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Workspace domains can use a service account with domain-wide delegation. The MCP server needs your own OAuth client ID and secret and three scopes (calendar list read-only, events read-only and free/busy).", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "All standard use is at no extra cost. Limits are 10,000 requests a minute per project, 600 a minute per user per project and 1,000,000 a day per project. Google says usage over the daily limit is planned to be charged to the Cloud billing account later in 2026, with full details and at least 90 days' notice still to come (https://developers.google.com/workspace/calendar/api/guides/quota).", "priceSummary": "Free", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 9, "popularity": { "githubStars": 12300, "npmWeekly": 1004451, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://developers.google.com/workspace/calendar/api/guides/overview", "capabilities": [ "calendar.read", "calendar.write", "calendar.availability", "calendar.webhooks" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "official", "free-tier", "mcp", "webhooks", "oauth", "typescript", "python", "enterprise" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-03", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 80.6, "grade": "A", "agentReady": true, "rank": 7, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 1, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 91, "maintenance": 87, "payments": 35, "reliability": 90, "schema": 83, "security": 87, "transparency": 81 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-04" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "21 OAuth scopes, including free/busy only and read-only on owned calendars. Google calendars only.", "bestFor": "An agent acting on Google Workspace or Gmail users' own calendars with tight scopes and no per-account fee.", "strengths": [ "21 OAuth scopes, including free/busy only and read-only on owned calendars", "Every error reason documented with a recommended action, such as re-sync on 410", "Client-supplied event IDs (409 on a duplicate) and ETags (412 on a stale write) for safe retries", "No per-call or per-account charge for standard use", "No Calendar incident on the Workspace dashboard since 31 May 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "Google calendars only", "OAuth consent screen, Cloud project and app verification for sensitive or restricted scopes before real users can connect", "No booking pages, and slot finding only through the preview MCP's `suggest_time`; the REST API returns raw free/busy", "MCP server limited to a developer preview programme", "Price for use above the daily quota not yet published" ], "agentNotes": [ "Ask for `calendar.events.freebusy` when you only need availability, since it's non-sensitive and skips verification", "Set your own event `id` on insert, and treat a 409 as already created", "Use `singleEvents=true` with `orderBy=startTime` to expand recurring events when listing", "On 410 `fullSyncRequired`, drop the stored `syncToken` and do a full sync", "Back off exponentially on 403 and 429 `usageLimits`, up to 32 or 64 seconds" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 8, "avgRating": 4, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "A", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 80.6 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 91, "maintenance": 87, "payments": 35, "reliability": 90, "schema": 83, "security": 87, "transparency": 68 }, "provenanceScore": 94 }, "connect": { "http": "curl 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googleapis.com, Google's API domain. google.com was registered in 1997.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://developers.google.com/terms", "privacy": "https://policies.google.com/privacy", "statusPage": "https://www.google.com/appsstatus/dashboard/", "changelog": "https://developers.google.com/workspace/calendar/release-notes", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "The quota page was last updated on 2026-09-11 and the MCP guide on 2026-09-18.", "Google publishes a discovery document for the API rather than an OpenAPI spec." ], "score": 94 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-calendar-api.json", "live": { "slug": "google-calendar-api", "probe": { "target": "https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-10T03:53:28.672522051Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 36, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 38, "p95ms24h": 137, "samples24h": 249, "samples30d": 2274, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 109, "ok": 109 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-06", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-07", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 268, "ok": 268 }, { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 40, "ok": 40 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://www.google.com/appsstatus/dashboard", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T21:19:06.92730788Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "googleapis/google-api-nodejs-client", "version": "workspaceevents-v17.0.0", "released": "2026-10-08", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T16:55:27.821421982Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@googleapis/calendar", "version": "20.1.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T16:55:26.886610436Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "google-api-python-client", "version": "2.201.0", "released": "2026-09-30", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T16:55:27.707154453Z" } ], "githubStars": 12266, "npmWeekly": 780361, "pypiWeekly": 31366337, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://google.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "expires": "2030-04-01T00:00:00z", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T15:39:28.443612679Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "google.com", "registered": "1997-09-15", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/google.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:05:50.737985829Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://developers.google.com/workspace/calendar/release-notes", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:36:01.248914459Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "d44adc97348c" }, { "url": "https://developers.google.com/terms", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-07T18:04:24.569854784Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "2eb11136bf24" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-10T03:53:28.672522051Z" } }, "answer": "Google Calendar API scores 80.6 (A) on agent readiness against Zoom Scheduler API's 50.6 (D), and leads in every scored category.", "b": { "slug": "zoom-scheduler", "name": "Zoom Scheduler API", "vendor": "Zoom Communications, Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://www.zoom.