Delete event

The Google Calendar Delete event action removes an existing event from a connected Google Calendar. Use this write action to cancel meetings, clean up outdated entries, or remove events that are no longer needed.

The action is typically used together with read actions such as Find event to locate the target event first, then delete it by its identifier.

Prerequisites

• Glean Actions must be enabled for your instance and the Google Calendar action pack must be available.
• Ensure a connected Google Calendar account exists for the user. The connected account must have permission in Google Calendar to delete events.
• Google Calendar must be connected as a data source for Glean actions.

Supported parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
Calendar ID	String	Identifier of the calendar that owns the event. Use "primary" for the user's main calendar. Required.
Event ID	String	Identifier of the specific event to delete. Required.
Send updates	String	Policy for sending cancellation notifications to attendees (for example, all, externalOnly, none).

Examples

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This action requires an Event ID. Use the Find event action to locate the event and retrieve its Event ID before deleting it.

• "Delete my 3 PM design review meeting on Friday."

• "Cancel tomorrow's one-on-one with Alex and remove it from my calendar."

• "Remove the duplicate team standup event from next Monday."

Troubleshooting

• Possible cause: The event ID or calendar ID does not match an existing event that the user can access, or the event may have already been deleted.
• Fix: Use Find event to retrieve a valid event ID before calling Delete event. Ensure the calendar ID is correct (use "primary" for the user's main calendar).

• Possible cause: The connected Google Calendar account does not have permission to delete the event, or the OAuth token is invalid or expired.
• Fix: Confirm that the user's connected account has edit permissions for the event (organizer or writer access). If needed, reconnect the Google Calendar account to refresh the OAuth token.

FAQs

Deleted events may be recoverable from Google Calendar's trash for a limited time, depending on Google's retention policies. However, this action should be treated as a permanent deletion within the context of the agent workflow.

Notification behavior depends on the Send updates parameter. When set, Google Calendar sends cancellation notifications to attendees according to the specified policy.

Deleting a recurring event by its base event ID removes all instances of the recurring series. To cancel a single occurrence, use the specific instance's event ID instead.