FullCalendar support for Google and Exchange (Outlook) - fullcalendar

I noticed that FullCalendar has support for Google but noticed a lack of mention for Exchange
Does FullCalendar support Exchange integration?
Additionally how does the data model work for FullCalendar and two-way data synchronization of the calendar events - is this beyond the scope of the component or is there a solution for this as well.
Another way to tackle this would be to synch the Exchange calendar events with Google and use the Google API for the calendar data. Is that the proposed solution in this scenario.

Unfortunately, FullCalendar doesn't have built-in Exchange calendar integration. You have to implement it by yourself using Exchange Web Services Managed API, Exchange Web Services or other integration methods described here.
Syncing Exchange events with Google calendar and displaying them later in FullCalendar using Google Calendar Plugin is an option, but please be aware that FullCalendar Google Plugin is designed for displaying public calendars only.

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How do I create audiences in Google Analytics 4 using an API?

Google Analytics 4 allows new custom audiences to be created:
I want to do this programmatically through a web API, but I can't see any documentation. Is it possible to create audiences in Google Analytics 4 using an API?
Google have confirmed that "the creation of audiences is not yet supported in Admin API" and have raised a feature request. They've not given a timeline for implementation but suggested following the Google Analytics API Notify group for future updates.
I need to remember that even after this feature is implemented in the GA Admin grpc API, it will also need to be supported in the .NET client library that I'm using, so there will take some additional time.
Not sure when added, but...
Web API:
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/config/admin/v1/rest/v1alpha/properties.audiences/create
.NET client:
https://googleapis.dev/dotnet/Google.Analytics.Admin.V1Alpha/latest/api/Google.Analytics.Admin.V1Alpha.AnalyticsAdminService.AnalyticsAdminServiceClient.html#Google_Analytics_Admin_V1Alpha_AnalyticsAdminService_AnalyticsAdminServiceClient_CreateAudience_Google_Analytics_Admin_V1Alpha_CreateAudienceRequest_Grpc_Core_CallOptions_

Can I switch my Google Analytics property from GA4 to UA?

For some reason PowerBI does not accept GA4 as a connection, so my data is stuck in GA4.
PowerBI does support Universal Analytics (UA), but I cannot find a way to convert my GA property.
Is there a way to do this or should I start over again and create a new property as UA?
PowerBI currently doesn't support GA4 as a destination because the underlying api is not product ready yet. See the response in the microsoft power BI community here: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Power-BI-Google-Analytics/td-p/1679530
For information about the api's and their current state:
This is a link to the api documentation the plugin is using (for universal analytics): https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/core/v4
This is a link to the api documentation of GA4 (which is still in beta): https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/data/v1
Regarding a solution for your issue:
In GA4 is it possible to export data to big query, which can be processed there and imported to PowerBI: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/desktop-connect-bigquery
The export only works from the moment you enable it, so it is not possible to access the data this way before the enablement.
Second option is using data studio to connect to your GA4 data to be able to access the data you have measured before.
First off as everyone says you cant change the type of your Google analytics account if it was created as UA then its UA if it was created as GA4 then its GA4. There is also no way to exxport data.
Now lets look at the underlying cause of your problem Google analytics connector in Power BI Desktop rely on the Google Analytics Core Reporting API this API is used to extract data from Google Analytics UA accounts. There is a very big difference between the underlying data structure of a UA account and a GA4 account they are not completable in any way shape or form.
Thats why the Google analytics team is currently developing the Google analytics data api This api has the ability to connect to Google analytics GA4 accounts and extract data. At the time this post was created Power BI Google Analytics The Google analytics data api had just been released and was still in alpha test phase as you can see from the change log this API is still under development. I haven't checked but it looks like it may even be out of beta now. (TBH I am not really sure of the exact date it was released publicly as I have been in the alpha test group for a long time.)
However that being said a lot of the client libraries used by this api are still under development as well Google .Net Client library for Google Analytics Data API for example is still in beta. At the time that post was written i am almost 100% sure the client library had not been released.
This means that any power bi connector is probably not going to be released until both the API and the client library are considered stable. I know the team is working hard on the API and I Haven't seen any breaking changes in a very long time.
So to the user who added a bounty to this looking for an updated answer.
IMO I don't think you have long to wait before everything is stable enough for applications like the Power BI to start appearing that support GA4. That is assuming that someone creates one.
You can't covert GA4 to UA (or UA to GA4).
In your case you can create a new UA Property and start to track in it:

Is there a way for someone to add an event from my app to my Google Calendar? (e.g., similar to Calendly?)

