How can I integrate the Google Calendar API into my website for users to add and edit events?

Integrating the Google Calendar API into your website allows you to provide users with the ability to add and edit events directly from your site. The following steps outline the process of integrating the Google Calendar API into your website using Webflow:

1. Create a Google Cloud Platform project:

• Head over to the Google Cloud Console.
• Create a new project.
• Enable the Google Calendar API for this project.

1. Set up API credentials:

• In the Google Cloud Console, navigate to the credentials page.
• Click on "Create credentials" and select "OAuth client ID."
• Configure the OAuth consent screen and enter the appropriate details.
• Select "Web application" as the application type.
• Enter your website's domain in the "Authorized JavaScript origins" field.
• Add the authorized redirect URI, which is usually in the format https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/_webhooks/google-calendar/oauth.

1. Configure the API access code in Webflow:

• Go to your Webflow project and navigate to the page where you want to integrate the Google Calendar API.
• Design your HTML form with appropriate input fields for event details.
• Go to the Project Settings in Webflow and click on Integrations.
• Under Custom Code, paste the following code snippet:

<script src="https://apis.google.com/js/platform.js" async defer></script><script>function handleClientLoad() {    gapi.load('client:auth2', initClient);}function initClient() {    gapi.client.init({        clientId: 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID',        scope: 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar',        discoveryDocs: ["https://www.googleapis.com/discovery/v1/apis/calendar/v3/rest"],    }).then(function() {        // Do the necessary actions once the client is loaded and authenticated.    });}</script><script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script><script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/axios/dist/axios.min.js"></script><script>// Add your event creation and editing logic here.</script>

• Replace YOUR_CLIENT_ID in the above code with the client ID from the Google Cloud Console.

1. Implement event creation and editing logic:

• Write JavaScript functions that handle the process of creating and editing events using the Google Calendar API.
• Utilize the gapi.client.calendar.events.insert() method to create events and gapi.client.calendar.events.update() to edit events.
• Capture the form data entered by users and pass it to the respective API methods using an AJAX library like Axios.
• After successfully creating/editing the event, you can provide appropriate feedback to the user, such as displaying a success message or refreshing the calendar display.

By following the above steps, you can seamlessly integrate the Google Calendar API into your Webflow website, allowing users to add and edit events directly from your site.

Additional Questions:

1. How do I create a Google Cloud Platform project for integrating the Google Calendar API?
2. What are the necessary credentials required to set up Google Calendar API integration in Webflow?
3. Can I implement event deletion functionality using the Google Calendar API in Webflow?