How do I install the Zoho Calendar skill?

Run npx skillmds add modbender/zoho-calendar in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Zoho Calendar skill do?

Zoho Calendar API integration with managed OAuth. Manage calendars and events with full scheduling capabilities. Use this skill when users want to read, create, update, or delete calendar events, manage calendars, or schedule meetings. For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway). Requires network access and valid Maton API key. It is listed under Integrations & APIs on SkillMD.

Is Zoho Calendar safe to use?

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Is Zoho Calendar free to use?

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Who published Zoho Calendar?

modbender (@modbender) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Zoho Calendar by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Zoho Calendar
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: modbender

Zoho Calendar

Access the Zoho Calendar API with managed OAuth authentication. Manage calendars and events with full CRUD operations, including recurring events and attendee management.

Quick Start

# List calendars
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-calendar/api/v1/calendars')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-calendar/api/v1/{endpoint}

The gateway proxies requests to calendar.zoho.com/api/v1 and automatically injects your OAuth token.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
Go to maton.ai/settings
Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Zoho Calendar OAuth connections at https://ctrl.maton.ai.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=zoho-calendar&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'zoho-calendar'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2025-12-08T07:20:53.488460Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-01-31T20:03:32.593153Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "zoho-calendar",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Zoho Calendar connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-calendar/api/v1/calendars')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.

API Reference

Calendars

List Calendars

GET /zoho-calendar/api/v1/calendars

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-calendar/api/v1/calendars')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "calendars": [
    {
      "uid": "fda9b0b4ad834257b622cb3dc3555727",
      "name": "My Calendar",
      "color": "#8cbf40",
      "textcolor": "#FFFFFF",
      "timezone": "PST",
      "isdefault": true,
      "category": "own",
      "privilege": "owner"
    }
  ]
}

Get Calendar Details

GET /zoho-calendar/api/v1/calendars/{calendar_uid}

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-calendar/api/v1/calendars/fda9b0b4ad834257b622cb3dc3555727')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Calendar

POST /zoho-calendar/api/v1/calendars?calendarData={json}

Required Fields:

name - Calendar name (max 50 characters)
color - Hex color code (e.g., #FF5733)

Optional Fields:

textcolor - Text color hex code
description - Calendar description (max 1000 characters)
timezone - Calendar timezone
include_infreebusy - Show as Busy/Free (boolean)
public - Visibility level (disable, freebusy, or view)

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json, urllib.parse

calendarData = {
    "name": "Work Calendar",
    "color": "#FF5733",
    "textcolor": "#FFFFFF",
    "description": "My work calendar"
}

url = f'https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-calendar/api/v1/calendars?calendarData={urllib.parse.quote(json.dumps(calendarData))}'
req = urllib.request.Request(url, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "calendars": [
    {
      "uid": "86fb9745076e4672ae4324f05e1f5393",
      "name": "Work Calendar",
      "color": "#FF5733",
      "textcolor": "#FFFFFF"
    }
  ]
}

Delete Calendar

DELETE /zoho-calendar/api/v1/calendars/{calendar_uid}

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-calendar/api/v1/calendars/86fb9745076e4672ae4324f05e1f5393', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "calendars": [
    {
      "uid": "86fb9745076e4672ae4324f05e1f5393",
      "calstatus": "deleted"
    }
  ]
}

Events

List Events

GET /zoho-calendar/api/v1/calendars/{calendar_uid}/events?range={json}

Query Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`range`	JSON object	Required. Start and end dates in format `{"start":"yyyyMMdd","end":"yyyyMMdd"}`. Max 31-day span.
`byinstance`	boolean	If true, recurring event instances are returned separately
`timezone`	string	Timezone for datetime values

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json, urllib.parse
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

today = datetime.now()
end_date = today + timedelta(days=7)
range_param = json.dumps({
    "start": today.strftime("%Y%m%d"),
    "end": end_date.strftime("%Y%m%d")
})

url = f'https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-calendar/api/v1/calendars/fda9b0b4ad834257b622cb3dc3555727/events?range={urllib.parse.quote(range_param)}'
req = urllib.request.Request(url)
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "events": [
    {
      "uid": "c63e8b9fcb3e48c2a00b16729932d636@zoho.com",
      "title": "Team Meeting",
      "dateandtime": {
        "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles",
        "start": "20260206T100000-0800",
        "end": "20260206T110000-0800"
      },
      "isallday": false,
      "etag": "1770368451507",
      "organizer": "user@example.com"
    }
  ]
}

Get Event Details

GET /zoho-calendar/api/v1/calendars/{calendar_uid}/events/{event_uid}

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-calendar/api/v1/calendars/fda9b0b4ad834257b622cb3dc3555727/events/c63e8b9fcb3e48c2a00b16729932d636@zoho.com')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Event

POST /zoho-calendar/api/v1/calendars/{calendar_uid}/events?eventdata={json}

Required Fields (in eventdata):

dateandtime - Object with start, end, and optionally timezone
- Format: yyyyMMdd'T'HHmmss'Z' (GMT) for timed events
- Format: yyyyMMdd for all-day events

Optional Fields:

title - Event name
description - Event details (max 10,000 characters)
location - Event location (max 255 characters)
isallday - Boolean for all-day events
isprivate - Boolean to hide details from non-delegates
color - Hex color code
attendees - Array of attendee objects
reminders - Array of reminder objects
rrule - Recurrence rule string (e.g., FREQ=DAILY;COUNT=5)

