Create event

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Create an event in the user's default calendar or specified calendar.

By default, the allowNewTimeProposals property is set to true when an event is created, which means invitees can propose a different date/time for the event. See Propose new meeting times for more information on how to propose a time, and how to receive and accept a new time proposal.

You can specify the time zone for each of the start and end times of the event as part of their values, because the start and end properties are of dateTimeTimeZone type. First find the supported time zones to make sure you set only time zones that have been configured for the user's mailbox server.

When an event is sent, the server sends invitations to all the attendees.

Setting the location in an event

An Exchange administrator can set up a mailbox and an email address for a resource such as a meeting room, or equipment like a projector. Users can then invite the resource as an attendee to a meeting. On behalf of the resource, the server accepts or rejects the meeting request based on the free/busy schedule of the resource. If the server accepts a meeting for the resource, it creates an event for the meeting in the resource's calendar. If the meeting is rescheduled, the server automatically updates the event in the resource's calendar.

Another advantage of setting up a mailbox for a resource is to control scheduling of the resource, for example, only executives or their delegates can book a private meeting room.

If you're organizing an event that involves a meeting location:

  1. Set the location property of the event accordingly.
  2. Set the optional locationEmailAddress property if the meeting location has an email address.

Additionally, if the meeting location has been set up as a resource, or if the event involves some equipment that has been set up as a resource:

  1. Invite the resource as an attendee.
  2. Set the attendee type property as resource.
  3. Set the attendee emailAddress as the resource email address.

This API is available in the following national cloud deployments.

Global service US Government L4 US Government L5 (DOD) China operated by 21Vianet

Permissions

One of the following permissions is required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Permissions.

Permission type Permissions (from least to most privileged)
Delegated (work or school account) Calendars.ReadWrite
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) Calendars.ReadWrite
Application Calendars.ReadWrite

HTTP request

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

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

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

Request headers

Header Value
Authorization Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.
Content-Type application/json. Required.

Request body

In the request body, supply a JSON representation of event object.

Since the event resource supports extensions, you can use the POST operation and add custom properties with your own data to the event while creating it.

Response

If successful, this method returns 201 Created response code and event object in the response body.

Examples

Example 1: Create an event in the specified time zone, and assign the event an optional transactionId value.

Request

The following example shows a request. It uses the Prefer: outlook.timezone request header to specify the time zone for the start and end times in the response. It also sets the transactionId property to reduce unnecessary retries on the server.

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/events
Prefer: outlook.timezone="Pacific Standard Time"
Content-type: application/json

{
  "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
  "body": {
    "contentType": "HTML",
    "content": "Does noon work for you?"
  },
  "start": {
      "dateTime": "2017-04-15T12:00:00",
      "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
  },
  "end": {
      "dateTime": "2017-04-15T14:00:00",
      "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
  },
  "location":{
      "displayName":"Harry's Bar"
  },
  "attendees": [
    {
      "emailAddress": {
        "address":"samanthab@contoso.com",
        "name": "Samantha Booth"
      },
      "type": "required"
    }
  ],
  "allowNewTimeProposals": true,
  "transactionId":"7E163156-7762-4BEB-A1C6-729EA81755A7"
}

In the request body, supply a JSON representation of event object.

Response

Here is an example of the response, which shows the start and end properties use the time zone specified in the Prefer: outlook.timezone header. Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-type: application/json

{
    "@odata.context":"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('cd209b0b-3f83-4c35-82d2-d88a61820480')/events/$entity",
    "@odata.etag":"W/\"ZlnW4RIAV06KYYwlrfNZvQAALfZeRQ==\"",
    "id":"AAMkAGI1AAAt9AHjAAA=",
    "createdDateTime":"2017-04-15T03:00:50.7579581Z",
    "lastModifiedDateTime":"2017-04-15T03:00:51.245372Z",
    "changeKey":"ZlnW4RIAV06KYYwlrfNZvQAALfZeRQ==",
    "categories":[

