Outlook Calendar API Integration into Your App

Calendar API for Microsoft Outlook Calendar integration

The Nylas Calendar API provides a simple, secure, and full-featured integration for Microsoft Outlook calendars.

  • Direct compatibility with the Microsoft Outlook Calendar, a unified API to facilitate seamless bi-directional calendar integration. 
  • Access to necessary calendar functionalities, such as event creation, updates, notifications, scheduled send, and reminders, across providers via a single API. 
  • Enhanced security and compliance features, ensuring data protection and privacy in line with Microsoft Outlook Calendar standards.
For developers

Schedule meetings in minutes

With a few lines of code, build calendar CRUD capabilities and bi-directional sync.

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Node.js

Ruby

Python

Java

Curl

const events = await nylas.events.list({
  identifier: 1,
  queryParams: {
    calendarId: 2
  }
})
require 'nylas'

nylas = Nylas::Client.new(api_key: 'API_KEY')
query_params = { limit: 5 }
messages, _ = nylas.messages.list(identifier: '<GRANT_ID>', query_params: query_params)

messages.each {|message|
    puts "[#{Time.at(message[:date]).strftime("%d/%m/%Y at %H:%M:%S")}] \
           #{message[:subject]}"
} 
events = nylas.events.list(
  grant_id,
  query_params={
    "calendar_id": 1
  }
)
import com.nylas.NylasClient;
import com.nylas.models.*;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

public class ReadInbox {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws NylasSdkTimeoutError, NylasApiError {
        NylasClient nylas = new NylasClient.Builder("<API_KEY>").build();
        ListMessagesQueryParams queryParams = new 
        ListMessagesQueryParams.Builder().limit(5).build();
        ListResponse<Message> message = nylas.messages().list("<GRANT_ID>", queryParams);

        for(Message email : message.getData()) {
            String date = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss").
                format(new java.util.Date((email.getDate() * 1000L)));

            System.out.println("[" + date + "] | " + email.getSubject());
        }
    }
} 
--url https://api.us.nylas.com/v3/grants/<GRANT_ID>/events
--header 'Accept: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY_OR_ACCESS_TOKEN>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json'

Node.js

Ruby

Python

Java

Curl

const draft = new Draft.default(nylas, {
  subject: "With Love, from Nylas",
  body: "This email was sent using the Nylas email API.",
  to: [{ name: "Nyla", email: "nyla@nylas.com" }],
});
const message = await draft.send();
require 'nylas'

nylas = Nylas::Client.new(api_key: "<API_KEY>")

# Call a list of calendars
calendars, _request_ids = nylas.calendars.list(identifier: "<GRANT_ID>", query_params: {limit: 5})

calendars.each {|calendar|
    puts calendar
}  
draft = nylas.drafts.create()
draft.subject = 'With Love, from Nylas'
draft.body = 'This email was sent using the Nylas email API.'
draft.to = [{'name': 'Nyla', 'email': 'nyla@nylas.com')}]
message = draft.send()
import com.nylas.NylasClient;
import com.nylas.models.*;
import java.util.List;

public class read_calendars {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws NylasSdkTimeoutError, NylasApiError {
        NylasClient nylas = new NylasClient.Builder("<API_KEY>").build();
        ListCalendersQueryParams listCalendersQueryParams = new  
        ListCalendersQueryParams.Builder().limit(5).build();
        List<Calendar> calendars = nylas.calendars().list(dotenv.get("CALENDAR_ID"), 
        listCalendersQueryParams).getData();

        for (Calendar calendar : calendars) {
            System.out.println(calendar);
        }
    }
}
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.nylas.com/send \
  --data '{
  "subject": "From Nylas",
  "to": [
    {
      "email": "nyla@nylas.com",
      "name": "Nyla"
    }
  ],
  "from": [
    {
      "name": "Developer Relations",
      "email": "devrel@nylas.com"
    }
  ],
  "body": "This email was sent using the Nylas email API.",
}'

