Add Calendar calendar.section.add

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Scope: calendar

Who can execute the method: any user except collab users

The calendar.section.add method adds a new calendar.

The method does not check whether the user from ownerId exists or whether the caller has rights to their calendar.

Method Parameters

Required parameters are marked with *

Name
type

Description

type*
string

Calendar type. Possible values:

  • user — user calendar
  • group — group calendar

ownerId
integer

Identifier of the calendar owner.

Required for all calendar types except user. For the user type, the parameter can be omitted — the current user's ID is used then

name*
string

Calendar name

description
string

Calendar description

color
string

Calendar color in #RRGGBB format. The default value is #E6A469

text_color
string

Text color in the calendar in #RRGGBB format. The default value is #000000

export
object

Object of the calendar export parameters (detailed description)

access
object

Object of the calendar access rights (detailed description)

Export Parameter

Export settings are saved only if both fields are passed — ALLOW and SET. If only one field is passed, the method creates a calendar with the default values.

Name
type

Description

ALLOW
boolean

Allow calendar export. Possible values:

  • true — allow
  • false — disallow

SET
string

Period for export. Possible values:

  • all — for the entire period
  • 3_9 — 3 months before and 9 after
  • 6_12 — 6 months before and 12 after

The method does not save the parameter value: the export period is always all

Access Parameter

The object key is the access code, the value is the numeric permission identifier. The format matches the ACCESS field in the calendar.section.get response.

If the user has no right to manage calendar access, the method silently ignores the passed object and sets the default rights. An empty {} object also sets the default rights.

Name
type

Description

Access Code
string

Code of the object the right is granted to: U<id> — user, G<id> — user group, D<id> — department. For a group calendar, the code denotes the role in the group: SG<id>_A — group owner, SG<id>_E — moderators, SG<id>_K — all members. The right itself is set by the value under the key. For example, U1 is the user with ID 1

Permission Identifier
integer

Numeric code of the access right permission. The identifiers differ between Bitrix24 instances: an administrator of an on-premise Bitrix24 can find them out

Example value:

{
            "access": {
                "U1": 19,
                "G2": 13
            }
        }
        

Code Examples

How to Use Examples in Documentation

curl -X POST \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -H "Accept: application/json" \
        -d '{"type":"user","ownerId":2,"name":"New Section","description":"Description for section","color":"#9cbeee","text_color":"#283000","export":{"ALLOW":false,"SET":"3_9"}}' \
        https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/**put_your_user_id_here**/**put_your_webhook_here**/calendar.section.add
        
curl -X POST \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -H "Accept: application/json" \
        -d '{"type":"user","ownerId":2,"name":"New Section","description":"Description for section","color":"#9cbeee","text_color":"#283000","export":{"ALLOW":false,"SET":"3_9"},"auth":"**put_access_token_here**"}' \
        https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/calendar.section.add
        
// This snippet is an ES module: top-level await requires type="module" or a bundler.
        // $b24 is an already-initialized SDK instance (see the SDK "Get started" guide).
        import { Text } from '@bitrix24/b24jssdk'
        import type { B24Frame } from '@bitrix24/b24jssdk'
        
        declare const $b24: B24Frame
        
        // Shape of the payload returned in result (match the "response handling" section of the page)
        type CalendarSectionAddResult = number
        
        try {
          const response = await $b24.actions.v2.call.make<CalendarSectionAddResult>({
            method: 'calendar.section.add',
            params: {
              type: 'user',
              ownerId: 2,
              name: 'New Section',
              description: 'Description for section',
              color: '#9cbeee',
              text_color: '#283000',
              export: {
                ALLOW: false,
                SET: '3_9',
              },
            },
            requestId: Text.getUuidRfc4122()
          })
        
          // The payload is available only on a successful response
          if (!response.isSuccess) {
            console.error(response.getErrorMessages().join('; '))
          } else {
            const result = response.getData()!.result
            console.info('Created calendar with ID:', result)
          }
        } catch (error) {
          // Thrown on transport or SDK failures (AjaxError, SdkError, etc.)
          console.error(error)
        }
        