    ],
    "originalStartTimeZone":"Pacific Standard Time",
    "originalEndTimeZone":"Pacific Standard Time",
    "iCalUId":"040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000DA2B357D94B5D201000000000000000010000000EC4597557F0CB34EA4CC2887EA7B17C3",
    "reminderMinutesBeforeStart":15,
    "isReminderOn":true,
    "hasAttachments":false,
    "hideAttendees": false,
    "subject":"Let's go brunch",
    "bodyPreview":"Does noon work for you?",
    "importance":"normal",
    "sensitivity":"normal",
    "isAllDay":false,
    "isCancelled":false,
    "isDraft": false,
    "isOrganizer":true,
    "responseRequested":true,
    "seriesMasterId":null,
    "transactionId":"7E163156-7762-4BEB-A1C6-729EA81755A7",
    "showAs":"busy",
    "type":"singleInstance",
    "webLink":"https://outlook.office365.com/owa/?itemid=AAMkAGI1AAAt9AHjAAA%3D&exvsurl=1&path=/calendar/item",
    "onlineMeetingUrl":null,
    "isOnlineMeeting":false,
    "onlineMeetingProvider":"unknown",
    "onlineMeeting":null,
    "allowNewTimeProposals": true,
    "responseStatus":{
        "response":"organizer",
        "time":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    },
    "body":{
        "contentType":"html",
        "content":"<html><head></head><body>Does late morning work for you?</body></html>"
    },
    "start":{
        "dateTime":"2017-04-15T11:00:00.0000000",
        "timeZone":"Pacific Standard Time"
    },
    "end":{
        "dateTime":"2017-04-15T12:00:00.0000000",
        "timeZone":"Pacific Standard Time"
    },
    "location": {
        "displayName": "Harry's Bar",
        "locationType": "default",
        "uniqueId": "Harry's Bar",
        "uniqueIdType": "private"
    },
    "locations": [
        {
            "displayName": "Harry's Bar",
            "locationType": "default",
            "uniqueIdType": "unknown"
        }
    ],
    "recurrence":null,
    "attendees":[
        {
            "type":"required",
            "status":{
                "response":"none",
                "time":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
            },
            "emailAddress":{
                "name":"Samantha Booth",
                "address":"samanthab@contoso.com"
            }
        }
    ],
    "organizer":{
        "emailAddress":{
            "name":"Dana Swope",
            "address":"danas@contoso.com"
        }
    }
}

Example 2: Create an event that occurs in multiple locations

Request

The next example request specifies 3 locations where the organizer and attendees can attend the meeting from.

In the request body, supply a JSON representation of event object.

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/events
Prefer: outlook.timezone="Pacific Standard Time"
Content-type: application/json

{
  "subject": "Plan summer company picnic",
  "body": {
    "contentType": "HTML",
    "content": "Let's kick-start this event planning!"
  },
  "start": {
      "dateTime": "2017-08-30T11:00:00",
      "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
  },
  "end": {
      "dateTime": "2017-08-30T12:00:00",
      "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
  },
  "attendees": [
    {
      "emailAddress": {
        "address": "DanaS@contoso.com",
        "name": "Dana Swope"
      },
      "type": "Required"
    },
    {
      "emailAddress": {
        "address": "AlexW@contoso.com",
        "name": "Alex Wilber"
      },
      "type": "Required"
    }
  ],
  "location": {
    "displayName": "Conf Room 3; Fourth Coffee; Home Office",
    "locationType": "Default"
  },
  "locations": [
    {
      "displayName": "Conf Room 3"
    },
    {
      "displayName": "Fourth Coffee",
      "address": {
        "street": "4567 Main St",
        "city": "Redmond",
        "state": "WA",
        "countryOrRegion": "US",
        "postalCode": "32008"
      },
      "coordinates": {
        "latitude": 47.672,
        "longitude": -102.103
      }
    },
    {
      "displayName": "Home Office"
    }
  ],
  "allowNewTimeProposals": true
}

Response

The following example response shows the created event that specifies information for the 3 locations for the meeting. Because of the Prefer: outlook.timezone="Pacific Standard Time" request header, the start and end properties are expressed in PST. Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-type: application/json

