Outlook events sent to a google calendar - event ids change unexpectedly?
I am creating a meeting series from an outlook client, on an office365 mailbox.
The invited user is on g-suite (email, calendar...).
My code connects to google calendar via the API and periodically checks of event changes new events cancelled etc.
I store the event ids in my database and use them to match to the event IDs I read from google calendar.
When a whole meeting series is changed - for instance a weekly series gets a new starting time - the event IDs returning from google calendar APIs - change!
I am not sure if the IDs are generated by officeoutlook or by g-suite.
I am not sure what's the right way to match the events I stored with their old IDs, to the new events coming in.
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I am creating a meeting series from an outlook client, on an office365 mailbox.
The invited user is on g-suite (email, calendar...).
My code connects to google calendar via the API and periodically checks of event changes new events cancelled etc.
I store the event ids in my database and use them to match to the event IDs I read from google calendar.
When a whole meeting series is changed - for instance a weekly series gets a new starting time - the event IDs returning from google calendar APIs - change!
I am not sure if the IDs are generated by officeoutlook or by g-suite.
I am not sure what's the right way to match the events I stored with their old IDs, to the new events coming in.
google-calendar-api
asked Nov 21 '18 at 14:10
Eye of the StormEye of the Storm
13328
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I am creating a meeting series from an outlook client, on an office365 mailbox.
The invited user is on g-suite (email, calendar...).
My code connects to google calendar via the API and periodically checks of event changes new events cancelled etc.
I store the event ids in my database and use them to match to the event IDs I read from google calendar.
When a whole meeting series is changed - for instance a weekly series gets a new starting time - the event IDs returning from google calendar APIs - change!
I am not sure if the IDs are generated by officeoutlook or by g-suite.
I am not sure what's the right way to match the events I stored with their old IDs, to the new events coming in.
google-calendar-api
asked Nov 21 '18 at 14:10
Eye of the StormEye of the Storm
13328
I am creating a meeting series from an outlook client, on an office365 mailbox.
The invited user is on g-suite (email, calendar...).
My code connects to google calendar via the API and periodically checks of event changes new events cancelled etc.
I store the event ids in my database and use them to match to the event IDs I read from google calendar.
When a whole meeting series is changed - for instance a weekly series gets a new starting time - the event IDs returning from google calendar APIs - change!
I am not sure if the IDs are generated by officeoutlook or by g-suite.
I am not sure what's the right way to match the events I stored with their old IDs, to the new events coming in.
google-calendar-api
google-calendar-api
asked Nov 21 '18 at 14:10
Eye of the StormEye of the Storm
13328
asked Nov 21 '18 at 14:10
Eye of the StormEye of the Storm
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asked Nov 21 '18 at 14:10
Eye of the StormEye of the Storm
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asked Nov 21 '18 at 14:10
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If you read the Google API Documentation, it states that recurring events are composed of instances. The recurring event is a parent and individual instances are its children. Each child has a recurringEventId which identifies its parent. Their individual instance ids might change when they are changed.
See the following: https://developers.google.com/calendar/recurringevents#modifying_or_deleting_instances
answered Nov 21 '18 at 14:20
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Completely missed this little piece of info. Thanks!!
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If you read the Google API Documentation, it states that recurring events are composed of instances. The recurring event is a parent and individual instances are its children. Each child has a recurringEventId which identifies its parent. Their individual instance ids might change when they are changed.
See the following: https://developers.google.com/calendar/recurringevents#modifying_or_deleting_instances
answered Nov 21 '18 at 14:20
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Completely missed this little piece of info. Thanks!!
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Nov 22 '18 at 14:50
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If you read the Google API Documentation, it states that recurring events are composed of instances. The recurring event is a parent and individual instances are its children. Each child has a recurringEventId which identifies its parent. Their individual instance ids might change when they are changed.
See the following: https://developers.google.com/calendar/recurringevents#modifying_or_deleting_instances
answered Nov 21 '18 at 14:20
ConnerConner
23.7k84568
Completely missed this little piece of info. Thanks!!
– Eye of the Storm
Nov 22 '18 at 14:50
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If you read the Google API Documentation, it states that recurring events are composed of instances. The recurring event is a parent and individual instances are its children. Each child has a recurringEventId which identifies its parent. Their individual instance ids might change when they are changed.
See the following: https://developers.google.com/calendar/recurringevents#modifying_or_deleting_instances
answered Nov 21 '18 at 14:20
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If you read the Google API Documentation, it states that recurring events are composed of instances. The recurring event is a parent and individual instances are its children. Each child has a recurringEventId which identifies its parent. Their individual instance ids might change when they are changed.
See the following: https://developers.google.com/calendar/recurringevents#modifying_or_deleting_instances
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Completely missed this little piece of info. Thanks!!
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Completely missed this little piece of info. Thanks!!
– Eye of the Storm
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Completely missed this little piece of info. Thanks!!
– Eye of the Storm
Nov 22 '18 at 14:50
Completely missed this little piece of info. Thanks!!
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