Getting Started

Install

npm install @capgo/capacitor-calendar
npx cap sync

iOS Setup

Add the usage descriptions your app needs to ios/App/App/Info.plist:

<key>NSCalendarsUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app needs calendar access.</string>
<key>NSCalendarsWriteOnlyAccessUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app needs permission to add calendar events.</string>
<key>NSCalendarsFullAccessUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app needs permission to read and manage calendar events.</string>
<key>NSRemindersUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app needs reminders access.</string>
<key>NSRemindersFullAccessUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app needs permission to read and manage reminders.</string>

iOS 17 and newer distinguish between write-only and full calendar access. Only include reminder usage descriptions if your app calls the Reminders APIs.

Apple reference: Migrating to the latest Calendar access levels.

Android Setup

Add the calendar permissions your app needs to android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CALENDAR" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR" />

Android reference: Calendar Provider user permissions.

Request Calendar Access

import { CapacitorCalendar } from '@capgo/capacitor-calendar';

const permission = await CapacitorCalendar.requestFullCalendarAccess();

if (permission.result !== 'granted') {
  throw new Error('Calendar permission was not granted');
}

For apps that only add events, use requestWriteOnlyCalendarAccess(). For Android-only read flows, use requestReadOnlyCalendarAccess().

Create An Event

Dates are Unix timestamps in milliseconds.

import { CapacitorCalendar } from '@capgo/capacitor-calendar';

const startDate = Date.now() + 60 * 60 * 1000;
const endDate = startDate + 60 * 60 * 1000;

const { id } = await CapacitorCalendar.createEvent({
  title: 'Product review',
  location: 'Capgo',
  startDate,
  endDate,
  description: 'Created with @capgo/capacitor-calendar',
});

console.log('Created event', id);

Open The Native Event Editor

await CapacitorCalendar.createEventWithPrompt({
  title: 'Planning session',
  location: 'Office',
  startDate: Date.now() + 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
  endDate: Date.now() + 25 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
});

On Android, prompt-based create and modify calls return null. List events afterward if you need to find the created event ID.

List Upcoming Events

const now = Date.now();
const oneWeekFromNow = now + 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;

const { result: events } = await CapacitorCalendar.listEventsInRange({
  from: now,
  to: oneWeekFromNow,
});

Choose A Calendar

const { result: calendars } = await CapacitorCalendar.listCalendars();
const { result: defaultCalendar } = await CapacitorCalendar.getDefaultCalendar();

const calendarId = defaultCalendar?.id ?? calendars[0]?.id;

selectCalendarsWithPrompt() is available on iOS when you want to show the system calendar picker.

Create An iOS Reminder

const permission = await CapacitorCalendar.requestFullRemindersAccess();

if (permission.result === 'granted') {
  await CapacitorCalendar.createReminder({
    title: 'Send launch notes',
    dueDate: Date.now() + 2 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
    notes: 'Created with @capgo/capacitor-calendar',
  });
}

Reminder APIs are iOS-only.

Example App

The repository includes a Capacitor example app with permission checks, event creation, native event prompts, calendar listing, and event range listing.

iOS	Android

API Reference

The complete API reference is maintained in the package README and TypeScript definitions:

• README
• Type definitions