Google Calendar Integration

Create Google Calendar events from Apify actors. Schedule follow-ups, reminders, meetings, and events based on actor results. Perfect for sales automation, appointment booking, and workflow scheduling.

Features

• Automated data collection
• Structured output format
• Error handling
• Pay-per-event billing

Quick Start

{
  "input": "your input here"
}

Demo Mode

Set demoMode: true to test with sample data (no charges). When you're ready for real results, set demoMode: false or omit it.

{
  "demoMode": true,
  ...
}

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
accessToken	string	Yes*	-	Google OAuth2 access token
refreshToken	string	Yes*	-	Google OAuth2 refresh token
clientId	string	Yes*	-	Google OAuth2 Client ID
clientSecret	string	Yes*	-	Google OAuth2 Client Secret
calendarId	string	No	primary	Target calendar ID
summary	string	Yes	-	Event title
description	string	No	-	Event description/notes
location	string	No	-	Event location or address
startDateTime	string	Yes	-	Start in ISO 8601 format
endDateTime	string	Yes	-	End in ISO 8601 format
timeZone	string	No	UTC	IANA time zone (e.g., America/New_York)
attendees	array	No	-	Array of email addresses
sendNotifications	boolean	No	true	Send email invites
conferenceData	boolean	No	false	Add Google Meet link
colorId	string	No	-	Event color (1-11)
recurrence	array	No	-	RRULE for recurring events
reminders	object	No	-	Custom reminder settings
bulkEvents	array	No	-	Array of events for bulk creation
webhookUrl	string	No	-	URL to send results to (Zapier, Make, n8n, etc.)
demoMode	boolean	No	false	Test without creating events

*Not required in demo mode

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Output Format

{
  "success": true,
  "eventId": "abc123xyz",
  "htmlLink": "https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?eid=xxx",
  "hangoutLink": "https://meet.google.com/abc-defg-hij",
  "summary": "Follow-up Call: Acme Corp",
  "start": "2024-12-20T10:00:00-05:00",
  "end": "2024-12-20T10:30:00-05:00",
  "attendees": ["contact@acme.com"],
  "createdAt": "2024-12-23T10:30:00Z"
}

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Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event billing:

Pay-Per-Event

Component	Cost
Apify Compute	~$0.001-0.005/event
Google Calendar API	Free (within quotas)

Cost Comparison

Events/Month	This Actor	Calendly	Cal.com
100	~$0.50	$10/mo	$12/mo
500	~$2.50	$10/mo	$12/mo
1,000	~$5	$16/mo	$19/mo

No monthly subscription. Pay per event created.

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Use Cases

1. Sales Follow-up Scheduling

After scraping leads, auto-schedule follow-up calls:

{
  "accessToken": "ya29.xxx",
  "refreshToken": "1//xxx",
  "clientId": "xxx.apps.googleusercontent.com",
  "clientSecret": "xxx",
  "summary": "Follow-up Call: Acme Corp",
  "description": "Discuss partnership opportunity from lead scrape",
  "startDateTime": "2024-12-20T10:00:00-05:00",
  "endDateTime": "2024-12-20T10:30:00-05:00",
  "timeZone": "America/New_York",
  "attendees": ["contact@acme.com"],
  "conferenceData": true
}

2. Content Calendar Management

Schedule content review meetings from scraped blog ideas:

{
  "summary": "Content Review: Q1 Blog Posts",
  "description": "Review 5 blog post drafts from competitor analysis",
  "startDateTime": "2024-12-18T14:00:00-05:00",
  "endDateTime": "2024-12-18T15:00:00-05:00",
  "attendees": ["content@company.com", "seo@company.com"],
  "colorId": "6"
}

3. Deadline Tracking

Create reminders from scraped deadline data:

{
  "summary": "Deadline: Submit RFP Response",
  "description": "RFP from scraped government contracts list",
  "startDateTime": "2024-12-25T09:00:00-05:00",
  "endDateTime": "2024-12-25T09:30:00-05:00",
  "reminders": {
    "useDefault": false,
    "overrides": [
      {"method": "email", "minutes": 1440},
      {"method": "popup", "minutes": 60}
    ]
  }
}

4. Weekly Team Syncs

Create recurring events for regular meetings:

{
  "summary": "Weekly SEO Standup",
  "startDateTime": "2024-12-16T09:00:00-05:00",
  "endDateTime": "2024-12-16T09:30:00-05:00",
  "timeZone": "America/New_York",
  "recurrence": ["RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;COUNT=12"],
  "conferenceData": true
}

5. Bulk Event Creation

Schedule multiple events from a single actor run:

{
  "bulkEvents": [
    {
      "summary": "Call: Lead 1 - Miami Plumber",
      "startDateTime": "2024-12-20T09:00:00-05:00",
      "endDateTime": "2024-12-20T09:30:00-05:00"
    },
    {
      "summary": "Call: Lead 2 - Tampa HVAC",
      "startDateTime": "2024-12-20T10:00:00-05:00",
      "endDateTime": "2024-12-20T10:30:00-05:00"
    },
    {
      "summary": "Call: Lead 3 - Orlando Electrician",
      "startDateTime": "2024-12-20T11:00:00-05:00",
      "endDateTime": "2024-12-20T11:30:00-05:00"
    }
  ]
}

6. Client Meeting Booking

Auto-create meetings when forms are submitted:

{
  "summary": "Discovery Call: {{clientName}}",
  "description": "Initial consultation requested via website form",
  "startDateTime": "2024-12-20T14:00:00-05:00",
  "endDateTime": "2024-12-20T14:45:00-05:00",
  "attendees": ["{{clientEmail}}"],
  "conferenceData": true,
  "sendNotifications": true
}

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