<!-- Load the SDK (UMD build); it is exposed as the global B24Js -->
        <script src="https://unpkg.com/@bitrix24/b24jssdk@1/dist/umd/index.min.js"></script>
        <script>
          async function addCalendarSection() {
            try {
              // Initialize the SDK inside a Bitrix24 frame
              const $b24 = await B24Js.initializeB24Frame()
        
              const response = await $b24.actions.v2.call.make({
                method: 'calendar.section.add',
                params: {
                  type: 'user',
                  ownerId: 2,
                  name: 'New Section',
                  description: 'Description for section',
                  color: '#9cbeee',
                  text_color: '#283000',
                  export: {
                    ALLOW: false,
                    SET: '3_9',
                  },
                },
                requestId: B24Js.Text.getUuidRfc4122()
              })
        
              // The payload is available only on a successful response
              if (!response.isSuccess) {
                console.error(response.getErrorMessages().join('; '))
                return
              }
        
              const result = response.getData().result
              console.info('Created calendar with ID:', result)
            } catch (error) {
              // Thrown on transport or SDK failures (AjaxError, SdkError, etc.)
              console.error(error)
            }
          }
        
          document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', addCalendarSection)
        </script>
        
from b24pysdk.errors import BitrixAPIError, BitrixSDKException
        
        try:
            bitrix_response = client.calendar.section.add(
                type="user",
                owner_id=2,
                name="New Section",
                description="Description for section",
                color="#9cbeee",
                text_color="#283000",
                export={
                    "ALLOW": False,
                    "SET": "3_9",
                },
            ).response
            result = bitrix_response.result
            print(result)
        except BitrixAPIError as error:
            print(
                "Bitrix API error",
                f"error: {error.error}",
                f"error_description: {error.error_description}",
                sep="\n",
            )
        except BitrixSDKException as error:
            print(f"Bitrix SDK error: {error.message}")
        except Exception as error:
            print(f"Unexpected error: {error}")
        
try {
            $response = $b24Service
                ->core
                ->call(
                    'calendar.section.add',
                    [
                        'type'        => 'user',
                        'ownerId'     => 2,
                        'name'        => 'New Section',
                        'description' => 'Description for section',
                        'color'       => '#9cbeee',
                        'text_color'  => '#283000',
                        'export'      => [
                            'ALLOW' => false,
                            'SET'   => '3_9',
                        ],
                    ]
                );
        
            $result = $response
                ->getResponseData()
                ->getResult();
        
            echo 'Success: ' . print_r($result, true);
            // Next, process $result in your code
        
        } catch (Throwable $e) {
            error_log($e->getMessage());
            echo 'Error adding calendar section: ' . $e->getMessage();
        }
        
BX24.callMethod(
            'calendar.section.add',
            {
                type: 'user',
                ownerId: 2,
                name: 'New Section',
                description: 'Description for section',
                color: '#9cbeee',
                text_color: '#283000',
                export: {
                    ALLOW: false,
                    SET: '3_9'
                }
            }
        );
        
require_once('crest.php');
        
        $result = CRest::call(
            'calendar.section.add',
            [
                'type' => 'user',
                'ownerId' => 2,
                'name' => 'New Section',
                'description' => 'Description for section',
                'color' => '#9cbeee',
                'text_color' => '#283000',
                'export' => [
                    'ALLOW' => false,
                    'SET' => '3_9'
                ]
            ]
        );
        
        echo '<PRE>';
        print_r($result);
        echo '</PRE>';
        
// client and ctx are already created — see the Go SDK section
        res, err := client.Core().Call(ctx, "calendar.section.add", b24.Params{
        	"type":        "user",
        	"ownerId":     2,
        	"name":        "New Section",
        	"description": "Description for section",
        	"color":       "#9cbeee",
        	"text_color":  "#283000",
        	"export": b24.Params{
        		"ALLOW": false,
        		"SET":   "3_9",
        	},
        })
        if err != nil {
        	return fmt.Errorf("calendar.section.add: %w", err)
        }
        
        var newID b24.ID
        if err := json.Unmarshal(res.Result, &newID); err != nil {
        	return fmt.Errorf("parse response: %w", err)
        }
        fmt.Println("id:", newID)
        