Node.js

Ruby

Python

Java

Curl

const contact = new Contact(nylas);

contact.givenName = 'Nyla'
contact.birthday = '2014-06-01'
contact.companyName = 'Nylas'
contact.jobTitle = 'Communications Platform'
contact.officeLocation = 'San Francisco'
contact.notes = 'Check out the Nylas Email, Calendar, and Contacts APIs'
contact.emailAddresses = [new EmailAddress({
  type: 'work', email: 'nyla@nylas.com'
})];
contact.save();
require 'nylas'	

nylas = Nylas::Client.new(
	api_key: “<API_KEY”
)

query_params = {
    limit: 5
}

contacts, _ = nylas.contacts.list(identifier: ENV["GRANT_ID"], query_params: query_params)
contacts.each {|contact|
    puts "Name: #{contact[:given_name]} #{contact[:surname]} | " \
    "Email: #{contact[:emails][0][:email]} | ID: #{contact[:id]}"
}
contact = nylas.contacts.create()
contact.given_name = 'Nyla'
contact.office_location = 'San Francisco'
contact.company_name = 'Nylas'
contact.notes = 'Check out the Nylas Email, Calendar, and Contacts APIs'
contact.manager_name = 'Communications'
contact.job_title = 'Communications Platform'
contact.birthday = datetime(2014, 6, 1)
contact.emails['work'] = ['nyla@nylas.com']
contact.save()
import com.nylas.NylasClient;
import com.nylas.models.*;

public class ReadAllContacts {
   public static void main(String[] args) throws
           NylasSdkTimeoutError, NylasApiError {
       NylasClient nylas = new NylasClient.Builder("<API_KEY>").build();

       ListContactsQueryParams queryParams =
               new ListContactsQueryParams.Builder().
                       limit(5).build();

       ListResponse<Contact> contacts = nylas.contacts().list(dotenv.get("GRANT_ID"),
       queryParams);

       for(Contact contact : contacts.getData()){
           assert contact.getEmails() != null;
           System.out.printf("Name: %s | Email: %s | Id: %s%n",
                   contact.getGivenName(),
                   contact.getEmails().get(0).getEmail(),
                   contact.getId()
                   );
       }
   }
}
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.nylas.com/contacts \
  --data '{
  "birthday": "2014-06-01",
  "company_name": "Nylas",
  "emails": [
    {
      "email": "nyla@nylas.com",
      "type": "work"
    }
  ],
  "given_name": "Nyla",
  ],
  "job_title": "Nylas Mascot",
  "phone_numbers": [
    {
      "number": "1 800 GO NYLAS",
      "type": "business"
    }
  ],
  "web_pages": [
    {
      "type": "work",
      "url": "nylas.com"
    }
  ],
}'

