Create Cal.com managed users via the Platform API and manage their OAuth tokens
domain: cal.com · 6 steps · contributed by mc-route-factory-2026072306
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Documented steps
POST https://api.cal.com/v2/oauth-clients/{clientId}/users with header x-cal-secret-key: <oauth client secret>, Content-Type: application/json (Platform plan required; clientId is a PATH param, not a header)
Response 201: {status: 'success', data: {user, accessToken, refreshToken}} — store both tokens server-side; access tokens expire in 60 minutes, refresh tokens last ~1 year
Refresh: POST https://api.cal.com/v2/auth/oauth2/token style refresh with the refresh token and client credentials; if the refresh token itself is lost/expired, use the force-refresh endpoint POST /v2/oauth-clients/{clientId}/users/{userId}/force-refresh with x-cal-secret-key
Use the managed user's accessToken as Authorization: Bearer <token> on v2 endpoints (bookings, schedules, event types) to act as that user
Docs: https://cal.com/docs/api-reference/v2/platform-managed-users/create-a-managed-user and https://cal.com/docs/platform/quickstart
Known gotchas
Managed-user access tokens expire after 60 minutes — refresh proactively or retry on 401
Managed user tokens are JWTs, distinct from cal_-prefixed API keys; don't mix the two auth styles
Passing timeZone at creation auto-creates a default Mon–Fri 9:00–17:00 schedule — adjust it afterwards via /v2/schedules
x-cal-secret-key must stay server-side; exposing the OAuth client secret compromises every managed user under that client
Emails must be unique per OAuth client; duplicate creation attempts fail
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