Response Handling

HTTP Status: 200

{
            "result": 190,
            "time": {
                "start": 1733812564.64201,
                "finish": 1733812565.71673,
                "duration": 1.0747201442718506,
                "processing": 0.05963897705078125,
                "date_start": "2024-12-08T06:36:04+00:00",
                "date_finish": "2024-12-08T06:36:05+00:00"
            }
        }
        

Returned Data

Name
type

Description

result
integer

Identifier of the created calendar

time
time

Information about the request execution time

Error Handling

HTTP Status: 400

{
            "error": "",
            "error_description": "The mandatory parameter \"type\" is not specified for the method \"calendar.section.add\""
        }
        

Name
type

Description

error
string

String error code. It consists of digits, Latin letters, and underscores. It may arrive empty — in that case only error_description shows the reason

error_description
string

Error message for the developer. Do not show it to the end user without processing

Possible Error Codes

Status

Code

Description

Value

400

Empty value

The mandatory parameter "type" is not specified for the method "calendar.section.add"

The required parameter type is not provided

400

Empty value

The mandatory parameter "ownerId" is not specified for the method "calendar.section.add"

The required parameter ownerId is not provided and the type parameter is not equal to user

400

Empty value

Invalid parameter value for "name"

The name parameter is not provided or is not a string

400

Empty value

Invalid parameter value for "description"

Incorrect data format in the description field

400

Empty value

Access denied

For type with the value group, the user has no right to modify group calendars, or the method is called by a collab user

400

Empty value

Error while creating section

Another error

Statuses and System Error Codes

HTTP Status: 4xx, 5xx

The errors described below are returned by the REST API itself, not by the logic of a specific method. They can arrive in response to any method.

Status

Code
Error Message

Description

500

INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
Internal server error

An internal server error has occurred. Retry the call, and if the error persists, contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support

500

ERROR_UNEXPECTED_ANSWER
Server returned an unexpected response

The server returned an unexpected response. Retry the call, and if the error persists, contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support

503

QUERY_LIMIT_EXCEEDED
Too many requests

The request intensity limit has been exceeded

429

OPERATION_TIME_LIMIT
Method is blocked due to operation time limit

The method is blocked because the request resource intensity limit has been exceeded. The block is lifted automatically once the accumulated execution time of the method no longer exceeds the limit

401

NO_AUTH_FOUND
Wrong authorization data

The request contains no authorization data: neither an access token nor a webhook code was passed

401

INVALID_REQUEST
Https required

Methods are called over the HTTPS protocol only

401

OVERLOAD_LIMIT
REST API is blocked due to overload

The REST API is blocked due to overload. This is a manual individual block. To have it lifted, contact Bitrix24 technical support

401

ACCESS_DENIED
REST is available only on commercial plans

REST API access is not active for this account. In Bitrix24 Cloud, check the current plan or trial status: Vibe+ plans include REST API access, while Essentials plans do not. A webhook receives a different error message — REST is available only by subscription

401

INVALID_CREDENTIALS
Invalid request credentials

No active webhook with the specified user identifier and secret code was found

404

ERROR_METHOD_NOT_FOUND
Method not found!

No method with this name was found. The name is misspelled, the method does not exist in the REST API, or it is unavailable without the required scope

401

insufficient_scope
The request requires higher privileges than provided by the webhook token

The request requires broader permissions than the token has: for a webhook these are the permissions granted to it, for an application it is the scope. For an application, the error message ends with provided by the access token

401

expired_token
The access token provided has expired

The access token has expired

401

user_access_error
The user does not have access to the application

The application is installed, but the Bitrix24 administrator has granted access to it only to specific users

403

PORTAL_DELETED
Portal was deleted

The public part of the site is closed. To open it on an on-premise installation, disable the "Temporary closure of the public part of the site" option. Path to the setting: Desktop > Settings > Product Settings > Module Settings > Main Module > Temporary closure of the public part of the site

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