diff --git a/doc/API-Entities.md b/doc/API-Entities.md
index bd84cb7076..23fc2cec48 100644
--- a/doc/API-Entities.md
+++ b/doc/API-Entities.md
@@ -410,13 +410,13 @@ Ex: Wed May 23 06:01:13 +0000 2007
 </tr>
 
 <tr>
-<td><code>startTime</code></td>
+<td><code>start_time</code></td>
 <td>String (UTC <code>YYYY-MM-DD HH:II:SS)</code>)</td>
 <td></td>
 </tr>
 
 <tr>
-<td><code>endTime</code></td>
+<td><code>end_time</code></td>
 <td>String (UTC <code>YYYY-MM-DD HH:II:SS)</code>)</td>
 <td>Optional (null date is <code>0001-01-01 00:00:00</code></td>
 </tr>
diff --git a/doc/API-Friendica.md b/doc/API-Friendica.md
index 726accf62a..8460fd4ab6 100644
--- a/doc/API-Friendica.md
+++ b/doc/API-Friendica.md
@@ -24,6 +24,32 @@ Returns a list of [Event](help/API-Entities#Event) entities for the current logg
 - `since_id`: (optional) minimum event id for pagination
 - `count`: maximum number of items returned, default 20
 
+### POST api/friendica/event_create
+
+Create a new event for the current logged in user.
+
+#### Parameters
+
+- `id` : (optional) id of event, event will be amended if supplied
+- `name` : name of the event (required)
+- `start_time` : start of the event (ISO), required
+- `end_time` : (optional) end of the event, event is open end, if not supplied
+- `desc` : (optional) description of the event
+- `place` : (optional) location of the event
+- `publish` : (optional) create message for event
+- `allow_cid` : (optional) ACL-formatted list of allowed contact ids if private event
+- `allow_gid` : (optional) ACL-formatted list of disallowed contact ids if private event
+- `deny_cid` : (optional) ACL-formatted list of allowed group ids if private event
+- `deny_gid` : (optional) ACL-formatted list of disallowed group ids if private event
+
+### POST api/friendica/event_delete
+
+Delete event from calendar (not the message)
+
+#### Parameters
+
+- `id` : id of event to be deleted
+
 ### GET api/externalprofile/show
 
