Create Event

Service Name

create_event

Required Parameters

Name	Type	Description
group_id	integer	Must be sent via HTTP POST
start_date	datetime	Must be sent via HTTP POST
end_date	datetime	Must be sent via HTTP POST
name	string	Must be sent via HTTP POST

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Description
description	string	Must be sent via HTTP POST
leader_notes	string	Must be sent via HTTP POST
setup_minutes	integer	Must be sent via HTTP POST
cleanup_minutes	integer	Must be sent via HTTP POST
setup_notes	string	Must be sent via HTTP POST
organizer_id	integer	Must be sent via HTTP POST
contact_phone	string	Must be sent via HTTP POST
event_type_id	integer	Must be sent via HTTP POST
registration_form_id	integer	Must be sent via HTTP POST
event_grouping_id	integer	Must be sent via HTTP POST
registration_limit	integer	Must be sent via HTTP POST
recurrence_type	string	Must be sent via HTTP POST Must be one of the following: 'daily'; 'weekly'; 'monthly'
recurrence_frequency	integer	Must be sent via HTTP POST Must be greater than zero
recurrence_week_number	string	Must be sent via HTTP POST Must be one of the following: 'first'; 'second'; 'third'; 'fourth'; 'last'
recurrence_day_of_week	string	Must be sent via HTTP POST Must be one of the following: 'mon'; 'tue'; 'wed'; 'thu'; 'fri'; 'sat'; 'sun'
recurrence_day_of_month	integer	Must be sent via HTTP POST Must be between 0 and 31.
recurrence_end_date	datetime	Must be sent via HTTP POST
number_of_occurrences	integer	Must be sent via HTTP POST
location_name	integer	Must be sent via HTTP POST
location_street_address	integer	Must be sent via HTTP POST
location_city	integer	Must be sent via HTTP POST
location_state	string	Must be sent via HTTP POST Must be two or three uppercase characters
location_zip	integer	Must be sent via HTTP POST
notification	boolean	Must be sent via HTTP POST
attendance_reminder	boolean	Must be sent via HTTP POST
uses_resources	boolean	Must be sent via HTTP POST
use_campus_address	boolean	Must be sent via HTTP POST
listed	boolean	Must be sent via HTTP POST
creator_id	integer	Must be sent via HTTP POST

Example Curl

curl -u user:pass -d "name=Test+Event+via+API&start_date=2012-09-27+09:00:00&end_date=2012-09-27+11:30:00&group_id=1&recurrence_type=monthly&recurrence_week_number=second&recurrence_day_of_week=tue" "https://yourchurch.ccbchurch.com/api.php?srv=create_event"

Example Response XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ccb_api>
  <request>
    <parameters>
      <argument value="create_event" name="srv"/>
    </parameters>
  </request>
  <response>
    <service>create_event</service>
    <service_action>execute</service_action>
    <availability>public</availability>
    <event id="12">
      <name>Test Event via API</name>
      <description></description>
      <leader_notes></leader_notes>
      <start_datetime>2012-09-27 09:00:00</start_datetime>
      <start_date>Sep 27, 2012</start_date>
      <start_time>9:00 AM</start_time>
      <end_datetime>2012-09-27 11:30:00</end_datetime>
      <end_date>Sep 27, 2012</end_date>
      <end_time>11:30 AM</end_time>
      <timezone>America/Denver</timezone>
      <recurrence_description>Every month on the second Tuesday of the month from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM</recurrence_description>
      <exceptions/>
      <group id="1">Entire Church Group</group>
      <organizer id="1">Larry Cucumber</organizer>
      <phone type="mobile"></phone>
      <location/>
      <registration>
        <limit>0</limit>
        <event_type id="1">Open to All</event_type>
        <forms/>
      </registration>
      <resources/>
      <setup>
        <start>2012-09-27 09:00:00</start>
        <end>2012-09-27 11:30:00</end>
        <notes></notes>
      </setup>
      <event_grouping id=""></event_grouping>
      <creator id="0">System User</creator>
      <modifier id="0">System User</modifier>
      <created>2014-01-28 14:17:50</created>
      <modified>2014-01-28 14:17:50</modified>
    </event>
  </response>
</ccb_api>