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recipe-create-events-from-sheet

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Read event data from a Google Sheets spreadsheet and create Google Calendar entries for each row.

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Create Google Calendar Events from a Sheet

PREREQUISITE: Load the following skills to execute this recipe: gws-sheets, gws-calendar

Read event data from a Google Sheets spreadsheet and create Google Calendar entries for each row.

Steps

  1. Read event data: gws sheets +read --spreadsheet SHEET_ID --range "Events!A2:D"
  2. For each row, create a calendar event: gws calendar +insert --summary 'Team Standup' --start '2026-01-20T09:00:00' --end '2026-01-20T09:30:00' --attendee alice@company.com --attendee bob@company.com