Response

{
    "request_id": "cbd60372-df33-41d3-b203-169ad5e3AAAA",
    "data": [
        {
            "busy": true,
            "calendar_id": "primary",
            "conferencing": {
                "details": {
                    "meeting_code": "ist-****-tcz",
                    "url": "https://meet.google.com/ist-****-tcz"
                },
                "provider": "Google Meet"
            },
            "created_at": 1701974804,
            "creator": {
                "email": "anna.molly@example.com",
                "name": ""
            },
            "description": null,
            "grant_id": "1e3288f6-124e-405d-a13a-635a2ee54eb2",
            "hide_participants": false,
            "html_link": "https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=NmE0dXIwabQAAAA",
            "ical_uid": "6aaaaaaame8kpgcid6hvd0q@google.com",
            "id": "6aaaaaaame8kpgcid6hvd",
            "object": "event",
            "organizer": {
                "email": "anna.molly@example.com",
                "name": ""
            },
            "participants": [
                {
                    "email": "jenna.doe@example.com",
                    "status": "yes"
                },
                {
                    "email": "anna.molly@example.com",
                    "status": "yes"
                }
            ],
            "read_only": true,
            "reminders": {
                "overrides": null,
                "use_default": true
            },
            "status": "confirmed",
            "title": "Holiday check in",
            "updated_at": 1701974915,
            "when": {
                "end_time": 1701978300,
                "end_timezone": "America/Los_Angeles",
                "object": "timespan",
                "start_time": 1701977400,
                "start_timezone": "America/Los_Angeles"
            }
        }
    ]
}
{
    "type": "event.created2",
    "data": {
      "object": {
        "busy": true,
        "calendar_id": "mock-name%40nylas.com",
        "created_at": 1234567890,
        "description": "mock description",
        "hide_participants": false,
        "ical_uid": "mock_uids@google.com",
        "id": "mock-data-id",
        "object": "event",
        "owner": "Mock Owner <mock_owner@example.com>",
        "organizer": {
          "name": "mock organizer name",
          "email": "mock_email@example.com"
        },
        "participants": [
          {
            "email": "mockParticipantsA@example.com",
            "name": "mockParticipantsA",
            "status": "yes"
          },
          {
            "email": "mockParticipantsB@example.comm",
            "name": "mockParticipantsB",
            "status": "noreply"
          }
        ],
        "read_only": false,
        "reminders": null,
        "status": "confirmed",
        "title": "mock_title",
        "updated_at": 1234567890,
        "when": {
          "start_time": 1234567890,
          "start_timezone": "America/Edmonton",
          "end_time": 1234567890,
          "end_timezone": "America/Edmonton",
          "object": "timespan"
        }
      }
    }
  }  
 
{
    "type": "event.created3",
    "data": {
      "object": {
        "busy": true,
        "calendar_id": "mock-name%40nylas.com",
        "created_at": 1234567890,
        "description": "mock description",
        "hide_participants": false,
        "ical_uid": "mock_uids@google.com",
        "id": "mock-data-id",
        "object": "event",
        "owner": "Mock Owner <mock_owner@example.com>",
        "organizer": {
          "name": "mock organizer name",
          "email": "mock_email@example.com"
        },
        "participants": [
          {
            "email": "mockParticipantsA@example.com",
            "name": "mockParticipantsA",
            "status": "yes"
          },
          {
            "email": "mockParticipantsB@example.comm",
            "name": "mockParticipantsB",
            "status": "noreply"
          }
        ],
        "read_only": false,
        "reminders": null,
        "status": "confirmed",
        "title": "mock_title",
        "updated_at": 1234567890,
        "when": {
          "start_time": 1234567890,
          "start_timezone": "America/Edmonton",
          "end_time": 1234567890,
          "end_timezone": "America/Edmonton",
          "object": "timespan"
        }
      }
    }
  }  
 

Webhooks

Receive real-time notifications to monitor events and trigger automated workflows.

Sandbox

Experiment with our API with pre-configured settings in the Nylas Dashboard.

SDKs

Fast-track your integration with our Node.js, Ruby, Python, Java and Kotlin SDKs.

Bypass the complexity of Outlook Calendar protocols

With Nylas, you can build bi-directional sync between your app and Outlook calendars with just a few lines of code.

Application integration

Bi-directional sync & full CRUD

Sync data bi-directionally between Outlook calendars and your app, and give users full CRUD (create, read, update, and delete) access natively within your application.

Events

Unlock every calendar feature

Power team-wide availability insights, enable smooth timezone updates, access round-robin booking, virtual calendars for non-human resources, and more.

Real-time Outlook Calendar sync

Sync historical and live calendar data bi-directionally in real-time with 100% accuracy.