{
  "@odata.context":"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('d1a2fae9-db66-4cc9-8133-2184c77af1b8')/events/$entity",
  "@odata.etag":"W/\"y53lbKh6jkaxHzFwGhgyxgAAw5zhug==\"",
  "id":"AAMkADAGAADDdm4NAAA=",
  "createdDateTime":"2017-08-30T07:06:33.8673345Z",
  "lastModifiedDateTime":"2017-08-30T07:06:34.5079772Z",
  "changeKey":"y53lbKh6jkaxHzFwGhgyxgAAz3IKMA==",
  "categories":[

  ],
  "originalStartTimeZone":"Pacific Standard Time",
  "originalEndTimeZone":"Pacific Standard Time",
  "iCalUId":"04000000820089190544",
  "reminderMinutesBeforeStart":15,
  "isReminderOn":true,
  "hasAttachments":false,
  "hideAttendees": false,
  "subject":"Plan summer company picnic",
  "bodyPreview":"Let's kick-start this event planning!",
  "importance":"normal",
  "sensitivity":"normal",
  "isAllDay":false,
  "isCancelled":false,
  "isDraft": false,
  "isOrganizer":true,
  "responseRequested":true,
  "seriesMasterId":null,
  "showAs":"busy",
  "type":"singleInstance",
  "webLink":"https://outlook.office365.com/owa/?itemid=AAMkADAGAADDdm4NAAA%3D&exvsurl=1&path=/calendar/item",
  "onlineMeetingUrl":null,
  "isOnlineMeeting":true,
  "onlineMeetingProvider":"unknown",
  "onlineMeeting":null,
  "allowNewTimeProposals": true,
  "responseStatus":{
    "response":"organizer",
    "time":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  },
  "body":{
    "contentType":"html",
    "content":"<html>\r\n<head>\r\n</head>\r\n<body>\r\nLet's kick-start this event planning!\r\n</body>\r\n</html>\r\n"
  },
  "start":{
    "dateTime":"2017-08-30T11:00:00.0000000",
    "timeZone":"Pacific Standard Time"
  },
  "end":{
    "dateTime":"2017-08-30T12:00:00.0000000",
    "timeZone":"Pacific Standard Time"
  },
  "location":{
    "displayName":"Conf Room 3; Fourth Coffee; Home Office",
    "locationType":"default",
    "uniqueId":"Conf Room 3; Fourth Coffee; Home Office",
    "uniqueIdType":"private"
  },
  "locations":[
    {
      "displayName":"Conf Room 3",
      "locationType":"default",
      "uniqueIdType":"unknown"
    },
    {
      "displayName":"Fourth Coffee",
      "locationType":"default",
      "uniqueId":"Fourth Coffee",
      "uniqueIdType":"private",
      "address":{
        "street":"4567 Main St",
        "city":"Redmond",
        "state":"WA",
        "countryOrRegion":"US",
        "postalCode":"32008"
      },
      "coordinates":{
        "latitude":47.672,
        "longitude":-102.103
      }
    },
    {
      "displayName":"Home Office",
      "locationType":"default",
      "uniqueIdType":"unknown"
    }
  ],
  "recurrence":null,
  "attendees":[
    {
      "type":"required",
      "status":{
        "response":"none",
        "time":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
      },
      "emailAddress":{
        "name":"Dana Swope",
        "address":"DanaS@contoso.com"
      }
    },
    {
      "type":"required",
      "status":{
        "response":"none",
        "time":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
      },
      "emailAddress":{
        "name":"Alex Wilber",
        "address":"AlexW@contoso.com"
      }
    }
  ],
  "organizer":{
    "emailAddress":{
      "name":"Adele Vance",
      "address":"AdeleV@contoso.com"
    }
  }
}

Example 3: Create a recurring event

Request

The third example shows how to create a recurring event that occurs once a week. The event occurs from 12:00pm to 2:00pm, every Monday starting September 4, 2017, through the end of the year.

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/events
Content-type: application/json

{
  "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
  "body": {
    "contentType": "HTML",
    "content": "Does noon time work for you?"
  },
  "start": {
      "dateTime": "2017-09-04T12:00:00",
      "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
  },
  "end": {
      "dateTime": "2017-09-04T14:00:00",
      "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
  },
  "recurrence": {
    "pattern": {
      "type": "weekly",
      "interval": 1,
      "daysOfWeek": [ "Monday" ]
    },
    "range": {
      "type": "endDate",
      "startDate": "2017-09-04",
      "endDate": "2017-12-31"
    }
  },
  "location":{
      "displayName":"Harry's Bar"
  },
  "attendees": [
    {
      "emailAddress": {
        "address":"AdeleV@contoso.com",
        "name": "Adele Vance"
      },
      "type": "required"
    }
  ],
  "allowNewTimeProposals": true
}

In the request body, supply a JSON representation of event object.

