--- title: "Connect DonorPerfect and Google Calendar - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New donor\" fires in DonorPerfect, your agent runs \"Create Event\" in Google Calendar." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/donorperfect-to-google-calendar" --- # Connect DonorPerfect and Google Calendar When **New donor** fires in [DonorPerfect](https://apiant.ai/connections/donorperfect), your agent runs **Create Event** in [Google Calendar](https://apiant.ai/connections/google-calendar), or **Attendee Response Changed** in Google Calendar to **Add contact** in DonorPerfect. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. DonorPerfect **6** triggers DonorPerfect **36** actions Google Calendar **6** triggers Google Calendar **45** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want DonorPerfect and Google Calendar to do together? 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What DonorPerfect and Google Calendar can do together ### From DonorPerfect to Google Calendar - When **New donor** in DonorPerfect then **Create Event** in Google Calendar - When **New gift** in DonorPerfect then **Update Event** in Google Calendar ### From Google Calendar to DonorPerfect - When **Attendee Response Changed** in Google Calendar then **Add contact** in DonorPerfect - When **Event Created** in Google Calendar then **Add new donor gift by email** in DonorPerfect Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with DonorPerfect and Google Calendar ## Triggers and actions 12 triggers · 81 actions - Trigger **New donor** Polling trigger. Fires when a new donor is added in DonorPerfect. Polls the dp table ordered by donor_id descending; dedups on each record's donor_id. - Trigger **New gift** Polling trigger. Fires when a new gift (donation) is created in DonorPerfect. Polls the dpgift table ordered by gift_id descending; dedups on each record's gift_id. - Trigger **New or updated donor** Triggered when a donor is added or updated. - Trigger **New or updated gift** Triggered when a gift (donation) is created or modified. - Trigger **Two-way sync new or updated donors** A trigger for two-way syncing new and updated donors, with enhanced on-the-fly mapping. Can only be used with enhanced two-way sync actions that support on-the-fly mapping. - Trigger **Two-way sync new or updated gifts** A trigger for two-way syncing new and updated gifts (donations), with enhanced on-the-fly mapping. Polls the DonorPerfect dpgift table. - Action **Add code** Adds a new code and description to the DPCODES table. Allows you to add things like new GL Code, Solicitation, Campaign code and other code values administered in the Code Maintenance screen of DPO. - Action **Add contact** Adds a contact (activity/task) record to a donor in DonorPerfect via the dp_savecontact stored procedure. Supply Donor Id, Activity Code, and contact details. - Action **Add donor** Creates a new donor in DonorPerfect via the dp_savedonor stored procedure. Leave Donor Id empty (0) to create; the new donor_id is returned. Common fields: first/last name, address, city, state, zip, email, phones. - Action **Add gift** Creates a new gift (donation) for a donor in DonorPerfect via the dp_savegift stored procedure. Supply Donor Id, Amount, Gift Date and code fields (GL, Solicit, Sub-solicit, Gift Type, Campaign). - Action **Add new donor gift** Creates a new donation (gift) for the donor with the specified ID. - Action **Add new donor gift by email** Creates a new donation for the donor with the specified email. The gift will only be added if the donor's email is found. - Action **Add new pledge** Adds a new pledge to the specified donor. If successful, the pledge's ID is output. - Action **Add other info** Adds an Other Info record to a donor in DonorPerfect via the dp_saveotherinfo stored procedure. Supply Donor Id, and optionally the date and comments. - Action **Add other info by email** Adds "other info" for the first donor found with the given email address. The other info is not added if the email address is not found. - Action **Delete donor** Deletes the donor with the specified Donor Id from DonorPerfect via the dp_deletedonor stored procedure. - Action **Find donor by first and last name** Returns the first donor whose first and last name exactly match, plus how many donors matched - Action **Find filters by name** Returns one or more filters that match the specified name. Supports wildcard matching. An empty result is returned if no matching filter is found. - Action **Get 20 donor field values** Returns up to 20 field values for the specified donor. An error occurs if the donor is not found. - Action **Get active code by description** Returns the code having the specified description. An error occurs if the code is not found or is inactive. - Action **Get active code description** Gets the specified code's description. An error occurs if the code is not found or is inactive. - Action **Get code description** Returns the description for a code value in the specified DPO code field (e.g. GL, CAMPAIGN, SOLICIT) from the dpcodes table. - Action **Get contact** Returns a single DonorPerfect contact (activity) record by its contact ID, with its standard contact columns. - Action **Get donor** Returns all available fields for the donor with the specified Donor ID from the DPO donor (dp) table. - Action **Get donor by email** Returns the DonorPerfect donor whose email address matches the one supplied, with the donor's standard fields. Use Get donor user-defined field values for custom fields. An error occurs if no donor has that email address. - Action **Get donor by email, first name, and last name** Returns all available donor fields if one or more donor matches the email, first name, and last name. No error occurs if a donor is not found, the emitted 'donor_id' will be empty instead. - Action **Get donor default field info** Returns information about the specified donor field. - Action **Get donor default fields** Returns all default fields for donors. - Action **Get donor gifts** Returns all gifts (donations) for the donor with the specified Donor ID from the DPO dpgift table. - Action **Get donors by filter** Returns the