Secondary calendars will now follow the lifecycle of their owner

<p>As announced <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/03/an-update-on-secondary-calendar-lifecycle-changes-and-a-new-API.html" target="_blank">earlier this year</a>, we are now rolling out the secondary calendar lifecycle changes for non-personal Workspace accounts: secondary calendars will now follow the lifecycle of their owner, meaning that when a user account is deleted, any secondary calendars owned by that user will be deleted as well. Similarly, when a user is <a href="https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/users/suspend-a-user-temporarily" target="_blank">suspended</a>, their owned secondary calendars will be suspended as well. This matches the behavior of primary calendars. To preserve a secondary calendar, ownership must be transferred to a new user before the original owner's account is deleted or suspended.</p><p>This update strengthens organizational data governance by ensuring that every secondary calendar is tied to a valid owner that determines organizational settings and policies applying to the data.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started</h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins: </b>Admins can transfer secondary calendars <a href="https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/calendar/cancel-or-transfer-events-or-secondary-calendars-before-deleting-a-user" target="_blank">in the admin console</a> or <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/calendar/api/v3/reference/calendars/transferOwnership" target="_blank">by using the Calendar API</a>.</li><li><b>End users: </b>Users can transfer their secondary calendars in Calendar Settings. Visit the Help Center to <a href="https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/78739" target="_blank">learn more</a>.</li></ul><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace</h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177" target="_blank">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains:</a> Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 5, 2026</li></ul><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability</h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to all Google Workspace customers and Workspace Individual subscribers</li></ul><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources</h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Google Workspace Admin Help: <a href="https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/calendar/cancel-or-transfer-events-or-secondary-calendars-before-deleting-a-user" target="_blank">Cancel or transfer events or secondary calendars before deleting a user&nbsp;</a></li><li>Google Help: <a href="https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/78739" target="_blank">Transfer calendars or events in Google Calendar</a></li><li>Google Workspace Updates Blog: <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/03/an-update-on-secondary-calendar-lifecycle-changes-and-a-new-API.html" target="_blank">An update on secondary calendar lifecycle changes and a new API&nbsp;</a></li><li>Google Workspace Updates Blog: <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2025/11/secondary-calendar-management-with-dedicated-owners.html" target="_blank">Improving secondary calendar management with dedicated owners</a></li></ul><p></p>

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5th October 2026

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