Response

The following example shows the response. Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-type: application/json

{
    "@odata.context":"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('919717da-0460-4cca-a6be-d25382429896')/events/$entity",
    "@odata.etag":"W/\"+T8RDneHMkKe2BGYEaQZ4wAA5a9Acw==\"",
    "id":"AAMkADQwMD",
    "createdDateTime":"2017-10-07T04:59:12.9698856Z",
    "lastModifiedDateTime":"2017-10-07T04:59:13.8136423Z",
    "changeKey":"+T8RDneHMkKe2BGYEaQZ4wAA5a9Acw==",
    "categories":[

    ],
    "originalStartTimeZone":"Pacific Standard Time",
    "originalEndTimeZone":"Pacific Standard Time",
    "iCalUId":"040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E0080000000028CEBE04293FD3010000000000000000100000009F85AB8AF8ED4D4FAC777FA89954BDB7",
    "reminderMinutesBeforeStart":15,
    "isReminderOn":true,
    "hasAttachments":false,
    "hideAttendees": false,
    "subject":"Let's go for lunch",
    "bodyPreview":"Does late morning work for you?",
    "importance":"normal",
    "sensitivity":"normal",
    "isAllDay":false,
    "isCancelled":false,
    "isDraft": false,
    "isOrganizer":true,
    "responseRequested":true,
    "seriesMasterId":null,
    "showAs":"busy",
    "type":"seriesMaster",
    "webLink":"https://outlook.office365.com/owa/?itemid=AAMkADQwMD&exvsurl=1&path=/calendar/item",
    "onlineMeetingUrl":null,
    "isOnlineMeeting":true,
    "onlineMeetingProvider":"unknown",
    "onlineMeeting":null,
    "allowNewTimeProposals": true,
    "responseStatus":{
        "response":"organizer",
        "time":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    },
    "body":{
        "contentType":"html",
        "content":"<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=us-ascii\">\r\n</head>\r\n<body>\r\nDoes late morning work for you?\r\n</body>\r\n</html>\r\n"
    },
    "start":{
        "dateTime":"2017-09-04T12:00:00.0000000",
        "timeZone":"Pacific Standard Time"
    },
    "end":{
        "dateTime":"2017-09-04T14:00:00.0000000",
        "timeZone":"Pacific Standard Time"
    },
    "location":{
        "displayName":"Harry's Bar",
        "locationType":"default",
        "uniqueId":"Harry's Bar",
        "uniqueIdType":"private"
    },
    "locations":[
        {
            "displayName":"Harry's Bar",
            "locationType":"default",
            "uniqueIdType":"unknown"
        }
    ],
    "recurrence":{
        "pattern":{
            "type":"weekly",
            "interval":1,
            "month":0,
            "dayOfMonth":0,
            "daysOfWeek":[
                "monday"
            ],
            "firstDayOfWeek":"sunday",
            "index":"first"
        },
        "range":{
            "type":"endDate",
            "startDate":"2017-09-04",
            "endDate":"2017-12-31",
            "recurrenceTimeZone":"Pacific Standard Time",
            "numberOfOccurrences":0
        }
    },
    "attendees":[
        {
            "type":"required",
            "status":{
                "response":"none",
                "time":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
            },
            "emailAddress":{
                "name":"Adele Vance",
                "address":"AdeleV@contoso.com"
            }
        }
    ],
    "organizer":{
        "emailAddress":{
            "name":"Alex Wilber",
            "address":"AlexW@contoso.com"
        }
    },
}

Example 4: Create and enable an event as an online meeting

Request

The following example shows a request which creates an event and enables it as an online meeting. It uses the Prefer: outlook.timezone request header to specify the time zone for the start and end times in the response.

