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Event ID issue with new Microsoft Outlook API integration

  • February 23, 2025
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Kian Nikzad

I updated the Outlook integration to MicrosoftOutlookCLIAPI@2.1.2 and now when I “Create Event” the ID that is given cannot be found anymore using “Find Calendar Event”.

 

I noticed the event ID returned by the new API departs from the pattern of the event IDs returned by the old API. For one, it’s much shorter. Secondly, it begins with “AAk” while the old API event IDs begin with “AAMk”. Here are examples:

 

Old API: AAMkAGNmYTA5MmM0LTZhYTUtNGQ1My04YzljLWU5ZGQwZWVlNWVjOQBGAAAAAABZ1PKmPVg6QIMV_yfz625LBwD8OYFM4Q3DSahS036hgmrNAAAAAAEGAAD8OYFM4Q3DSahS036hgmrNAAEtLnVmAAA=

New API: AAkALgAAAAAAHYQDEapmEc2byACqAC-EWg0A-DmBTOENw0moUtN_oYJqzQACNBYVhwAA

 

I’ve verified I’m using the right calendar

I’ve verified the IDs of events created with the old API can be found using the new API’s “Find Calendar Event”

I tried using ICalUId and Uid as well but those don’t work as well

 

My enrollment system for the university is broken and I would appreciate your timely help. Thank you.

Best answer by SamBBest answer by SamB

Hey there, ​@Kian Nikzad. I’m excited to share that the bug has been fixed! 😁🎉

Thanks again for your patience while the team were working on getting this resolved. There’s no changes that you need to make on your end to get things working but if you continue to run into any issues please do reach back out. In the meantime, happy Zapping! ⚡

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  • February 24, 2025

Hi ​@Kian Nikzad 👋

I did some checking and found a bug report that matches the behavior you’re experiencing with the Find Calendar Event action, where events with the IDs in the newer format are not found. While I don’t have an ETA for a fix, I’ve added you to the list of impacted users, which helps increase its priority. We’ll notify you via email once it’s resolved, and I’ll also follow up here with any updates I come across in the meantime.

As a workaround, you might want to try using an API Request action to search for the event instead. It looks like Microsoft’s Get event would be the relevant endpoint for this. If you’ve not worked with API Request actions in Zaps before check out our Set up an API request action guide to learn more about how to set them up.

If you give that a try and run into any trouble, let us know—we’re happy to help! 🙂

Kian Nikzad
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  • March 3, 2025

Hi ​@SamB has there been a resolution? We have not been able to post new classes for a week. We depend (and spend) a significant amount on Zapier and this core integration (Microsoft Outlook) being broken is causing significant issues. Can you please escalate this or let me know how I can do so?

The API integration is also similarly broken at least for the calls I used -- there is no workaround that I can see.

 

Thank you.

SamB
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Thanks for checking on this, ​@Kian Nikzad. Completely understand how critical the Microsoft Outlook app is for you, and I’m really sorry about all the disruption caused. Really appreciate your patience while the team works on a solution. A fix hasn’t been rolled out yet, but I’ve reached out internally to check on its status and have passed along your request for escalation. 

The API integration is also similarly broken at least for the calls I used -- there is no workaround that I can see.

What endpoints did you use and what errors were you seeing with that API Request action? I tried making a call to a Get Event endpoint just now and it successfully found an event that for an ID in the new format:

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Can you try the above setup for the API Request action and let me know if that works for you too? 🤞

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  • March 10, 2025

Hey there, ​@Kian Nikzad. I’m excited to share that the bug has been fixed! 😁🎉

Thanks again for your patience while the team were working on getting this resolved. There’s no changes that you need to make on your end to get things working but if you continue to run into any issues please do reach back out. In the meantime, happy Zapping! ⚡

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