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json, urllib.parse
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

start_time = datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(hours=1)
end_time = start_time + timedelta(hours=1)

eventdata = {
    "title": "Team Meeting",
    "dateandtime": {
        "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles",
        "start": start_time.strftime("%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ"),
        "end": end_time.strftime("%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ")
    },
    "description": "Weekly team sync",
    "location": "Conference Room A"
}

url = f'https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-calendar/api/v1/calendars/fda9b0b4ad834257b622cb3dc3555727/events?eventdata={urllib.parse.quote(json.dumps(eventdata))}'
req = urllib.request.Request(url, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "events": [
    {
      "uid": "c63e8b9fcb3e48c2a00b16729932d636@zoho.com",
      "title": "Team Meeting",
      "dateandtime": {
        "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles",
        "start": "20260206T100000-0800",
        "end": "20260206T110000-0800"
      },
      "etag": "1770368451507",
      "estatus": "added"
    }
  ]
}

Update Event

PUT /zoho-calendar/api/v1/calendars/{calendar_uid}/events/{event_uid}?eventdata={json}

Required Fields:

dateandtime - Start and end times
etag - Current etag value (from Get Event Details)

Optional Fields: Same as Create Event

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json, urllib.parse
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

start_time = datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(hours=2)
end_time = start_time + timedelta(hours=1)

eventdata = {
    "title": "Updated Team Meeting",
    "dateandtime": {
        "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles",
        "start": start_time.strftime("%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ"),
        "end": end_time.strftime("%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ")
    },
    "etag": 1770368451507
}

url = f'https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-calendar/api/v1/calendars/fda9b0b4ad834257b622cb3dc3555727/events/c63e8b9fcb3e48c2a00b16729932d636@zoho.com?eventdata={urllib.parse.quote(json.dumps(eventdata))}'
req = urllib.request.Request(url, method='PUT')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Delete Event

DELETE /zoho-calendar/api/v1/calendars/{calendar_uid}/events/{event_uid}

Required Header:

etag - Current etag value of the event

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json

req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-calendar/api/v1/calendars/fda9b0b4ad834257b622cb3dc3555727/events/c63e8b9fcb3e48c2a00b16729932d636@zoho.com', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('etag', '1770368451507')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "events": [
    {
      "uid": "c63e8b9fcb3e48c2a00b16729932d636@zoho.com",
      "estatus": "deleted",
      "caluid": "fda9b0b4ad834257b622cb3dc3555727"
    }
  ]
}

Attendees

When creating or updating events, include attendees:

{
  "attendees": [
    {
      "email": "user@example.com",
      "permission": 1,
      "attendance": 1
    }
  ]
}

Permission levels: 0 (Guest), 1 (View), 2 (Invite), 3 (Edit) Attendance: 0 (Non-participant), 1 (Required), 2 (Optional)

Reminders

{
  "reminders": [
    {
      "action": "popup",
      "minutes": 30
    },
    {
      "action": "email",
      "minutes": 60
    }
  ]
}

Actions: email, popup, notification

Recurring Events

Use the rrule field with iCalendar RRULE format:

{
  "rrule": "FREQ=DAILY;COUNT=5;INTERVAL=1"
}

Examples:

Daily for 5 days: FREQ=DAILY;COUNT=5;INTERVAL=1
Weekly on Mon/Tue: FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=MO,TU;UNTIL=20250817T064600Z
Monthly last Tuesday: FREQ=MONTHLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=TU;BYSETPOS=-1;COUNT=2

Code Examples

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-calendar/api/v1/calendars',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);
const data = await response.json();

Python

import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-calendar/api/v1/calendars',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}
)
data = response.json()

Notes

Event and calendar data is passed as JSON in the eventdata or calendarData query parameter
Date/time format for events: yyyyMMdd'T'HHmmss'Z' (GMT) or yyyyMMdd for all-day events
The range parameter for listing events cannot exceed 31 days
The etag is required for update and delete operations - always get the latest etag before modifying
For delete operations, the etag must be passed as a header, not a query parameter
IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain brackets to disable glob parsing
IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments

Error Handling

Status	Meaning
400	Missing Zoho Calendar connection, missing required parameter, or invalid request
401	Invalid or missing Maton API key, or OAuth scope mismatch
404	Resource not found
429	Rate limited
4xx/5xx	Passthrough error from Zoho Calendar API

Common Errors

Error	Description
`ETAG_MISSING`	etag header required for delete operations
`EXTRA_PARAM_FOUND`	Invalid parameter in request
`INVALID_DATA`	Malformed request data

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

Ensure your URL path starts with zoho-calendar. For example:

Correct: https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-calendar/api/v1/calendars
Incorrect: https://gateway.maton.ai/api/v1/calendars

Zoho Calendar

File contents

Zoho Calendar

Quick Start

Base URL

Authentication

Getting Your API Key

Connection Management

List Connections

Create Connection

Get Connection

Delete Connection

Specifying Connection

API Reference

Calendars

List Calendars

Get Calendar Details

Create Calendar

Delete Calendar

Events

List Events

Get Event Details

Create Event

Update Event

Delete Event

Attendees

Reminders

Recurring Events

Code Examples

JavaScript

Python

Notes

Error Handling

Common Errors

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

Resources

Frequently asked questions

Zoho Calendar

File contents

Zoho Calendar

Quick Start

Base URL

Authentication

Getting Your API Key

Connection Management

List Connections

Create Connection

Get Connection

Delete Connection

Specifying Connection

API Reference

Calendars

List Calendars

Get Calendar Details

Create Calendar

Delete Calendar

Events

List Events

Get Event Details

Create Event

Update Event

Delete Event

Attendees

Reminders

Recurring Events

Code Examples

JavaScript

Python

Notes

Error Handling

Common Errors

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

Resources

Related skills

Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Zoho Calendar skill?

What does the Zoho Calendar skill do?

Is Zoho Calendar safe to use?

Which AI agents work with Zoho Calendar?

Is Zoho Calendar free to use?

Who published Zoho Calendar?