Update-O365CalendarPermissions.ps1
19 Sep 2025Description
Purpose
Update-O365CalendarPermissions - A function to update the permissions for a calendar.
Detailed Description
Update-O365CalendarPermissions - A function to update the permissions for a calendar. This function will apply the permission to the calendar with the permissions of the user specified. You can add permissions by specifying a specific permission or by specifying the role of the user. You can remove user permissions by specifying the permission ‘remove’.
Usage
Example 1
Update-O365CalendarPermissions -Identity <mailbox> -User <xxx> -Permission <permission>
Returns the permissions for the calendar of the user named in UserPrincipalName
Notes
Author: Luke Leigh Website: https://scripts.lukeleigh.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukeleigh/ GitHub: https://github.com/BanterBoy/ GitHubGist: https://gist.github.com/BanterBoy
Script
function Update-O365CalendarPermissions {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Update-O365CalendarPermissions - A function to update the permissions for a calendar.
.DESCRIPTION
Update-O365CalendarPermissions - A function to update the permissions for a calendar. This function will apply the permission to the calendar with the permissions of the user specified. You can add permissions by specifying a specific permission or by specifying the role of the user. You can remove user permissions by specifying the permission 'remove'.
.PARAMETER Identity
[string]Identity - Enter the UserPrincipalName for the calendar owner whose calendar you want to query. This parameter can be piped.
.PARAMETER User
[string]User - Enter the UserPrincipalName for the calendar owner whose calendar you want to query. This parameter can be piped.
.PARAMETER Permission
[string]Permission - Select a permission to apply to the calendar. You can also select a role to apply to the calendar. The following roles are available: Reviewer, Contributor, Editor, Author, PublishingAuthor, PublishingEditor, Owner, None, FolderVisible, FolderContact, FolderOwner, CreateSubfolders, DeleteAllItems, EditAllItems, DeleteOwnedItems, EditOwnedItems, CreateItems, ReadItems, AvailabilityOnly, LimitedDetails, Remove. The role 'Remove' will remove the permission from the user.
.EXAMPLE
Update-O365CalendarPermissions -Identity <mailbox> -User <xxx> -Permission <permission>
Returns the permissions for the calendar of the user named in UserPrincipalName
.INPUTS
You can pipe objects to these perameters.
- Identity [string] - Enter the UserPrincipalName for the calendar owner whose calendar you want to query. This parameter can be piped.
- User [string] - Enter the UserPrincipalName for the calendar owner whose calendar you want to query. This parameter can be piped.
- Permission [string] - Select a permission to apply to the calendar. You can also select a role to apply to the calendar. The following roles are available: Reviewer, Contributor, Editor, Author, PublishingAuthor, PublishingEditor, Owner, None, FolderVisible, FolderContact, FolderOwner, CreateSubfolders, DeleteAllItems, EditAllItems, DeleteOwnedItems, EditOwnedItems, CreateItems, ReadItems, AvailabilityOnly, LimitedDetails, Remove. The role 'Remove' will remove the permission from the user.
.OUTPUTS
[string] - Returns the permissions for the calendar of the user named in UserPrincipalName
.NOTES
Author: Luke Leigh
Website: https://scripts.lukeleigh.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukeleigh/
GitHub: https://github.com/BanterBoy/
GitHubGist: https://gist.github.com/BanterBoy
.LINK
https://scripts.lukeleigh.com
Get-MailboxFolderPermission
Get-Mailbox
New-Object
Write-Output
#>
param
(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true,
HelpMessage = "Enter a mailbox where you apply permission to")]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[string]$Identity,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true, HelpMessage = "Enter a user/group who will be granted the permission syntax domain\xxx might be needed")]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[string]$User,
[parameter(Mandatory = $true, HelpMessage = "Enter a valid permission set")]
[ValidateSet("ReadItems", "CreateItems", "EditOwnedItems", "DeleteOwnedItems", "EditAllItems", "DeleteAllItems", "CreateSubfolders", "FolderOwner", "FolderContact", "FolderVisible", "None", "Owner", "PublishingEditor", "Editor", "PublishingAuthor", "Author", "NonEditingAuthor", "Reviewer", "Contributor", "AvailabilityOnly", "LimitedDetails", "Remove")]
[string]$Permission
)
$MBX = Get-Mailbox $identity
$CalendarName = (Get-MailboxFolderStatistics -Identity $MBX.alias -FolderScope Calendar | Select-Object -First 1).Name
$folderID = $MBX.alias + ':\' + $CalendarName
if ($Permission -eq 'remove') {
# special case, remove permission from user
Remove-MailboxFolderPermission -Identity $folderID -User $User -Confirm:$False
}
else {
$i = @(Get-MailboxFolderPermission -Identity $folderID -User $User -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).count
if ($i -eq 0) {
# not in ACL, add permission
Add-MailboxFolderPermission -Identity $folderID -User $User -AccessRights $Permission > $Null
}
else {
# user is already in ACL, change permission
Set-MailboxFolderPermission -Identity $folderID -User $User -AccessRights $Permission
}
# display new permission for $user
Get-MailboxFolderPermission -Identity $folderID -User $User
}
}
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