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Events.Item.CalendarItemExternalIdentifier

A server-provided identifier for this calendar item.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
Events 6.2 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes
MBS( "Events.Item.CalendarItemExternalIdentifier"; EKCalendarItem )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example
EKCalendarItem The reference to the calendar item: an event or reminder. $item

Result

Returns ID or error.

Description

A server-provided identifier for this calendar item.
This identifier, provided by the server, allows you to reference the same event or reminder across multiple devices. For calendars stored locally on the device, including the birthday calendar, it simply passes through to calendarItemIdentifier.
This identifier is unique as of creation for every calendar item. However, there are some cases where duplicate copies of a calendar item can exist in the same database, including:

This identifier is the same for all occurrences of a recurring event. If you wish to differentiate between occurrences, you may want to use the start date.
In addition, there are two caveats for Exchange-based calendars:

See also

Example Databases

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Created 10th March 2016, last changed 12nd March 2016


Events.Item.Attendees - Events.Item.CalendarItemIdentifier

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