Difference between two listed endpoints for creating an event

Question

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

Answer 1

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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Answer 2

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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