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Invite Collaborators to a Twilio Video Chat Using the Google Calendar API and JavaScript

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Author
Mia Adjei
Word Count
4,408
Language
English
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Summary

This tutorial teaches developers how to create an application that allows users to create Google Calendar events programmatically, with a link to a deployed Twilio Video app in their description. The application uses React and Express to interact with the Google Calendar API, and the user's consent to access their calendar data is obtained through OAuth 2.0. The tutorial covers setting up a new Google Cloud project, enabling the Calendar API, creating OAuth credentials, and building a JavaScript application that can create calendar events on behalf of the user. Once the server is set up, a React frontend is built using Tailwind CSS to display a form for the user to enter the details of their calendar event, including start and end times, email addresses, and a summary. After submitting the form, the user is redirected to the Event Confirmation screen, where they can view the created calendar event and join the video chat room via a link.