donor IDs that match the saved DPO filter with the specified Filter ID, via the dp_filterids stored procedure. - Action **Get donor user-defined field info** Returns information about the specified donor user-defined field. - Action **Get donor user-defined fields** Returns all user-defined donor fields. - Action **Get donor user-defined field values** Returns all user-defined field values for the specified donor. An error occurs if the donor is not found. - Action **Get field display type** Gets the specified field's display type, which can either be "code" or "description" - Action **Get flags by donor ID** Returns the specified donor's flags. No error occurs if the donor is not found. - Action **Get gift** Returns all fields for the gift (donation) with the specified Gift ID from the DPO dpgift table. - Action **Get gift user-defined field values** Returns all user-defined field values for the specified gift (donation). An error occurs if the gift is not found. - Action **Get other info** Returns one DonorPerfect Other Info record by its id, with its standard columns. - Action **List filters** Returns the ID and name of all saved DPO filters that have non-empty names from the dpfilter table. - Action **Post pledge payment** Posts a payment to the specified pledge for the specified donor. - Action **Set gift custom field** Sets one of your organization's custom fields (such as Class) on an existing gift - Action **Update donor** Updates an existing donor in DonorPerfect via the dp_savedonor stored procedure. Supply the Donor Id of the record to update along with the field values. - Trigger **Attendee Response Changed** Polling trigger that fires when any attendee's RSVP changes to accepted, declined, or tentative. Returns attendee info and current status. - Trigger **Calendar Event Sync** Polling trigger that returns full event data including details, attendees, and metadata. For real-time notifications with basic info, use Calendar Event Changes (webhook). - Trigger **Event Canceled or Deleted** Triggers when a Google Calendar event is cancelled or deleted. Returns minimal data: event_id, summary (if available), and cancellation timestamp. - Trigger **Event Created** Polling trigger that fires when a new calendar event is created. Returns event ID, summary, start/end times, and organizer info. - Trigger **Event Starting Soon** Triggers when a calendar event is within a configured number of minutes from starting. Returns event details, time remaining, attendees, and join links when available. - Trigger **Event Updated** Triggers when an existing Google Calendar event is modified. Returns the event ID, change type, and the specific fields that changed with their previous and new values. - Action **Acl Delete** Deletes an access control rule from a Google Calendar. Use when you need to remove sharing permissions for a user, group, or domain. - Action **Acl Get** Retrieves a specific access control rule for a calendar. Use when you need to check permissions for a specific user, group, or domain. - Action **Acl Insert** Creates an access control rule for a calendar. Use when you need to grant sharing permissions to a user, group, or domain. - Action **Acl List** Retrieves the list of access control rules (ACLs) for a specified calendar, providing the necessary 'rule_id' values required for updating specific ACL rules. - Action **Acl Patch** Updates an existing access control rule for a calendar using patch semantics (partial update). This allows modifying specific fields without affecting other properties. IMPORTANT: The ACL rule must already exist on the calendar. This action cannot create new rules. If you receive a 404 Not Found error, the rule does not exist - use ACL insert to create it first, or use ACL list to verify available rules. Each patch request consumes three quota units. For domain-type ACL rules, if PATCH fails with 500 error, this action will automatically fallback to UPDATE method. - Action **Acl Update** Updates an access control rule for the specified calendar. - Action **Acl Watch** Tool to watch for changes to ACL resources. Use when you need to set up real-time notifications for access control list modifications on a calendar. - Action **Batch Events** Execute up to 1000 event mutations (create/patch/delete) in one Google Calendar HTTP batch request with per-item status/results. Use this to materially reduce round-trips for bulk operations like migrations, cleanup, or large-scale updates. - Action **Calendar List Delete** Tool to remove a calendar from the user's calendar list. Use when you need to unsubscribe from or hide a calendar from the user's list. - Action **Calendar List Get** Retrieves metadata for a SINGLE specific calendar from the user's calendar list by its calendar ID. This action requires a calendarId parameter and returns details about that one calendar only. NOTE: This does NOT list all calendars. To list all calendars in the user's calendar list, use GOOGLECALENDAR_CALENDAR_LIST_LIST instead. - Action **Calendar List Insert** Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list. - Action **Calendar List Patch** Updates an existing calendar on the user's calendar list using patch semantics. This method allows partial updates, modifying only the specified fields. - Action **Calendar List Update** Updates an existing entry on the user\'s calendar list. - Action **Calendar List Watch** Watch for changes to CalendarList resources using push notifications. Use this to receive real-time updates when calendar list entries are modified. - Action **Calendars Delete** Deletes a secondary calendar. use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars. - Action **Calendars Update** Updates metadata for a calendar. - Action **Channels Stop** Tool to stop watching resources through a notification channel. Use when you need to discontinue push notifications for a specific channel subscription. - Action **Create Calendar** Creates a new secondary Google Calendar with the specified title and optional settings. Use this action when you need to create a new calendar for organizing events separately from the primary calendar. The authenticated user becomes the owner of the