Zimbra REST API Reference:Get Calendar

Introduction  


Method: Get Folder  


Method: Import Message  


Method: Get Contacts  


Method: Import Contacts  


Method: Get Calendar  


Method: Get FreeBusy  


Method: Import Appointments  


Method: Get Tasks  


Method: Get Item  


Method: Get Briefcase  


Method: Get Briefcase Item  


Method: Export Mailbox  


 


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REST API Method: Get Calendar

Gets the appointments from the calendar. The default folder is "calendar" but user-defined folders are also supported.

URL

http://localhost:7070/home/john.doe/calendar?{params}

Go to Command Format

HTTP Method

GET

Formats

ics,json,xml,rss,atom,html (Go to Response Formats)

Requires Authentication

true (Go to Authentication)

Parameters

  • fmt. Optional. The response format. Defaults to ics format.
  • start. Optional. The start time range (milliseconds | yyyy/dd/mm | mm/dd/yyy | relative dates ).
  • end. Optional. The end time range (milliseconds | yyyy/dd/mm | mm/dd/yyy | relative dates ).
  • query. Optional. A query string.

HTML Format Parameters

  • view. Optional. Designates the display when using the html format. Options include: day, week, workWeek, month.
  • date. Optional. Designates the date to display when using the html format. Format is date=[yyyymmdd]. For example, 2/15/2010 is date=20100215.
  • notoolbar. Optional. Specifies to not include the toolbar (notoolbar=1)
  • color. Optional. The color of the appointment text. Options include:
    Value Color
    0 defaultColor
    1 blue
    2 cyan
    3 green
    4 purple
    5 red
    6 yellow
    7 pink
    8 gray
    9 orange

Relative Dates

Relative dates are either in the future (p/+/{not-specified}) or the past (m/-), along with a numeric value, followed by the units. For units, everything after the first character is ignored (except for the "mi" case):

  • m(onths)
  • mi(nutes)
  • d(ays)
  • w(eeks)
  • h(ours)
  • y(ears)

Examples:

  • start=1day is "1 day from now"
  • end=+2days is "2 days from now"
  • start=p1day is "1 day from now"
  • end=-2days is "2 days ago"
  • start=+60mi is "60 minutes from now"
  • end=+1week is "1 week from now"
  • end=+6mon is "6 months from now"
  • start=1year is "1 year from now"

Usage Examples

Download the calendar as an iCalendar (ICS) file:

http://localhost:7070/home/john.doe/calendar
http://localhost:7070/home/john.doe/calendar?fmt=ics

Retrieve the calendar in XML format:

http://localhost:7070/home/john.doe/calendar?fmt=xml

Retrieve the calendar from the user-defined folder "MyHolidays" in JSON format:

http://localhost:7070/home/john.doe/myholidays?fmt=json

Retrieve the calendar in JSON format:

http://localhost:7070/home/john.doe/calendar?fmt=json

Retrieve the calendar HTML "month" view:

http://localhost:7070/home/john.doe/calendar.html
http://localhost:7070/home/john.doe/calendar?fmt=html

Retrieve the calendar HTML "workWeek" view:

http://localhost:7070/home/john.doe/calendar?fmt=html&view=workWeek

Retrieve the calendar HTML "day" view on January 23, 2009 (01/23/2009):

http://localhost:7070/home/john.doe/calendar?fmt=html&view=day&date=20090123


Verified Against: Zimbra Collaboration Server 7.0 Date Created: 01/16/2010
Article ID: https://wiki.zimbra.com/index.php?title=Zimbra_REST_API_Reference:Get_Calendar Date Modified: 2014-08-05



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