility": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "default, public, private or confidential"
    },
    "transparency": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "opaque when the event blocks time, transparent when it does not"
    },
    "eventType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "default, birthday, focusTime, fromGmail, outOfOffice or workingLocation"
    },
    "colorId": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "iCalUID": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "sequence": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "reminders": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "useDefault": {
          "type": "boolean"
        },
        "overrides": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "method": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "minutes": {
                "type": "integer"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "etag": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "kind": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

A real answer

examples/google-calendar.events.update.json

{
  "kind": "calendar#event",
  "etag": "\"EXAMPLEETAG\"",
  "id": "3vq8k2nd5ho1c7a9f0b4lmetoe",
  "status": "confirmed",
  "htmlLink": "https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=EXAMPLE",
  "created": "2026-09-28T16:02:10.000Z",
  "updated": "2026-10-05T09:30:02.114Z",
  "summary": "Planning, moved",
  "creator": {
    "email": "contact@example.com",
    "self": true
  },
  "organizer": {
    "email": "contact@example.com",
    "self": true
  },
  "start": {
    "dateTime": "2026-10-12T10:00:00-07:00",
    "timeZone": "America/Los_Angeles"
  },
  "end": {
    "dateTime": "2026-10-12T10:30:00-07:00",
    "timeZone": "America/Los_Angeles"
  },
  "sequence": 1,
  "attendees": [
    {
      "email": "contact@example.com",
      "organizer": true,
      "self": true,
      "responseStatus": "accepted"
    },
    {
      "email": "guest@example.com",
      "responseStatus": "needsAction"
    }
  ],
  "reminders": {
    "useDefault": true
  },
  "eventType": "default"
}

Change the title, times or guests of an event by its id.

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What you get backas Google Calendar sent it, plus whose account and the cost

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