Difference between two listed endpoints for creating an event

pklong 40 Reputation points
2023-08-31T01:13:35.5033333+00:00

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/user-post-events?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=http

For creating an event, what would be the difference between these two endpoints?

POST /users/{id | userPrincipalName}/events

POST /users/{id | userPrincipalName}/calendar/events

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  1. CarlZhao-MSFT 28,281 Reputation points
    2023-09-01T08:42:11.93+00:00

    Hi @pklong

    If you're just creating an event in the user's default calendar, there's really no difference between the two endpoints.

    However, the /calendar/events endpoint is usually used to create events in a specific calendar, such as the user's birthday calendar:

    POST /users/{id | userPrincipalName}/calendars/{calendar id}/events

    Hope this helps.

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  1. msft-gu 1,275 Reputation points
    2023-09-01T01:35:33.2566667+00:00

    Hi pklong,

    Good day and thank you for your question. I was able to use the two endpoints on my test environment and there was no difference when I checked in on OWA - Outlook - Calendar.

    Endpoint:

    POST /users/user@domain.com/events

    POST /users/user@domain.com/calendar/events

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