 Returns a [Contact](help/API-Entities#Contact) entity for the provided profile URL.
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Events/Create.php b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Events/Create.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb45b4974c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Events/Create.php
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2010-2022, the Friendica project
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace Friendica\Module\Api\Friendica\Events;
+
+use Friendica\Core\Protocol;
+use Friendica\Core\Worker;
+use Friendica\Database\DBA;
+use Friendica\DI;
+use Friendica\Model\Event;
+use Friendica\Model\Conversation;
+use Friendica\Model\Item;
+use Friendica\Module\BaseApi;
+use Friendica\Network\HTTPException;
+use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
+use Friendica\Worker\Delivery;
+
+/**
+ * API endpoint: /api/friendica/event_create
+ */
+class Create extends BaseApi
+{
+	protected function post(array $request = [])
+	{
+		BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_WRITE);
+		$uid = BaseApi::getCurrentUserID();
+
+		// params
+		$request = $this->getRequest([
+			'id'         => 0, //if provided, event will be amended
+			'name'       => '', //summary of the event
+			'desc'       => '', //description in BBCode
+			'start_time' => '', //start_time, required
+			'end_time'   => '', //endtime, required if nofinish false
+			'place'      => '', //location of the event
+			'publish'    => 0,  //publish message
+			'allow_cid'  => '', //array of allowed person, if access restricted
+			'allow_gid'  => '', //array of allowed groups, if access restricted
+			'deny_cid'   => '', //array of denied person, if access restricted
+			'deny_gid'   => '', //array of denied groups, if access restricted
+		], $request);
+
+		// error if no name specified
+		if (empty($request['name'])) {
+			throw new HTTPException\BadRequestException('event name not specified');
+		}
+
+		// error startDate is not specified
+		if (empty($request['start_time'])) {
+			throw new HTTPException\BadRequestException('startDate not specified');
+		}
+
+		// nofinish if end_time is not specified
+		if (empty($request['end_time'])) {
+			$finish   = DBA::NULL_DATETIME;
+			$nofinish = true;
+		} else {
+			$finish   = DateTimeFormat::convert($request['end_time'], 'UTC', DI::app()->getTimeZone());
+			$nofinish = false;
+		}
+
+		$start = DateTimeFormat::convert($request['start_time'], 'UTC', DI::app()->getTimeZone());
+
+		// create event
+		$event = [];
+
+		$event['id']         = $request['id'];
+		$event['uid']        = $uid;
+		$event['type']       = 'event';
+		$event['summary']    = $request['name'];
+		$event['desc']       = $request['desc'];
+		$event['location']   = $request['place'];
+		$event['start_time'] = $start;
+		$event['end_time']   = $finish;
+		$event['nofinish']   = $nofinish;
+
+		$event['allow_cid'] = $request['allow_cid'];
+		$event['allow_gid'] = $request['allow_gid'];
+		$event['deny_cid']  = $request['deny_cid'];
+		$event['deny_gid']  = $request['deny_gid'];
+		$event['publish']   = $request['publish'];
+
+		$event_id = Event::store($event);
+
+		if (!empty($request['publish'])) {
+			$item = ['network' => Protocol::DFRN, 'protocol' => Conversation::PARCEL_DIRECT, 'direction' => Conversation::PUSH];
+			$item = Event::getItemArrayForId($event_id, $item);
+			if (Item::insert($item)) {
+				Worker::add(PRIORITY_HIGH, "Notifier", Delivery::POST, (int)$item['uri-id'], $uid);
+			}
+		}
+
+		$result = ['success' => true, 'event_id' => $event_id, 'event' => $event];
+
+		$this->response->exit('event_create', ['$result' => $result], $this->parameters['extension'] ?? null);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Events/Delete.php b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Events/Delete.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf23b91ce0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Events/Delete.php
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2010-2022, the Friendica project
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace Friendica\Module\Api\Friendica\Events;
+
+use Friendica\Database\DBA;
+use Friendica\Model\Event;
+use Friendica\Module\BaseApi;
+use Friendica\Network\HTTPException;
+
+/**
+ * API endpoint: /api/friendica/event_delete
+ */
+
+
+class Delete extends BaseApi
+{
+	protected function post(array $request = [])
+	{
+		self::checkAllowedScope(self::SCOPE_WRITE);
+		$uid = self::getCurrentUserID();
+
+		$request = $this->getRequest([
+			'id' => 0
+		], $request);
+
+		// params
+
+		// error if no id specified
+		if ($request['id'] == 0) {
+			throw new HTTPException\BadRequestException('id not specified');
+		}
+
+		// error message if specified id is not in database
+		if (!DBA::exists('event', ['uid' => $uid, 'id' => $request['id']])) {
+			throw new HTTPException\BadRequestException('id not available');
+		}
+
+		// delete event
+		$eventid = $request['id'];
+		Event::delete($eventid);
+
+		$success = ['id' => $eventid, 'status' => 'deleted'];
+		$this->response->exit('event_delete', ['$result' => $success], $this->parameters['extension'] ?? null);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Events/Index.php b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Events/Index.php
index 257c9f06f4..3e930f614b 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Events/Index.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Events/Index.php
@@ -49,23 +49,23 @@ class Index extends BaseApi
 		$items = [];
 		foreach ($events as $event) {
 			$items[] = [
-				'id'        => intval($event['id']),
-				'uid'       => intval($event['uid']),
-				'cid'       => $event['cid'],
-				'uri'       => $event['uri'],
-				'name'      => $event['summary'],
-				'desc'      => BBCode::convertForUriId($event['uri-id'], $event['desc']),
-				'startTime' => $event['start'],
-				'endTime'   => $event['finish'],
-				'type'      => $event['type'],
-				'nofinish'  => $event['nofinish'],
-				'place'     => $event['location'],
-				'adjust'    => 1,
-				'ignore'    => $event['ignore'],
-				'allow_cid' => $event['allow_cid'],
-				'allow_gid' => $event['allow_gid'],
-				'deny_cid'  => $event['deny_cid'],
-				'deny_gid'  => $event['deny_gid']
+				'id'         => intval($event['id']),
+				'uid'        => intval($event['uid']),
+				'cid'        => $event['cid'],
+				'uri'        => $event['uri'],
+				'name'       => $event['summary'],
+				'desc'       => BBCode::convertForUriId($event['uri-id'], $event['desc']),
+				'start_time' => $event['start'],
+				'end_time'   => $event['finish'],
+				'type'       => $event['type'],
+				'nofinish'   => $event['nofinish'],
+				'place'      => $event['location'],
+				'adjust'     => 1,
+				'ignore'     => $event['ignore'],
+				'allow_cid'  => $event['allow_cid'],
+				'allow_gid'  => $event['allow_gid'],
+				'deny_cid'   => $event['deny_cid'],
+				'deny_gid'   => $event['deny_gid']
 			];
 		}
 
diff --git a/static/routes.config.php b/static/routes.config.php
index f009cc6b32..e19e3b7570 100644
--- a/static/routes.config.php
+++ b/static/routes.config.php
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ $apiRoutes = [
 		'/direct_messages_setseen[.{extension:json|xml|rss|atom}]' => [Module\Api\Friendica\DirectMessages\Setseen::class, [        R::POST]],
 		'/direct_messages_search[.{extension:json|xml|rss|atom}]'  => [Module\Api\Friendica\DirectMessages\Search ::class, [R::GET         ]],
 		'/events[.{extension:json|xml|rss|atom}]'                  => [Module\Api\Friendica\Events\Index::class,           [R::GET         ]],
+                '/event_create[.{extension:json|xml|rss|atom}]'            => [Module\Api\Friendica\Events\Create::class,          [        R::POST]],
+                '/event_delete[.{extension:json|xml|rss|atom}]'            => [Module\Api\Friendica\Events\Delete::class,          [        R::POST]],
 		'/group_show[.{extension:json|xml|rss|atom}]'              => [Module\Api\Friendica\Group\Show::class,             [R::GET         ]],
 		'/group_create[.{extension:json|xml|rss|atom}]'            => [Module\Api\Friendica\Group\Create::class,           [        R::POST]],
 		'/group_delete[.{extension:json|xml|rss|atom}]'            => [Module\Api\Friendica\Group\Delete::class,           [        R::POST]],