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OverviewYou can create a single-use link from any existing event type in Calendly to share one-time availability. The link expires after one successful booking, so it can't be reused or forwarded to schedule additional meetings.Step-by-Step InstructionsGo to the Scheduling page: Open Calendly and navigate to Scheduling for your event types. (Optional) Switch user or team: Open the My Calendly dropdown to select another user or team before creating the link. Choose your event type: Find the event type to share and hover over it to reveal options. Create the link: Select Create single-use link. (Optional) Add contact and customize: For one-on-one event types: Personalize meeting name, contact information, duration, location, and availability. For group, round robin, and collective event types: Personalize contact information only. Save and copy: Select Save and copy link to add the link to your clipboard, then share it wherever you communicate. (Paid plans) Send by email from Calendly:

OverviewIf you’re on a paid Calendly plan, you can add up to four duration options to a single Event Type so invitees can pick how long to meet during booking. This reduces the need for multiple links and Calendly will automatically adjust available time slots based on the selected duration. Step-by-StepOpen an Event Type: Create a new Event Type or open an existing one. Add duration choices: Under Duration, select Add duration option and choose up to four meeting lengths.   Set the default: Pick one option to display as the default on your scheduling page. Publish and share: Share the Event Type link. Invitees will see a dropdown of duration options during booking, and available times will update automatically based on their choice.Key Notes & LimitationsPaid plans only: Duration options are available on paid Calendly plans. Up to four options: You can offer a maximum of four duration choices per Event Type. One link, multiple lengths: You no longer need separate Event Types for

OverviewYou can cancel a paid subscription anytime by switching your account to the Free plan from the Billing page. You’ll keep your paid features until the end of your current billing cycle; after that, your account will automatically move to the Free plan. Step-by-Step InstructionsGo to Billing: From your Calendly home page, open Settings, then select Billing. On the Billing page, select Change plan, then Upgrade/Downgrade..   Choose the Free plan: Select the plan that best fits your needs (choose Free to cancel paid features). You’ll retain paid features until the end of your current billing period, then your account switches to Free automatically.Notes & LimitationsCancel by downgrading: Cancelling is done by switching to the Free plan; there isn't a separate "cancel" button for paid subscriptions. Billing cycle timing: Paid features remain available until the end of the current billing cycle; the downgrade takes effect afterward automatically. Refunds: Calendly payments are

Scenario/OverviewYou can add your company logo to booking pages and remove Calendly branding on eligible plans from the Branding settings in your account. Admins can also set a workspace name and organization logo for all team members, and add a team logo to team pages. Removing Calendly branding from scheduling pages and emails is available on Standard, Teams, or Enterprise plans, as well as the legacy Professional plan.Step-by-Step InstructionsAdd your company logo to your personal booking page: Log in, select your avatar in the top-right, choose Branding, select Upload image under Logo, pick your logo, then select Save changes. Remove Calendly branding from your booking page (eligible plans): Log in, select your avatar, choose Branding, toggle off Use Calendly branding, then select Save changes. When off, Calendly branding is hidden on your scheduling page, and invitee emails show your picture instead of the Calendly logo. Available on Standard, Teams, or Enterprise plans, and th

Scenario/QuestionUsers need to schedule 1:1 sessions with specific team members inside the portal. Each team member already has a personal Calendly account. The goal is to connect these accounts under one team for multi-person scheduling and to track bookings, including capturing completion when mentors use Google Meet or Microsoft Teams.Step-by-Step SolutionAdd Users to Your Organization: From Settings > People > Active users, invite each mentor by email to join your Calendly team. Team Members retain their existing events, calendar connections, availability schedules, and integrations once added. Create a Team Page: In Calendly, create a team and set up a dedicated Team Page to host your team's events. Choose the Event Type Format Round Robin: Lets invitees book whenever at least one assigned team member is available. Collective: Requires all assigned team members to be available at the same time for a booking. Share or Embed the Team Page: Publish the Team Page link or embed

Scenario / QuestionHow can I share a Calendly link with only a few preselected time slots (e.g., via WhatsApp or Messenger, Email), so invitees can choose only from those options?OverviewFor Emails, you can use the "Offer time slots" feature in Calendly directly. For messaging apps like WhatsApp or Messenger; you can share your regular booking link or create a single-use link with restricted availability for that specific invitee.Step-by-StepOpen your Scheduling page: Go to Scheduling and find the existing event you want to offer to this invitee. Start the single-use link: Hover over the event type to see more options, then select Create single-use link. Customize availability for one person: In the single-use link editor, use date-specific hours or remove days/times you don't want available, leaving only the 2–3 options you want them to pick from. For one-on-one event types you can also personalize the meeting name, contact information, duration, and location. Save and copy the link:

Scenario / QuestionCalendly does not currently offer a direct “Add guests” option on the Meetings page for existing bookings. However, you can add guests to a booked 1:1 or collective event by using the Reschedule feature, selecting the same date and time, and entering guest emails in the reschedule flow. Adding people only on your external calendar won’t include them in Calendly reminders or workflows, and they may be removed if the meeting is rescheduled through Calendly. Step-by-Step InstructionsOpen the booked event: From your Meetings page, select the meeting where you want to add guests, then choose Reschedule. Keep the same time: On the reschedule screen, choose the original meeting’s date and time so you aren’t changing the schedule. If you don’t see the former time, ensure you’re rescheduling (not canceling first); if the time won’t appear, you may need to cancel and then rebook to use the same slot. Add guests in Calendly: Select Add Guests and enter up to 10 guest email addr

ScenarioQuestion: Google Meet ended automatically after 60 minutes even though the Calendly event was scheduled for 2 hours. Is this a Calendly issue, and how can I prevent it from happening again? OverviewThis behavior is controlled by Google Meet, not Calendly. Free Google Meet plans automatically end calls at 60 minutes; longer call durations require a paid Google plan. If your organization is on a paid plan that should allow longer calls, contact Google Support to investigate possible technical issues. Step-by-StepConfirm your Google plan: Check whether your Google Workspace/Meet plan supports meetings longer than 60 minutes. Verify who owns the Meet link: Ensure the host creating the Google Meet link is on the appropriate paid plan that includes extended call duration. Recreate the event if needed: If you changed connected calendars recently, reschedule the Calendly event to regenerate the Google Meet link using the correct host account.\ Test with a shorter meeting: Run a 10–15 m

Scenario / QuestionYou may encounter an “Approval required” prompt when trying to log in to Calendly with your Microsoft 365 (Office 365) SSO. This used to work previously. Here’s what changed and how you can regain access. OverviewThis prompt is generated by Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), not by Calendly. Your Microsoft 365 tenant admin must grant consent for the updated Outlook permissions Calendly now requests, or you can ask Calendly Support to switch your login to username/password as a workaround. Specifically, Microsoft changed how OAuth permissions are handled, and Calendly now requests Calendars.ReadWrite.shared during Outlook calendar connection, which can re-trigger tenant admin consent requirements. Step-by-StepConfirm what you’re seeing: If you see “Admin consent required” or “Approval required” during Microsoft 365 SSO or when connecting your Outlook calendar, this is coming from your Microsoft tenant. Contact your Microsoft 365 admin: Ask a tenant admin to complete the

OverviewCalendly checks your connected calendars for events marked as Busy and treats those as conflicts; events marked as Free are ignored. If you appear available when you shouldn't be—or blocked when you should be open—verify the event's Free/Busy status in your external calendar and adjust it as needed. All plans can connect calendars; Free includes one connection and paid plans support up to six.Step-by-StepConnect your calendar: Go to Availability → Calendar settings and connect your work or personal calendar so Calendly can check for conflicts. Understand how conflicts work: Calendly sits on top of your external calendar(s) and blocks any time with events marked Busy; it ignores events marked Free.   Check Google Calendar event status: Open Google Calendar. Find the event and select the pencil icon to Edit event. Select the Busy or Free dropdown and set the event to Free (Calendly will ignore) or Busy (Calendly will block). Click Save.   Check Office 365/Outlook event statu

Scenario / Question“I’m a solo nutrition coach using Calendly. Sometimes I want to book the next session for a client while we’re on the phone or in a meeting, so I need to schedule on their behalf and have them get the confirmation. I also keep a few ‘hidden’ times that aren’t publicly available. How can I do this? And what if the event type normally requires payment at booking?” OverviewYou can book on behalf of your client by opening your own booking page and completing the flow with their name and email. They’ll receive the standard confirmation, reminders, and any active workflows. For off-menu times, you can override available times to give yourself more flexibility. Step-by-StepOpen your booking page: While you’re with your client, select the Book Meeting option on your scheduling page:   Select the time and complete details: Choose the preferred date/time and, where it asks for name and email, enter your client’s information instead of your own. Confirm the booking. Use the ov

Scenario / QuestionWhy aren’t my date-specific hours showing on my booking page after I set them? OverviewMost often, date-specific hours don’t appear because the schedule wasn’t applied to the correct event type or an availability rule is blocking the time. First, confirm the schedule with your date-specific hours is active on the event type you’re checking. Then use Calendly’s Troubleshooting availability tool on your live booking page (while logged in) to see the exact reason a time is unavailable, like a busy calendar event, minimum notice, duration, or buffers. Step-by-StepApply your schedule to the right event: Go to Scheduling, then select Manage availability. Check the Active On setting. If it says 0 events, pick the event type(s) that should use this schedule, then save. Open the Troubleshooting tool: Visit your public booking page while logged in and click Troubleshoot at the bottom of the window to analyze a specific date/time and see why it’s blocked or open. Check for exte

