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Google Calendar Permissions Used by Donut
Google Calendar Permissions Used by Donut

More info about the permissions that Donut requests with the Google Calendar integration, and what they're used for.

Jeff Manian (he/him) avatar
Written by Jeff Manian (he/him)
Updated over a year ago

Donut's Google Calendar integration allows users of Donut Intros to automatically find a time that works for everyone and add an event to their calendars.

Donut uses 2 permissions, also known as scopes, to accomplish this:

  1. calendar.readonly

    • On Google's authorization page this appears as, "See and download any calendar you can access using your Google Calendar."

    • This scope is necessary for Donut to find a time when all parties are free. This is done with Google's Freebusy API.

    • This scope also grants access to other APIs that Donut does not use.

  2. calendar.events

    • On Google's authorization page this appears as, "View and edit events on all your calendars."

    • This scope is necessary for Donut to add an event to the calendar. This is done with the Events insert API.

    • This scope is also used in some cases to update and delete the events that are created by Donut. This is done with the Events patch and Events delete APIs.

    • This scope also grants access to other APIs that Donut does not use.

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