Recipe Share Event Materials

by googleworkspacea3768d0e82adNo licenseListed Oct 8, 2026Updated Oct 8, 2026

Share Google Drive files with all attendees of a Google Calendar event.

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Shares Google Drive files with all attendees of a Google Calendar event using the gws CLI.

What it does: This recipe describes a three-step procedure for granting Google Drive file access to the attendees of a Google Calendar event. It retrieves the attendee list from a calendar event, creates reader permissions on a specified file for each attendee, and then lists the file's permissions to verify the sharing. It produces shared-file permissions rather than any file or document itself.
When to use it: Use it when you need to distribute a Drive file to everyone invited to a specific calendar event, such as sharing meeting materials with participants. It fits situations where the attendee list already exists in Google Calendar and access should be granted per person.
Requirements: Requires the gws command-line tool with calendar and drive capabilities, plus the gws-calendar and gws-drive skills. It needs access to Google Calendar and Google Drive, including a calendar ID, event ID, file ID, and attendee email addresses. It ships no scripts; it is instructions only.

Share Files with Meeting Attendees

PREREQUISITE: Load the following skills to execute this recipe: gws-calendar, gws-drive

Share Google Drive files with all attendees of a Google Calendar event.

Get event attendees: gws calendar events get --params '{"calendarId": "primary", "eventId": "EVENT_ID"}'
Share file with each attendee: gws drive permissions create --params '{"fileId": "FILE_ID"}' --json '{"role": "reader", "type": "user", "emailAddress": "[email protected]"}'
Verify sharing: gws drive permissions list --params '{"fileId": "FILE_ID"}' --format table

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