Aside Site Google Calendar

Google Calendar

Canonical URLs

• List events: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/${uid}/r/${viewMode}
• Date-specific view: append /YYYY/MM/DD
• Search: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/${uid}/r/search?q=${keyword}
• Create: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/${uid}/r/eventedit?...

Recommended list view:

• agenda is the best default for upcoming events.
• day, week, and month are useful when the user asks for layout-specific context.

Event creation

Always use link: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/${uid}/r/eventedit?... URL params:

• text: title
• dates: start/end
• Timed events: YYYYMMDDTHHmmSS/YYYYMMDDTHHmmSS for local time, or add Z for UTC
• All-day events: YYYYMMDD/YYYYMMDD
• ctz: timezone
• details: description
• location: location
• add: comma-separated attendee emails
• recur: RFC-5545 rule like RRULE:FREQ=DAILY
• vcon: URL or meet

Working style

• Prefer direct search and event-edit URLs over menu hunting.
• Re-snapshot after opening event dialogs or editing side panes because Calendar frequently swaps views in place.

Useful shortcuts

• t: today
• j / k: next or previous period
• c: create event
• e: edit selected event
• Backspace: delete selected event