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "scheduling", "summary": "Zoom's REST API for Zoom Scheduler, its appointment booking product. It reads schedules, availability and scheduled events, lists open slots, creates and cancels bookings and sends booking webhooks, with OAuth access on api.zoom.us.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zoom-scheduler", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zoom-scheduler.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zoom-scheduler.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/zoom-scheduler.json", "license": "Proprietary service under the Zoom API Licence and Terms of Use", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.zoom.us/v2", "packages": [], "auth": "oauth", "authNotes": "OAuth 2.0 only. A person creates an app in the Zoom App Marketplace and picks Scheduler scopes. User apps use the authorisation code grant (PKCE supported) and get one-hour access tokens with 90-day refresh tokens. Server-to-Server OAuth apps exchange an account ID, client ID and client secret for a one-hour token with no user step, and an account administrator authorises the scopes. Granular scopes exist per operation, each with an `:admin` variant. The docs show refresh tokens and device codes sent as URL query parameters as one option.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Scheduler costs $5.99 a user a month, or $4.99 billed yearly, and is included in Workplace Business ($21.99 monthly). The pricing page lists \"Connect to Scheduler APIs\" under the paid Scheduler plan. Scheduler Basic is free with no card, with one booking page and one calendar, and whether it can call the API was not established. A 14-day trial is advertised. No per-call charge was found (checked 2026-10-09).", "priceSummary": "$5.99 / seat-mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the Scheduler reference, the rate limit and OAuth docs or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-09).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-09" }, "docsUrl": "https://developers.zoom.us/docs/api/scheduler/", "llmsTxt": "https://developers.zoom.us/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "calendar.read", "calendar.availability", "calendar.booking", "calendar.webhooks" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "paid", "free-plan", "rest", "oauth", "webhooks", "llms-txt", "closed-source", "status-page", "soc2", "bug-bounty" ], "lastRelease": "2026-08-17", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 50.6, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 767, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 7, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 43, "maintenance": 28, "payments": 25, "reliability": 63, "schema": 61, "security": 54, "transparency": 69 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-09" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Each of the 24 operations has its own granular OAuth scope, and Zoom Scheduler and the REST API are separate components on the status page. No operation moves a booking, no official SDK covers Scheduler, and Zoom's API terms forbid benchmarking or monitoring the service.", "bestFor": "An agent booking into a Zoom Scheduler user's or team's booking pages, with slot lookup, booking, cancellation and two webhooks.", "strengths": [ "Granular OAuth scopes per operation, with separate read, write, update and delete scopes and user and admin variants", "A slot lookup (`GET /scheduler/schedules/{scheduleId}/available_times`) and a booking call (`POST /scheduler/attendee`), added in July and June 2026", "llms.txt and a Markdown copy of the full reference, with request examples and 400, 401, 404, 409, 429 and 500 responses listed", "Rate limits published by plan. Every Scheduler operation is labelled Light, 30 requests a second on Pro", "SOC 2 Type 2 report (October 2024 to October 2025) names Zoom Scheduler and Zoom APIs in scope, and security.txt is valid to 2029" ], "weaknesses": [ "Zoom's API terms (section 3.7.9) forbid using the APIs to monitor availability or performance, or for benchmarking. This matters before any probe is run", "No operation moves a booking. `PATCH /scheduler/events/{eventId}` changes status, notes and no-show marks only", "No idempotency key or safe-retry guidance for booking writes was found in the reviewed documentation", "No official SDK covers Scheduler. Zoom Rivet 0.3.0 has no Scheduler module", "No downloadable OpenAPI file is linked, and the Markdown reference omits query and path parameters", "The API terms allow Zoom to change or deprecate APIs without prior notice and disclaim any uptime guarantee" ], "agentNotes": [ "Call `GET /scheduler/schedules/{scheduleId}/available_times` and book only a spot whose status is `available`", "Send `start_date_time` in ISO 8601 with the booker's IANA `time_zone` to `POST /scheduler/attendee`. Expect 409 on a conflict", "To move a booking, cancel it with `PATCH /scheduler/events/{eventId}` and `status` set to `cancelled`, then book the new slot", "List scheduled events before retrying a booking, because no idempotency key is documented", "Request a new Server-to-Server OAuth token every hour. That grant issues no refresh token" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 50.6 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 43, "maintenance": 28, "payments": 25, "reliability": 63, "schema": 61, "security": 54, "transparency": 59 }, "provenanceScore": 79 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -H \"Authorization: Bearer $ZOOM_ACCESS_TOKEN\" \"https://api.zoom.us/v2/scheduler/schedules\"" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/calendar.read", "tool": "https://letme.dev/zoom-scheduler" }, "area": "everyday", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Zoom Scheduler (the plan that lists Scheduler API access)", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 5.99, "note": "Monthly billing. $4.99 a user a month billed yearly" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Zoom Communications, Inc.", "domain": "zoom.us", "domainRegistered": "", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/legal/zoom-api-license-and-tou/", "privacy": "https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/privacy/privacy-statement/", "statusPage": "https://status.zoom.us", "changelog": "https://developers.zoom.us/changelog/", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-10-09", "notes": [ "The Zoom API Licence and Terms of Use (last updated 16 July 2025) and the Privacy Statement (last updated 17 September 2026) both name Zoom Communications, Inc., 55 Almaden Blvd, Suite 600, San Jose, CA 95113.", "The API answers at https://api.zoom.us/v2 and tokens are issued at https://zoom.us/oauth/token. Legal pages sit on www.zoom.com.", "zoom.us/.well-known/security.txt gives a report form, security-reports@zoom.us, a PGP key and an expiry of 31 December 2029.", "status.zoom.us redirects to www.zoomstatus.com, an Atlassian Statuspage site.", "The registration date of zoom.us was not established. rdap.org answered 404 for the domain.", "The account holder's use of Scheduler itself falls under the Zoom Terms of Service (effective 11 August 2023), which the API terms cite for the definition of Customer Content." ], "score": 79 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zoom-scheduler.json", "live": { "slug": "zoom-scheduler", "probe": { "target": "https://api.zoom.us/v2", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-10T03:53:51.07216497Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 173, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 175, "p95ms24h": 303, "samples24h": 125, "samples30d": 125, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 85, "ok": 85 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 40, "ok": 40 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.zoom.us", "indicator": "minor", "summary": "Partially Degraded Service", "checkedAt": "2026-10-10T03:58:52.848555173Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://developers.zoom.us/changelog/", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:36:20.102873356Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "e3b0c44298fc" }, { "url": "https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/privacy/privacy-statement/", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:56:06.989690084Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "91c109d39062" }, { "url": "https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/legal/zoom-api-license-and-tou/", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:56:04.552901735Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "c294e7e03b58" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-10T03:58:52.848555173Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Google", "b": "Zoom Communications, Inc.", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3", "b": "https://api.zoom.us/v2", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP", "b": "HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth", "b": "OAuth", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Free", "b": "Paid", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Apache-2.0 (client libraries)", "b": "Proprietary service under the Zoom API Licence and Terms of Use", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "9", "b": "none", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "no", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-03", "b": "2026-08-17", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2021-11-09", "b": "2025-07-16", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-10-01", "b": "2026-09-17", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "12k stars, 1M npm/wk", "b": "none", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "4/5 (8)", "b": "none", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Google Calendar API scores 80.6 (A) on agent readiness against Zoom Scheduler API's 50.6 (D), and leads in every scored category.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Google Calendar API or Zoom Scheduler API?" }, { "answer": "Both use an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do Google Calendar API and Zoom Scheduler API need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Google Calendar API has a hosted endpoint at https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3 and Zoom Scheduler API at https://api.zoom.us/v2.", "question": "Can an agent call Google Calendar API and Zoom Scheduler API without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 90 against 63", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 83 against 61", "Agent ergonomics, 91 against 43", "Security \u0026 auth, 87 against 54", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 35 against 25", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 87 against 28", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 81 against 69" ], "also": [ "Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better" ], "goodFor": "An agent acting on Google Workspace or Gmail users' own calendars with tight scopes and no per-account fee.", "slug": "google-calendar-api", "watchFor": "Google calendars only" }, { "aheadOn": null, "also": null, "goodFor": "An agent booking into a Zoom Scheduler user's or team's booking pages, with slot lookup, booking, cancellation and two webhooks.", "slug": "zoom-scheduler", "watchFor": "Zoom's API terms (section 3.7.9) forbid using the APIs to monitor availability or performance, or for benchmarking. This matters before any probe is run" } ], "job": { "capability": "calendar.read", "name": "Calendar access" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/acuity-scheduling-vs-google-calendar-api.json", "title": "Acuity Scheduling API vs Google Calendar API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/acuity-scheduling-vs-google-calendar-api" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/acuity-scheduling-vs-zoom-scheduler.json", "title": "Acuity Scheduling API vs Zoom Scheduler API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/acuity-scheduling-vs-zoom-scheduler" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/apiroc-vs-google-calendar-api.json", "title": "Apiroc Unified Calendar API vs Google Calendar API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/apiroc-vs-google-calendar-api" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/apiroc-vs-zoom-scheduler.json", "title": "Apiroc Unified Calendar API vs Zoom Scheduler API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/apiroc-vs-zoom-scheduler" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aurinko-calendar-vs-google-calendar-api.json", "title": "Aurinko Calendar API vs Google Calendar API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aurinko-calendar-vs-google-calendar-api" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aurinko-calendar-vs-zoom-scheduler.json", "title": "Aurinko Calendar API vs Zoom Scheduler API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aurinko-calendar-vs-zoom-scheduler" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cal-com-vs-google-calendar-api.json", "title": "Cal.com API v2 + MCP vs Google Calendar API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cal-com-vs-google-calendar-api" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cal-com-vs-zoom-scheduler.json", "title": "Cal.com API v2 + MCP vs Zoom Scheduler API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cal-com-vs-zoom-scheduler" }, { "json": 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Both do calendar access.", "verdicts": { "google-calendar-api": "21 OAuth scopes, including free/busy only and read-only on owned calendars. Google calendars only.", "zoom-scheduler": "Each of the 24 operations has its own granular OAuth scope, and Zoom Scheduler and the REST API are separate components on the status page. 