I am somewhat new to this, and I've been building an app on low code platform Bubble.io. I've recently been trying to learn the Google Calendar API to integrate a new function into my app.
Here's what I'm trying to enable: a Calendly-esque function where a user of the app can connect their Google Calender. The user can then send a url to non-users of the app to book time with the user on the user's Google Calendar.
Here's my question: how can someone book time on another persons calendar without making the calendar public? From what I've been researching the calendar has to be public to book without authorizaton, but Calendly manages to do this without making a calendar public.
Thank you in advance to anyone who takes time to read / respond!
if you're still trying to solve this, yes this is possible. Two ways I know this can be done:
Nylas, which would also allow you to integrate with Microsoft/Outlook calendars using the same API calls https://www.nylas.com/
Google Calendar API https://developers.google.com/calendar
Both of these will require you to set up OAuth functions, and might require some custom javascript actions (but also might not). When I tried to set up Nylas using Bubble several months ago, it was not possible to create a Bubble OAuth flow using the API Connector with Nylas. Instead, I had to create a custom flow and it was quite confusing to set up, but eventually worked to do what you've described.

Does CalDAV on Google support adding/removing on event-by-event base?

We are writing Web-based software which should allow to automatically schedule events via Google Calendar.
Should we use Google Calendar API or is it OK to use CalDAV?
Do I understand correctly that CalDAV of Google calendar allows to upload only the complete iCalendar file rather than separate events? This I would consider unacceptable for us.
If I cannot edit on event-by-event basis easily enough, I would use Google Calendar API rather than CalDAV. But I am not sure if this is possible with CalDAV. Please help.
Should we use Google Calendar API or is it OK to use CalDAV?
It is certainly preferable to use CalDAV, as it is an open and standard protocol supported by many. E.g. you may also want to supported iCloud in the future ...
Do I understand correctly that CalDAV of Google calendar allows to upload only the complete iCalendar file rather than separate events?
No. CalDAV allows you to upload separate events. You are talking about WebCal, this question is related: What's the difference between Webcal and WebDAV/CalDAV?
If I cannot edit on event-by-event basis easily enough, I would use Google Calendar API rather than CalDAV. But I am not sure if this is possible with CalDAV.
It is possible. You just PUT the updated event to the event URL.
This is a great introduction on how to build a CalDAV client:
Building a CalDAV client.

Google Calendar API integration

My scenario is the following: We currently own an online rental marketplace that uses peer to peer bookings just like Airbnb. This means each user has a calendar for their property.We have a Vaway calendar for the bookings on our site however are wanting to integrate google calendar so we can be able to 2 way sync/asynchronous all the Ical calendars to each other from our partner sites who support it.
After much research I have tested my personal google calendar to see how the iCal works and it seems to work perfectly so we decided this architecture would need to be implemented on a much larger scale. This would be used in all new users signups to give our users an all in one calendar that syncs all our Partner sites into one completely synced google calendar for their listing. This basically allows a user who has their listing on 7 different platforms to sync to one calendar showing availability for them to keep track of inside Vaway account.
The google calendar would be completely separate from our Vaway calendar specifically to allow our users to sync all their property bookings from other sites into one integrated calendar.. The problem when reading about google calendar API is it requires OAuth 2.0 which is required user sign in from their existing google account (Calendar, Gmail...etc). Many of our users and new signups will not have google accounts and we do not want them to have to go through a google signup process to log into their calendar. Is there any way around OAuth 2.0? We really just need the functionality of the google calendar and its syncing capabilities inside our dashboard to give read write permission and sync back and forth 2 way with other calendars on other platforms.
With all of the features the google calendar has it seems to be perfect for what we are doing when testing. Each user that signs up with us will have google calendar in their Vaway dashboard provided by vaway however they will manage their own google calendar inside the Vaway platform for their property bookings. All calendars events/bookings would be public to allow the Ical syncing option to push through.
We do not want the users accessing this calendar outside of the platform because the pulls them away from the site. I'm not sure what solution would best suit this business model and am totally at my wits end here after researching. We are trying to keep our overhead low so google apps marketplace is not an option.
You really should reformulate your question, because it's really hard to read and understand right now.
But if I really get your question, you want to enable managing google calendar from a personal application without the end user having to log to any google personal account.
If this is clearly what you want to do, I suggest you to have a look to Service Account with OAuth2.0.
(See here : https://developers.google.com/accounts/docs/OAuth2#serviceaccount)
It will provide a service account for your application, from which you will be able to handle calendars for your app.
And here you will find a sample showing how to do it with Java. (https://code.google.com/p/google-api-java-client/wiki/OAuth2#Service_Accounts)

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