Acl: insert
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Creates an access control rule.
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Request
HTTP request
POST https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/calendarId/acl
Parameters
| Parameter name |
Value |
Description |
| Path parameters |
calendarId |
string |
Calendar identifier. To retrieve calendar IDs call the calendarList.list method. If you want to access the primary calendar of the currently logged in user, use the "primary" keyword.
|
| Optional query parameters |
sendNotifications |
boolean |
Whether to send notifications about the calendar sharing change. Optional. The default is True.
|
Authorization
This request requires authorization with at least one of the following scopes:
| Scope |
|---|
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.acls |
For more information, see the authentication and authorization page.
Request body
In the request body, supply an Acl resource with the following properties:
| Property name |
Value |
Description |
Notes |
| Required Properties |
role |
string |
The role assigned to the scope. Possible values are: - "
none" - Provides no access. - "
freeBusyReader" - Provides read access to free/busy information. - "
reader" - Provides read access to the calendar. Private events will appear to users with reader access, but event details will be hidden. - "
writer" - Provides read and write access to the calendar. Private events will appear to users with writer access, and event details will be visible. Provides read access to the calendar's ACLs. - "
owner" - Provides ownership of the calendar. This role has all of the permissions of the writer role with the additional ability to manipulate ACLs. |
writable
|
scope |
object |
The extent to which calendar access is granted by this ACL rule. |
|
scope.type |
string |
The type of the scope. Possible values are: - "
default" - The public scope. This is the default value. - "
user" - Limits the scope to a single user. - "
group" - Limits the scope to a group. - "
domain" - Limits the scope to a domain. Note: The permissions granted to the "default", or public, scope apply to any user, authenticated or not. |
|
| Optional Properties |
scope.value |
string |
The email address of a user or group, or the name of a domain, depending on the scope type. Omitted for type "default". |
writable
|
Response
If successful, this method returns an Acl resource in the response body.
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Use the APIs Explorer below to call this method on live data and see the response.
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Last updated 2025-05-30 UTC.
[null,null,["Last updated 2025-05-30 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Acl: insert\n\n| **Note:** Requires [authorization](#auth).\n\nCreates an access control rule.\n[Try it now](#try-it).\n\nRequest\n-------\n\n### HTTP request\n\n```\nPOST https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/calendarId/acl\n```\n\n### Parameters\n\n| Parameter name | Value | Description |\n|---------------------|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| **Path parameters** |||\n| `calendarId` | `string` | Calendar identifier. To retrieve calendar IDs call the [calendarList.list](/workspace/calendar/api/v3/reference/calendarList/list) method. If you want to access the primary calendar of the currently logged in user, use the \"`primary`\" keyword. |\n| **Optional query parameters** |||\n| `sendNotifications` | `boolean` | Whether to send notifications about the calendar sharing change. Optional. The default is True. |\n\n### Authorization\n\nThis request requires authorization with at least one of the following scopes:\n\n| Scope |\n|-------------------------------------------------|\n| `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar` |\n| `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.acls` |\n\nFor more information, see the [authentication and authorization](/workspace/guides/configure-oauth-consent) page.\n\n### Request body\n\nIn the request body, supply an [Acl resource](/workspace/calendar/api/v3/reference/acl#resource) with the following properties:\n\n| Property name | Value | Description | Notes |\n|---------------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|\n| **Required Properties** ||||\n| `role` | `string` | The role assigned to the scope. Possible values are: - \"`none`\" - Provides no access. - \"`freeBusyReader`\" - Provides read access to free/busy information. - \"`reader`\" - Provides read access to the calendar. Private events will appear to users with reader access, but event details will be hidden. - \"`writer`\" - Provides read and write access to the calendar. Private events will appear to users with writer access, and event details will be visible. Provides read access to the calendar's ACLs. - \"`owner`\" - Provides ownership of the calendar. This role has all of the permissions of the writer role with the additional ability to manipulate ACLs. | writable |\n| `scope` | `object` | The extent to which [calendar access](https://developers.google.com/workspace/calendar/concepts/sharing#sharing_calendars) is granted by this ACL rule. | |\n| scope.`type` | `string` | The type of the scope. Possible values are: - \"`default`\" - The public scope. This is the default value. - \"`user`\" - Limits the scope to a single user. - \"`group`\" - Limits the scope to a group. - \"`domain`\" - Limits the scope to a domain. Note: The permissions granted to the \"`default`\", or public, scope apply to any user, authenticated or not. | |\n| **Optional Properties** ||||\n| scope.`value` | `string` | The email address of a user or group, or the name of a domain, depending on the scope type. Omitted for type \"`default`\". | writable |\n\nResponse\n--------\n\nIf successful, this method returns an [Acl resource](/workspace/calendar/api/v3/reference/acl#resource) in the response body.\n\nTry it!\n-------\n\n\nUse the APIs Explorer below to call this method on live data and see the response."]]
