Google Calendar API drops "conferenceData" nested object

Question

EDIT: This is has been identified as a bug here.

I am trying to make a Google Meet along with a new calendar event. However, for some reason the returning event does not include any conferenceData, not even one with status fail.

Here is my code. I have omitted the authentication step as I do not get an authentication error.

def generateMeet(emails=None, fake=False):
    if emails is None:
        emails = []

    if fake:
        return "https://www.google.com", get_random_string(10)

    now = datetime.utcnow().isoformat() + 'Z'  # 'Z' indicates UTC time
    inonehour = (datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(hours=1)).isoformat() + 'Z'

    event = {
        'summary': 'Orb Meeting',
        'start': {
            'dateTime': now,
            'timeZone': 'America/New_York',
        },
        'end': {
            'dateTime': inonehour,
            'timeZone': 'America/New_York',
        },
        'sendUpdates': "none",
        'reminders': {
            'useDefault': False,
        },
        'attendees': [{'email': x} for x in emails],
        'conferenceDataVersion': 1,
        'conferenceData': {
            'createRequest': {
                'requestID': get_random_string(10),
                'conferenceSolutionKey': {
                    'type': 'hangoutsMeet'
                },

            }
        }
    }

    ret = service.events().insert(calendarId='primary', body=event).execute()
    return ret['conferenceData']['entryPoints'], ret['id']

This returns a key error, as conference data does not exist. Here is the full 'ret' object before I run the return:

{'kind': 'calendar#event', 'etag': '"3197938620273000"', 'id': '5fb6epfe93sceba9scjt1nevsk', 'status': 'confirmed',
     'htmlLink': 'https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=NWZiNmVwZmU5M3NjZWJhOXNjanQxbmV2c2sgZm9ycmVzdG1pbG5lckBt',
     'created': '2020-09-01T14:08:30.000Z', 'updated': '2020-09-01T14:08:30.162Z', 'summary': 'Orb Meeting',
     'creator': {'email': '[my email]', 'self': True},
     'organizer': {'email': '[my email]', 'self': True},
     'start': {'dateTime': '2020-09-01T10:08:28-04:00', 'timeZone': 'America/New_York'},
     'end': {'dateTime': '2020-09-01T11:08:28-04:00', 'timeZone': 'America/New_York'},
     'iCalUID': '[email protected]', 'sequence': 0,
     'attendees': [{'email': '[my other email]', 'displayName': 'Forrest Milner', 'responseStatus': 'needsAction'}],
     'reminders': {'useDefault': False}}

Can anyone tell me why the conferenceData part of my request might be dropped? I am setting the conferenceDataVersion to 1, and using a random string.

I have tried adding dummy "invitees". In this trial, I invited my second gmail account, and in other trials I have invited several dummy accounts with domain "example.com". This updates the attendees, but does not make the conference data appear.

I have also tried waiting a few minutes and then listing all my events. Even after waiting, the conference data was not filled in. When I check my calendar on the GUI (https://calendar.google.com/calendar/r) it also does not have a Google Meet attached.

Thank you for any help.

Answer 1

Yes, it is a bug, if it's high priority you can 'patch' your created event with something like this:

const eventPatch = {
   conferenceData: {
   createRequest: { requestId: "yourRandomString" },
  },
};
let response = await calendar.events.patch({
  calendarId: 'primary',
  eventId: "createdEventID",
  resource: eventPatch,
  sendNotifications: true,
  conferenceDataVersion: 1,
});

Reference: https://developers.google.com/calendar/create-events#conferencing