Embed scheduling instantly from any calendar
Cut the cost of maintaining an Outlook Calendar integration

Outlook Calendar integration is time-consuming and expensive, involving complex requirements like authentication protocols, data synchronization, and ongoing maintenance. Additional considerations can add complexity and cost to the integration process:

  • Ensuring your app is compatible with different versions and updates of Outlook calendars
  • Handling data privacy regulations, such as GDPR, and implementing necessary compliance measures
  • Providing efficient user support and troubleshooting for any issues related to Outlook Calendar integration 
  • Optimizing the performance of your app when interacting with Outlook calendars may involve fine-tuning queries, reducing latency, and optimizing data retrieval strategies
  • Implementing robust monitoring and analytics capabilities to track the usage, performance, and user behavior related to Outlook Calendar integration 

With Nylas, none of these costs apply — we manage servers, specialization, security certifications, and provide world-class support SLAs.

Calculate your savings with the Nylas APIs
Nylas ensures secure integration with Outlook Calendars for enhanced data protection

Nylas provides a secure solution for integrating with Outlook calendars, offering robust security measures to protect sensitive data.

  • Secure authentication mechanisms to ensure only authorized users can access and modify calendar data
  • Industry-standard encryption protocols to protect data both during transit and storage, ensuring enhanced data security
  • Designed to meet regulatory requirements such as GDPR, providing a compliant framework for integrating with Outlook calendars
  • Nylas proactively monitors and addresses security vulnerabilities, offering regular updates and patches to maintain a secure integration
  • Fine-grained access controls, allowing you to define specific permissions and scopes for accessing calendar data, enhancing data protection and privac
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Outlook Calendar API Integration?

Outlook Calendar API integration involves connecting the functionalities of Outlook Calendar 

with another app or service using the Outlook Calendar API. The Outlook Calendar API allows developers to access and interact with calendar data, creating, updating, and retrieving events, tasks, and other calendar-related information. 

By integrating with the Outlook Calendar API, developers can enable their apps to sync and interact with Outlook Calendar, providing users with seamless access to their events, appointments, and tasks from within the integrated platform. This integration allows users to leverage the features and capabilities of Outlook Calendar while using their preferred app or service.

How do I get started integrating with the Outlook Calendar API?

To start integrating with the Outlook Calendar API, you must first authenticate your application with Outlook to obtain the required credentials. Microsoft has API documentation you can follow, which outlines the endpoints, request formats, and response structures. Then, utilize the documentation and relevant SDKs to build your integration and access the desired calendar functionalities.

How do I integrate Outlook Calendar API with my app?

To integrate the Outlook Calendar API with your app, follow this step-by-step guide, covering all the necessary aspects to sync Google and Outlook calendars, allowing you to combine calendars from different providers. Get instructions on setting up a Nylas application, utilizing Vercel for frontend and backend development, configuring Google and Azure apps, testing app integrations through the Nylas Dashboard, implementing a hosted authentication flow, handling the Nylas callback in the backend, syncing calendar events, and displaying the synchronized calendars on the frontend.

Is there a cost associated with using Outlook Calendar integration?

The cost of using Outlook Calendar integration depends on your subscription plan. If you’re using Microsoft 365, calendar integration is typically included as part of the subscription. However, if you’re using a standalone Outlook account, there may be limitations or additional costs associated with API access. Check Microsoft’s pricing documentation or consult their sales team for accurate and up-to-date information.

Adding calendar functionality to your app includes additional costs beyond initial setup and configuration. You also need to consider ongoing maintenance and support, necessary updates or upgrades, security, infrastructure, and fees charged by the providers. See here for a detailed breakdown of integration steps, time savings per provider, and how Nylas can save you money and help you integrate faster.

What programming languages can I use to integrate the Outlook Calendar API?

Several programming language options exist to integrate the Outlook Calendar API with your app. JavaScript/Node.js, Python, C#, Java, and Ruby are popular choices. These languages allow you to make HTTP requests and interact with the Outlook Calendar API. You can also consider using Nylas, which provides an API abstraction layer for integrating with various calendar services, including Outlook Calendar. Nylas simplifies the integration process by offering a unified interface that you can use with different programming languages.

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