(PowerShell) Outlook Calendar Create an Event

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Create an event in the specified time zone, and assign the event an optional transactionId value.

For more information, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/user-post-events?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=http#example-1-create-an-event-in-the-specified-time-zone-and-assign-the-event-an-optional-transactionid-value

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

# This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http

# Use your previously obtained access token here: Get Outlook Calendar OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).

$jsonToken = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$success = $jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/outlookCalendar.json")
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($jsonToken.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$http.AuthToken = $jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

# Send the following POST:

# POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/events
# Prefer: outlook.timezone="Pacific Standard Time"
# Content-type: application/json
# 
# {
#   "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
#   "body": {
#     "contentType": "HTML",
#     "content": "Does noon work for you?"
#   },
#   "start": {
#       "dateTime": "2017-04-15T12:00:00",
#       "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
#   },
#   "end": {
#       "dateTime": "2017-04-15T14:00:00",
#       "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
#   },
#   "location":{
#       "displayName":"Harry's Bar"
#   },
#   "attendees": [
#     {
#       "emailAddress": {
#         "address":"samanthab@contoso.onmicrosoft.com",
#         "name": "Samantha Booth"
#       },
#       "type": "required"
#     }
#   ],
#   "allowNewTimeProposals": true,
#   "transactionId":"7E163156-7762-4BEB-A1C6-729EA81755A7"
# }

# Build the JSON body of the POST.
$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$json.UpdateString("subject","Let's go for lunch")
$json.UpdateString("body.contentType","HTML")
$json.UpdateString("body.content","Does noon work for you?")
$json.UpdateString("start.dateTime","2021-05-15T12:00:00")
$json.UpdateString("start.timeZone","Pacific Standard Time")
$json.UpdateString("end.dateTime","2021-05-15T14:00:00")
$json.UpdateString("end.timeZone","Pacific Standard Time")
$json.UpdateString("location.displayName","Harry's Bar")
$json.UpdateString("attendees[0].emailAddress.address","samanthab@contoso.onmicrosoft.com")
$json.UpdateString("attendees[0].emailAddress.name","Samantha Booth")
$json.UpdateString("attendees[0].type","required")
$json.UpdateBool("allowNewTimeProposals",$true)

# Generate a UUID.
$crypt = New-Object Chilkat.Crypt2
$json.UpdateString("transactionId",$crypt.GenerateUuid())

# Add the "Prefer" request header.
$http.SetRequestHeader("Prefer","outlook.timezone=`"Pacific Standard Time`"")

# Send the HTTP POST
$resp = $http.PostJson2("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/events","application/json",$json.Emit())
if ($http.LastMethodSuccess -ne $true) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("Response status code = " + $resp.StatusCode)

$jResp = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jResp.Load($resp.BodyStr)
$jResp.EmitCompact = $false
$($jResp.Emit())

# The send succeeded if the response status code = 201.
if ($resp.StatusCode -ne 201) {
    $("Failed")
    exit
}

# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

# {
#   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('user%40example.com')/events/$entity",
#   "@odata.etag": "W/\"5+vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaGQgcw==\"",
#   "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgENAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaDkEcAAAAA==",
#   "createdDateTime": "2021-04-18T23:38:52.1979259Z",
#   "lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-04-18T23:38:53.3747647Z",
#   "changeKey": "5+vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaGQgcw==",
#   "categories": [
#   ],
#   "transactionId": "1d12b565-3ca3-4ed8-b3f9-e8a14ac3ac17",
#   "originalStartTimeZone": "Pacific Standard Time",
#   "originalEndTimeZone": "Pacific Standard Time",
#   "iCalUId": "040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000EF0328FDAB34D7010000000000000000100000004478DD5948382543AFD1B52C25E88C02",
#   "reminderMinutesBeforeStart": 15,
#   "isReminderOn": true,
#   "hasAttachments": false,
#   "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
#   "bodyPreview": "Does noon work for you?",
#   "importance": "normal",
#   "sensitivity": "normal",
#   "isAllDay": false,
#   "isCancelled": false,
#   "isOrganizer": true,
#   "responseRequested": true,
#   "seriesMasterId": null,
#   "showAs": "busy",
#   "type": "singleInstance",
#   "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?itemid=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgENAAAA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaDkEcAAAAA%3D%3D&exvsurl=1&path=/calendar/item",
#   "onlineMeetingUrl": null,
#   "isOnlineMeeting": false,
#   "onlineMeetingProvider": "unknown",
#   "allowNewTimeProposals": true,
#   "isDraft": false,
#   "hideAttendees": false,
#   "recurrence": null,
#   "onlineMeeting": null,
#   "responseStatus": {
#     "response": "organizer",
#     "time": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
#   },
#   "body": {
#     "contentType": "html",
#     "content": "<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=us-ascii\">\r\n</head>\r\n<body>\r\nDoes noon work for you?\r\n</body>\r\n</html>\r\n"
#   },
#   "start": {
#     "dateTime": "2021-05-15T12:00:00.0000000",
#     "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
#   },
#   "end": {
#     "dateTime": "2021-05-15T14:00:00.0000000",
#     "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
#   },
#   "location": {
#     "displayName": "Harry's Bar",
#     "locationType": "default",
#     "uniqueId": "Harry's Bar",
#     "uniqueIdType": "private"
#   },
#   "locations": [
#     {
#       "displayName": "Harry's Bar",
#       "locationType": "default",
#       "uniqueId": "Harry's Bar",
#       "uniqueIdType": "private"
#     }
#   ],
#   "attendees": [
#     {
#       "type": "required",
#       "status": {
#         "response": "none",
#         "time": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
#       },
#       "emailAddress": {
#         "name": "Samantha Booth",
#         "address": "samanthab@contoso.onmicrosoft.com"
#       }
#     }
#   ],
#   "organizer": {
#     "emailAddress": {
#       "name": "John Doe",
#       "address": "outlook_3A33FCEB9B74CC15@outlook.com"
#     }
#   }
# }

# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

$odata_context = $jResp.StringOf("`"@odata.context`"")
$odata_etag = $jResp.StringOf("`"@odata.etag`"")
$id = $jResp.StringOf("id")
$createdDateTime = $jResp.StringOf("createdDateTime")
$lastModifiedDateTime = $jResp.StringOf("lastModifiedDateTime")
$changeKey = $jResp.StringOf("changeKey")
$transactionId = $jResp.StringOf("transactionId")
$originalStartTimeZone = $jResp.StringOf("originalStartTimeZone")
$originalEndTimeZone = $jResp.StringOf("originalEndTimeZone")
$iCalUId = $jResp.StringOf("iCalUId")
$reminderMinutesBeforeStart = $jResp.IntOf("reminderMinutesBeforeStart")
$isReminderOn = $jResp.BoolOf("isReminderOn")
$hasAttachments = $jResp.BoolOf("hasAttachments")
$subject = $jResp.StringOf("subject")
$bodyPreview = $jResp.StringOf("bodyPreview")
$importance = $jResp.StringOf("importance")
$sensitivity = $jResp.StringOf("sensitivity")
$isAllDay = $jResp.BoolOf("isAllDay")
$isCancelled = $jResp.BoolOf("isCancelled")
$isOrganizer = $jResp.BoolOf("isOrganizer")
$responseRequested = $jResp.BoolOf("responseRequested")
$seriesMasterId = $jResp.StringOf("seriesMasterId")
$showAs = $jResp.StringOf("showAs")
$v_type = $jResp.StringOf("type")
$webLink = $jResp.StringOf("webLink")
$onlineMeetingUrl = $jResp.StringOf("onlineMeetingUrl")
$isOnlineMeeting = $jResp.BoolOf("isOnlineMeeting")
$onlineMeetingProvider = $jResp.StringOf("onlineMeetingProvider")
$allowNewTimeProposals = $jResp.BoolOf("allowNewTimeProposals")
$isDraft = $jResp.BoolOf("isDraft")
$hideAttendees = $jResp.BoolOf("hideAttendees")
$recurrence = $jResp.StringOf("recurrence")
$onlineMeeting = $jResp.StringOf("onlineMeeting")
$responseStatusResponse = $jResp.StringOf("responseStatus.response")
$responseStatusTime = $jResp.StringOf("responseStatus.time")
$bodyContentType = $jResp.StringOf("body.contentType")
$bodyContent = $jResp.StringOf("body.content")
$startDateTime = $jResp.StringOf("start.dateTime")
$startTimeZone = $jResp.StringOf("start.timeZone")
$endDateTime = $jResp.StringOf("end.dateTime")
$endTimeZone = $jResp.StringOf("end.timeZone")
$locationDisplayName = $jResp.StringOf("location.displayName")
$locationLocationType = $jResp.StringOf("location.locationType")
$locationUniqueId = $jResp.StringOf("location.uniqueId")
$locationUniqueIdType = $jResp.StringOf("location.uniqueIdType")
$organizerEmailAddressName = $jResp.StringOf("organizer.emailAddress.name")
$organizerEmailAddressAddress = $jResp.StringOf("organizer.emailAddress.address")
$i = 0
$count_i = $jResp.SizeOfArray("categories")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $jResp.I = $i
    $i = $i + 1
}

$i = 0
$count_i = $jResp.SizeOfArray("locations")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $jResp.I = $i
    $displayName = $jResp.StringOf("locations[i].displayName")
    $locationType = $jResp.StringOf("locations[i].locationType")
    $uniqueId = $jResp.StringOf("locations[i].uniqueId")
    $uniqueIdType = $jResp.StringOf("locations[i].uniqueIdType")
    $i = $i + 1
}

$i = 0
$count_i = $jResp.SizeOfArray("attendees")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $jResp.I = $i
    $v_type = $jResp.StringOf("attendees[i].type")
    $statusResponse = $jResp.StringOf("attendees[i].status.response")
    $statusTime = $jResp.StringOf("attendees[i].status.time")
    $emailAddressName = $jResp.StringOf("attendees[i].emailAddress.name")
    $emailAddressAddress = $jResp.StringOf("attendees[i].emailAddress.address")
    $i = $i + 1
}

$("Event created.")