Google Calendar Bulk Deletion

Code snippet for in-browser bulk deletion of Google Calendar events

Why you might need this script

• You imported events (e.g from an .ics file) into the wrong target calendar.
• You want to clean up your calendar
• You don't want to delete the events manually

What this script does

It bulk deletes the list of calendar entries currently displayed.

Limitations

The script does not handle additional confirm dialogs (e.g. for recurring events)

What you have to do

Open Google Calendar, now Search for your target events you want to delete. Use the rich mask that Google Calendar offers here.

As soon as you verified that only those events are displayed, which you want to delete, open the developer tools via F12 and paste the snippet into the console. Hit ENTER and watch the show 🍿.

Demo

The Snippet

Paste this snippet into your browser's console and hit ENTER.

bulkDelete();

function bulkDelete() {
	const list = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('[role="main"] [role="rowgroup"] [role="presentation"]'));
	if (list.length === 0) return;
	list[0].click();
	setTimeout(() => {
		document.querySelector('[aria-label="Delete event"]').click();
		setTimeout(() => bulkDelete(), 500);
	}, 500);
}