Weblink from groups calendarview Graph API doesn't work event after encoding

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Weblink from groups calendarview Graph API doesn't work event after encoding

Moustafa Moustafa 0

webLink for groups calendar view returned in graph API doesn't work correctly.

Steps to reproduce:

Create an event in a calendar group
call Graph API https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/groups/{GroupId}/calendar/calendarview?$Top=10&$select=webLink,subject,id&startdatetime=2023-01-30T16:54:11.890Z&enddatetime=2023-07-30T15:54:11.891Z
returned weblink example "webLink": "https://outlook.office365.com/calendar/deeplink/read/group/tenant.onmicrosoft.com/AccountingO365_Cs162adfsFixCalendar/AAMkAGVkOGVlMDM4LWNlY2ItNDNkZS1hY2I1LTQ4YzJjZDNkMDVmZAFRAAgI2wPnQwhAAEYAAAAAbAkvu4LrVEiQM4b4wHlrSwcAjqRLsHAS6ECpPiwPJ4o/wAAAAAABDQAAjqRLsHAS6ECpPiwPJ4o/wAAAAAARFAAAEA==",
encode Item ID AAMkAGVkOGVlMDM4LWNlY2ItNDNkZS1hY2I1LTQ4YzJjZDNkMDVmZAFRAAgI2wPnQwhAAEYAAAAAbAkvu4LrVEiQM4b4wHlrSwcAjqRLsHAS6ECpPiwPJ4o/wAAAAAABDQAAjqRLsHAS6ECpPiwPJ4o/wAAAAAARFAAAEA==
open the URL in the browser https://outlook.office365.com/calendar/deeplink/read/group/tenant.onmicrosoft.com/AccountingO365_Cs162adfsFixCalendar/AAMkAGVkOGVlMDM4LWNlY2ItNDNkZS1hY2I1LTQ4YzJjZDNkMDVmZAFRAAgI2wPnQwhAAEYAAAAAbAkvu4LrVEiQM4b4wHlrSwcAjqRLsHAS6ECpPiwPJ4o%2FwAAAAAABDQAAjqRLsHAS6ECpPiwPJ4o%2FwAAAAAARFAAAEA%3D%3D
browser returned a blank screen with a loading icon
network tab shows 404 for the request URL: https://outlook.office365.com/search/api/v1/recommendations

with the following response

{"error":{"code":"ErrorItemNotFound","message":"The specified object was not found in the store.","target":"","httpCode":404,"recommendedAction":"Escalate to [3SRecAlerts@microsoft.com] if the issue persists."},"Instrumentation":{"TraceId":"d5522a1a-5f99-264e-bcc7-ca327b5a3e67"}}

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HarmeetSingh7172 4,831

Hello @Moustafa Moustafa

Thanks for reaching out!

The recommended time window used in the CalendarView should ideally be not more than one week. This is because CalendarView API does a lot of processing in the backend before providing the results.

Additionally, The webLink property specifies a URL that opens the event in only earlier versions of Outlook on the web. The following is its URL format, with {event-id} being the URL-encoded value of the id property:

For work or school accounts: https://outlook.office365.com/owa/?itemid={event-id}&exvsurl=1&path=/calendar/item
For Microsoft accounts: https://outlook.live.com/owa/?itemid={event-id}&exvsurl=1&path=/calendar/item

To open the event in a current version of Outlook on the web, convert the URL to one of the following formats, and use that URL to open the event:

For work or school accounts: https://outlook.office365.com/calendar/item/{event-id}
For Microsoft accounts: https://outlook.live.com/calendar/item/{event-id}

Please check and validate the same. Reference: Events Resource Type

Hope this helps.

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Moustafa Moustafa 0 Reputation points

2023-01-31T14:47:36.3166667+00:00

Hello @HarmeetSingh7172 ,

Thanks for your quick reply,

I tried the id returned from https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/groups/{GroupId}/calendar/calendarview?

However, it's not working too, and It loads the outlook with a pop window showing a loading icon.

I think the returned id from the group calendar API is not the event-id.

I tried the events API for the user calendar, and https://outlook.live.com/calendar/item/{event-id} is working fine and showing the event details; however, my issue is with the group calendar API both id and weblink do not help create a URL to display the event details.

weblink was working in the past when it was in this format

https://outlook.office365.com/calendar/deeplink/read/group/{tenant}.onmicrosoft.com/{groupname}/{event-id}?popoutv2=1&version=20221209009.09

I'm wondering if we can't depend on weblink anymore when showing group event details and what is the replacement of it.

Thank you so much for your contribution.
HarmeetSingh7172 4,831 Reputation points

2023-02-04T00:32:18.1933333+00:00

Hello @Moustafa Moustafa

Please note that the URL format is different for work or school accounts and Microsoft accounts. Additionally, webLink URL behaves differently for older and current versions of Outlook on the web. I'm using "https://outlook.office365.com/owa/?itemid={event-id}&exvsurl=1&path=/calendar/item" URL with {event-id} being the URL-encoded value of the id property (replaced '=' with '%3D') and It's working as expected. Please validate the same at your end.

Here's the screenshot:

Hope this helps.
Moustafa Moustafa 0 Reputation points

2023-02-16T19:43:33.8666667+00:00
Hello @HarmeetSingh-MSFT ,

I have tried your pattern; however, it still gives the same results. It loads the outlook with a pop window showing a loading icon with no data.

https://outlook.office365.com/owa/?itemid=AAMkAGVkOGVlMDM4LWNlY2ItNDNkZS1hY2I1LTQ4YzJjZDNkMDVmZAFRAAgI2xOek0tAAEYAAAAAbAkvu4LrVEiQM4b4wHlrSwcAjqRLsHAS6ECpPiwPJ4o-wAAAAAABDQAAjqRLsHAS6ECpPiwPJ4o-wAAAAAARFAAAEA%3D%3D&exvsurl=1&path=/calendar/item
Evelyn Salinas 0 Reputation points

2023-05-22T16:26:34.3866667+00:00
Hello, we have been testing with the following URL

https://outlook.office.com/calendar/item/ENCODED_ID?itemid=ENCODED_ID&exvsurl=1

and it appears to work when encoding the ID. However, it requires that the group calendar be selected

as well. But the goal of having a direct link to an event is to be able to display even if you don't have the calendar selected (if you have permissions to see the event of course).

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