Maybe you organized events for your boss or supervisor. Or maybe you created an event that you can no longer attend. You can transfer ownership of a Google Calendar event to someone else and make them the organizer.
Change the owner of an event
Visit Google Calendar on the web and select the event you want to edit. You can make the change in the pop-up window or the event detail page.
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In the event pop-up window, click the three dots at the top right to reveal the options. Choose “Change owner”.
On the event detail page, select the More Actions dropdown in the top right and choose “Change Owner”.
Next, enter the new owner’s name or email address and choose the person from the suggestions. The person you select does not need to be a current event attendee.
You can use the default message, edit it, or enter your own. Click “Change Owner” when you’re done.
To note: If you change the organizer of a recurring event, it affects all future events. At the time of writing, you cannot transfer ownership of a single event in a series.
The new owner will receive an email with your message and a link to accept this change to make them the meeting host.
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Accept as new owner
If someone forwards a meeting to you, you can simply click the link in the email to accept the change.
You’ll be taken directly to the event in Google Calendar and see a brief message at the bottom indicating that you’re the new meeting owner. From there, the event appears and functions as if you created it yourself.
Having the ability to change the organizer of a Google Calendar event is a handy feature. Whether you’re tasked with creating meetings for someone else or an emergency arises and you can’t host an event you’ve scheduled, you can easily hand over the task of host to someone other.
To learn more, find out how to automatically shorten meeting times or how to check someone’s availability in Google Calendar.