newly created calendar. Optional parameters include description, location, and timezone. - Action **Create Event** Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true. - Action **Delete Event** Deletes a specified event by `event id` from a google calendar (`calendar id`); this action is idempotent and raises a 404 error if the event is not found. - Action **Duplicate Calendar** Creates a new, empty google calendar with the specified title (summary). - Action **Events Get** Retrieves a SINGLE event by its unique event_id (REQUIRED). This action does NOT list or search events - it fetches ONE specific event when you already know its ID. If you want to list events within a time range, search for events, or filter by criteria like time_min/time_max, use GOOGLECALENDAR_EVENTS_LIST instead. - Action **Events Import** Tool to import an event as a private copy to a calendar. Use when you need to add an existing event to a calendar using its iCalUID. Only events with eventType='default' can be imported. - Action **Events Instances** Returns instances of the specified recurring event. - Action **Events List** Returns events on the specified calendar. - Action **Events List All Calendars** Return a unified event list across all calendars in the user's calendar list for a given time range. Use when you need a single view of all events across multiple calendars. An inverted or incorrect time range silently returns empty results rather than an error. An empty `items` list means no events matched the filters—adjust `time_min`, `time_max`, or `q` before concluding no events exist. - Action **Events Move** Moves an event to another calendar, i.e., changes an event's organizer. - Action **Events Watch** Watch for changes to events resources. - Action **Find Event** Finds events in a specified google calendar using text query, time ranges (event start/end, last modification), and event types; ensure `timemin` is not chronologically after `timemax` if both are provided. - Action **Find Free Slots** Finds free/busy time slots in google calendars for specified calendars within a defined time range (defaults to the current day utc if `time min`/`time max` are omitted), enhancing busy intervals with event details; `time min` must precede `time max` if both are provided. - Action **Free Busy Query** Returns free/busy information for a set of calendars. - Action **Get Calendar** Retrieves a specific google calendar, identified by `calendar id`, to which the authenticated user has access. - Action **Get Current Date Time** Gets the current date and time, allowing for a specific timezone offset. - Action **List Acl Rules** Retrieves the list of access control rules (acls) for a specified calendar, providing the necessary 'rule id' values required for updating specific acl rules. - Action **List Calendars** Retrieves calendars from the user's google calendar list, with options for pagination and filtering. - Action **Patch Calendar** Partially updates (patches) an existing google calendar, modifying only the fields provided; `summary` is mandatory and cannot be an empty string, and an empty string for `description` or `location` clears them. - Action **Patch Event** Updates specified fields of an existing event in a google calendar using patch semantics (array fields like `attendees` are fully replaced if provided); ensure the `calendar id` and `event id` are valid and the user has write access to the calendar. - Action **Quick Add** Parses natural language text to quickly create a basic google calendar event with its title, date, and time, suitable for simple scheduling; does not support direct attendee addition or recurring events, and `calendar id` must be valid if not 'primary'. - Action **Remove Attendee** Removes an attendee from a specified event in a google calendar; the calendar and event must exist. - Action **Settings Get** Tool to return a single user setting for the authenticated user. Use when you need to retrieve a specific calendar setting value. - Action **Settings List** Returns all user settings for the authenticated user. - Action **Settings Watch** Watch for changes to settings resources. - Action **Sync Events** Synchronizes google calendar events, performing a full sync if no `sync token` is provided or if a 410 gone error (due to an expired token) necessitates it, otherwise performs an incremental sync for events changed since the `sync token` was issued. - Action **Update Acl Rule** Updates an access control rule for the specified calendar. - Action **Update Event** Updates an existing event by `event id` in a google calendar; this is a full put replacement, so provide all desired fields as unspecified ones may be cleared or reset. ## Each app on its own - [ **DonorPerfect** DonorPerfect Online (DPO) is fundraising and donor-management software for nonprofits.](https://apiant.ai/connections/donorperfect) - [ **Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connections/google-calendar) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from DonorPerfect - [ **DonorPerfect to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/donorperfect-to-hubspot) - [ **DonorPerfect to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/donorperfect-to-salesforce) - [ **DonorPerfect to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. 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Any of DonorPerfect's 6 triggers in the catalog, including New donor, New gift, New or updated donor and New or updated gift. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Google Calendar when something happens in DonorPerfect? Any of Google Calendar's 45 actions, including Create Calendar, Create Event, Update Acl Rule and Update Event. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Google Calendar to DonorPerfect? Yes. When something happens in Google Calendar, your agent can act in DonorPerfect too. This page covers both directions: Google Calendar's triggers and DonorPerfect's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for DonorPerfect or Google Calendar? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use DonorPerfect and Google Calendar without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.