# \#google-calendar

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## [Free/Busy Time Slots](https://forums.nylas.com/t/free-busy-time-slots/1113)

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**Author:** [@henry](https://forums.nylas.com/u/henry)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.nylas.com/t/free-busy-time-slots/1113 "2026-02-26T20:46:22Z")

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Looking at the Python SDK, specifically with the TimeSlots.status, the value is ‘typically “busy”’. What are the other possible values? Does the free/busy support also fetching events/time slots that are set as “Free”?…

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## [Why do we need the full calendar scope to create events for Gmail calendar?](https://forums.nylas.com/t/why-do-we-need-the-full-calendar-scope-to-create-events-for-gmail-calendar/38)

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**Author:** [@ram](https://forums.nylas.com/u/ram)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.nylas.com/t/why-do-we-need-the-full-calendar-scope-to-create-events-for-gmail-calendar/38 "2023-11-27T19:11:55Z")

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Requesting the calendar scope for a Gmail account results in the auth screen below, which is off putting to some customers.