Calendar

Last updated: 28 Sep 2026

Introduction #

The Calendar model represents a Calendar in Canvas. Calendars are used to organize events for providers and can be either Clinic or Administrative type.

Basic usage #

To get a calendar by identifier, use the get method on the Calendar model manager:

from canvas_sdk.v1.data.calendar import Calendar

calendar = Calendar.objects.get(id="f53626e4-0683-43ac-a1b7-c52815639ce2")

Events #

The events associated with a calendar can be accessed with the events attribute on a Calendar object:

from canvas_sdk.v1.data.calendar import Calendar

calendar = Calendar.objects.get(id="f53626e4-0683-43ac-a1b7-c52815639ce2")
events = calendar.events.all()

To get a specific event by identifier:

from canvas_sdk.v1.data.calendar import Event

event = Event.objects.get(id="a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-1234567890ab")

Filtering #

Calendars and events can be filtered by any attribute that exists on the model.

Filtering is done with the filter method on the model manager.

By attribute #

Specify an attribute with filter to filter by that attribute:

from canvas_sdk.v1.data.calendar import Calendar

# Filter calendars by title
calendars = Calendar.objects.filter(title__icontains="Clinic")

By calendar name #

To filter calendars by a specific provider name, calendar type, and location, use the for_calendar_name method:

from canvas_sdk.v1.data.calendar import Calendar

calendars = Calendar.objects.for_calendar_name(
    provider_name="Dr. Smith",
    calendar_type="Clinic",
    location="Main Office"
)

Attributes #

Calendar #

Field Name	Type	Description
id	UUID	Unique identifier for the calendar
dbid	Integer	Database identifier
created	DateTime	When the record was created.
modified	DateTime	When the record was last modified.
title	String	The title of the calendar
timezone	TimeZone	The timezone for the calendar (default: UTC)
description	String	Optional description of the calendar’s purpose
events	Event[]	Events associated with this calendar

Event #

Field Name	Type	Description
id	UUID	Unique identifier for the event
dbid	Integer	Database identifier
created	DateTime	When the record was created.
modified	DateTime	When the record was last modified.
title	String	The title of the event
description	String	Description of the event
calendar	Calendar	The calendar this event belongs to
starts_at	DateTime	The start date and time of the event
ends_at	DateTime	The end date and time of the event
recurrence	String	Recurrence rule for recurring events
recurrence_ends_at	DateTime	The date and time when the recurrence pattern ends
recurring_parent_event	Event	The parent event
exceptions	Event[]	Exception (override) events for this recurring parent event
original_starts_at	DateTime	The original start time for recurring event exceptions
is_all_day	Boolean	Whether this is an all-day event (default: false)
is_cancelled	Boolean	Whether this event has been cancelled (default: false)
allowed_note_types	NoteType[]	Note types that are allowed for this event

Examples #

Working with calendar events #

from canvas_sdk.v1.data.calendar import Calendar
from datetime import datetime
from logger import log

calendar = Calendar.objects.get(id="f53626e4-0683-43ac-a1b7-c52815639ce2")

# Get all upcoming events
upcoming_events = calendar.events.filter(
    starts_at__gte=datetime.now(),
    is_cancelled=False
).order_by('starts_at')

for event in upcoming_events:
    log.info(f"Event: {event.title}")
    log.info(f"Starts at: {event.starts_at}")
    log.info(f"Ends at: {event.ends_at}")

    if event.recurrence:
        log.info(f"Recurrence: {event.recurrence}")