Adding Events to Google Calendar Shared To Me

Question

If I have several Google Calendars, I can create a new event and pick which one I want to go into from a drop down menu.

Now let's assume some other Google Calendar owner created a new calendar and then shared that calendar to me. Let's assume they did this right and gave me permission to edit events, maybe even to further share the calendar

How do I now add events to the calendar shared with me? When I add an event to the calendar interface while logged in as myself, I do not have the option to select the other person's calendar, even though I should have edit permission on it. It defaults to just my calendar, but even on the drop down menus I don't have other options.

I'm actually trying to create a two-way sync between the two calendars. Ideas?

Answer 1

Are you trying to do this programmatically via the Google Caledar API or are you trying to do this in the user interface?

If programmatically, use the following API method substituting the calendarId with your friend's calendarId: https://developers.google.com/google-apps/calendar/v3/reference/events/insert

If you're trying to do this in the UI, your friend needs to go to calendar settings > Share this Calendar > Share with specific people, and specifically list your email address with the permission settings at least "make changes to events". This will place your friend's calendar in the "My calendars" section of your calendar interface. At this point, when you create new events, the drop down box will allow you to select your friend's calendar.