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/events
Prefer: outlook.timezone="Pacific Standard Time"
Content-type: application/json

{
  "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
  "body": {
    "contentType": "HTML",
    "content": "Does noon work for you?"
  },
  "start": {
      "dateTime": "2017-04-15T12:00:00",
      "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
  },
  "end": {
      "dateTime": "2017-04-15T14:00:00",
      "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
  },
  "location":{
      "displayName":"Harry's Bar"
  },
  "attendees": [
    {
      "emailAddress": {
        "address":"samanthab@contoso.com",
        "name": "Samantha Booth"
      },
      "type": "required"
    }
  ],
  "allowNewTimeProposals": true,
  "isOnlineMeeting": true,
  "onlineMeetingProvider": "teamsForBusiness"
}

In the request body, supply a JSON representation of event object.

Response

Here is an example of the response, which shows the start and end properties use the time zone specified in the Prefer: outlook.timezone header. Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-type: application/json

{
    "@odata.context":"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('cd209b0b-3f83-4c35-82d2-d88a61820480')/events/$entity",
    "@odata.etag":"W/\"ZlnW4RIAV06KYYwlrfNZvQAALfZeRQ==\"",
    "id":"AAMkAGI1AAAt8AHjAAA=",
    "createdDateTime":"2017-04-15T03:00:50.7579581Z",
    "lastModifiedDateTime":"2017-04-15T03:00:51.245372Z",
    "changeKey":"ZlnW4RIAV06KYYwlrfNZvQAALfZeRQ==",
    "categories":[
    ],
    "originalStartTimeZone":"Pacific Standard Time",
    "originalEndTimeZone":"Pacific Standard Time",
    "iCalUId":"040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000DA2B357D94B5D201000000000000000010000000EC4597557F0CB34EA4CC2887EA7B17C3",
    "reminderMinutesBeforeStart":15,
    "isReminderOn":true,
    "hasAttachments":false,
    "hideAttendees": false,
    "subject":"Let's go brunch",
    "bodyPreview":"Does noon work for you?",
    "importance":"normal",
    "sensitivity":"normal",
    "isAllDay":false,
    "isCancelled":false,
    "isDraft": false,
    "isOrganizer":true,
    "responseRequested":true,
    "seriesMasterId":null,
    "showAs":"busy",
    "type":"singleInstance",
    "webLink":"https://outlook.office365.com/owa/?itemid=AAMkAGI1AAAt9AHjAAA%3D&exvsurl=1&path=/calendar/item",
    "onlineMeetingUrl":null,
    "isOnlineMeeting": true,
    "onlineMeetingProvider": "teamsForBusiness",
    "allowNewTimeProposals": true,
    "responseStatus":{
        "response":"organizer",
        "time":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    },
    "body":{
        "contentType":"html",
        "content":"<html><head></head><body>Does late morning work for you?</body></html>"
    },
    "start":{
        "dateTime":"2017-04-15T11:00:00.0000000",
        "timeZone":"Pacific Standard Time"
    },
    "end":{
        "dateTime":"2017-04-15T12:00:00.0000000",
        "timeZone":"Pacific Standard Time"
    },
    "location": {
        "displayName": "Harry's Bar",
        "locationType": "default",
        "uniqueId": "Harry's Bar",
        "uniqueIdType": "private"
    },
    "locations": [
        {
            "displayName": "Harry's Bar",
            "locationType": "default",
            "uniqueIdType": "unknown"
        }
    ],
    "recurrence":null,
    "attendees":[
        {
            "type":"required",
            "status":{
                "response":"none",
                "time":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
            },
            "emailAddress":{
                "name":"Samantha Booth",
                "address":"samanthab@contoso.com"
            }
        }
    ],
    "organizer":{
        "emailAddress":{
            "name":"Dana Swope",
            "address":"danas@contoso.com"
        }
    },
    "onlineMeeting": {
        "joinUrl": "https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NzIyNzhlMGEtM2YyZC00ZmY0LTlhNzUtZmZjNWFmZGNlNzE2%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2272f988bf-86f1-41af-91ab-2d7cd011db47%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22bc55b173-cff6-457d-b7a1-64bda7d7581a%22%7d",
        "conferenceId": "177513992",
        "tollNumber": "+1 425 555 0123"
    }
}