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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-calendar-api.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/google-calendar-api.json\n- Zoom Scheduler API: grade D, 50.6/100, rank #767 of 950. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zoom-scheduler.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/zoom-scheduler.json\n- Best calendar and scheduling APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/scheduling/index.md\n- All 45 scheduling comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/scheduling/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Google Calendar API (A)\n\nGood for: An agent acting on Google Workspace or Gmail users' own calendars with tight scopes and no per-account fee.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 90 against 63\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 83 against 61\n- Agent ergonomics, 91 against 43\n- Security \u0026 auth, 87 against 54\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 35 against 25\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 87 against 28\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 81 against 69\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better\n\nWatch for: Google calendars only\n\n### Zoom Scheduler API (D)\n\nGood for: An agent booking into a Zoom Scheduler user's or team's booking pages, with slot lookup, booking, cancellation and two webhooks.\n\nWatch for: Zoom's API terms (section 3.7.9) forbid using the APIs to monitor availability or performance, or for benchmarking. This matters before any probe is run\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Google Calendar API | Zoom Scheduler API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 90 | 63 | Google Calendar API +27 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 83 | 61 | Google Calendar API +22 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 91 | 43 | Google Calendar API +48 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 87 | 54 | Google Calendar API +33 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 35 | 25 | Google Calendar API +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 87 | 28 | Google Calendar API +59 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 81 | 69 | Google Calendar API +12 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **80.6 · A** | **50.6 · D** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Google Calendar API | Zoom Scheduler API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Google | Zoom Communications, Inc. |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3` | `https://api.zoom.us/v2` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth | OAuth |\n| Pricing | Free | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 (client libraries) | Proprietary service under the Zoom API Licence and Terms of Use |\n| Tools exposed | 9 | none |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |\n| llms.txt | no | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-03 | 2026-08-17 |\n| Terms last updated | 2021-11-09 | 2025-07-16 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-01 | 2026-09-17 |\n| Customer content may train models | yes | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | yes |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |\n| Popularity | 12k stars, 1M npm/wk | none |\n| Agent reviews | 4/5 (8) | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Google Calendar API.** 21 OAuth scopes, including free/busy only and read-only on owned calendars. Google calendars only.\n\n**Zoom Scheduler API.** Each of the 24 operations has its own granular OAuth scope, and Zoom Scheduler and the REST API are separate components on the status page. No operation moves a booking, no official SDK covers Scheduler, and Zoom's API terms forbid benchmarking or monitoring the service.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Google Calendar API\n\n1. Ask for `calendar.events.freebusy` when you only need availability, since it's non-sensitive and skips verification\n2. Set your own event `id` on insert, and treat a 409 as already created\n3. Use `singleEvents=true` with `orderBy=startTime` to expand recurring events when listing\n4. On 410 `fullSyncRequired`, drop the stored `syncToken` and do a full sync\n5. Back off exponentially on 403 and 429 `usageLimits`, up to 32 or 64 seconds\n\n### Zoom Scheduler API\n\n1. Call `GET /scheduler/schedules/{scheduleId}/available_times` and book only a spot whose status is `available`\n2. Send `start_date_time` in ISO 8601 with the booker's IANA `time_zone` to `POST /scheduler/attendee`. Expect 409 on a conflict\n3. To move a booking, cancel it with `PATCH /scheduler/events/{eventId}` and `status` set to `cancelled`, then book the new slot\n4. List scheduled events before retrying a booking, because no idempotency key is documented\n5. Request a new Server-to-Server OAuth token every hour. That grant issues no refresh token\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Google Calendar API or Zoom Scheduler API?\n\nGoogle Calendar API scores 80.6 (A) on agent readiness against Zoom Scheduler API's 50.6 (D), and leads in every scored category.\n\n### Do Google Calendar API and Zoom Scheduler API need an API key?\n\nBoth use an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call Google Calendar API and Zoom Scheduler API without installing anything?\n\nYes. Google Calendar API has a hosted endpoint at https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3 and Zoom Scheduler API at https://api.zoom.us/v2.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-calendar-api-vs-zoom-scheduler.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-calendar-api-vs-zoom-scheduler.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"google-calendar-api\", \"b\": \"zoom-scheduler\"}`. 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