Scenario / QuestionCalendly isn't integrating with my Outlook calendar. Events aren't blocking off my availability or adding to my Outlook. How do I fix this?OverviewMost Outlook issues come down to either an incorrect calendar connection or how busy/free status is set. Calendly only treats events marked Busy on your connected calendars as conflicts, and will book over events marked Free. If events aren't adding to Outlook at all, disconnect and reconnect your Outlook/Office 365 calendar from Calendar settings and choose the correct calendars to check for conflicts and to add new events to.Step-by-StepConfirm your availability setup: Make sure your Availability Schedules in Calendly reflect when you want to be bookable. Calendly shows availability based on these schedules and your calendar conflicts. Verify your calendar connection: Go to Availability → Calendar settings. Confirm you're connected to the correct provider (Office 365/Outlook.com or Outlook via plugin/Exchange). If in dou

Scenario / QuestionI travel frequently. How can I show the right availability across different time zones in Calendly? OverviewCalendly does not let you set different time zones for specific dates on a schedule. Instead, use Date-specific hours to adjust the hours shown during your travel dates to match your working hours in the destination’s time zone. You’ll need to convert times yourself before entering them; a third-party time zone converter can help. Step-by-StepDecide your working hours for the destination: Determine the local working window you want to keep while traveling (for example: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM in New York). Convert those hours to your account’s current time zone: Use a time zone converter to translate the destination hours back to your Calendly schedule’s time zone (for example: convert 9:00 AM–5:00 PM Eastern to 6:00 AM–2:00 PM Pacific). Go to Scheduling, then select Manage availability Add Date-specific hours: Create Date-specific hours for the exact travel dates and

Scenario / QuestionMy Google Calendar is connected to Calendly, but my availability on my booking page isn't updating. Events marked busy on my Google Calendar aren't removing times from my Calendly availability. What should I check and how can I fix it?OverviewCalendly only removes times from your booking page when it can check all relevant calendars for conflicts and those events are marked Busy. Ensure your calendars are shared with the connected account with read/write permissions and are selected under Calendars to check for conflicts. If sharing or selections were updated after connecting, reconnecting your calendar can resolve sync glitches.Step-by-StepConfirm Calendly checks the right calendars for conflicts: Open your Calendar settings and verify that the calendars you rely on appear and are selected under Calendars to check for conflicts. Verify Google Calendar sharing and permissions: In Google Calendar on a computer, open Settings and sharing for each relevant calendar. Und

Scenario / QuestionHow can I ensure Zoom links generated by Calendly are only usable during the meeting’s scheduled date and time? OverviewCalendly can generate unique Zoom meeting links for each booking, but Calendly cannot restrict when a Zoom link becomes active. Zoom controls link behavior. According to Zoom’s rules, non‑recurring meeting IDs can be started any time before the scheduled time and typically remain valid for up to 30 days; recurring meeting IDs can remain valid for up to 365 days after the last occurrence. This means links may work before the scheduled window, and there is no Calendly setting to limit link usability to the booked hour only. Step-by-StepConfirm you’re using unique Zoom links per meeting: In your Calendly event type, set Location to Zoom so Zoom generates a unique meeting ID for each booking, not your Personal Meeting ID (PMI). This reduces cross‑meeting conflicts compared to reusing a PMI. If conflicts persist, adjust Zoom settings at the source: Becau

Scenario / QuestionEvery time a Calendly meeting is rescheduled, a new Microsoft Teams meeting link appears and attendees sometimes join the old link instead of the new one. Why is this happening, and how can I stop duplicate or changing Teams links? OverviewThis behavior is typically caused by Outlook/Microsoft 365 automatically inserting a Microsoft Teams meeting into calendar invitations, even when Calendly already added its conferencing location. When this auto-insert happens, invitations can end up with two different online meeting links and, on reschedule, the links may not match, confusing attendees. The reliable link to follow is the Calendly-generated location link (calendly.com/events/...). Step-by-StepIdentify the duplicate link source: Open one of the affected calendar invites and compare the location field (Calendly link) to the body of the invite (where a separate Teams link may appear). If the body contains a different Teams meeting ID, Outlook likely auto-added it. Disa

Scenario / QuestionI want to embed Calendly on my company website. What are the best practices to choose the right embed type, set it up cleanly, and customize it for a seamless user experience?OverviewYou can embed Calendly on your website so visitors can book without leaving your site. Choose from three embed types—inline, pop-up text, and pop-up widget—and customize options like hiding details and colors. For advanced control, use the JavaScript API to delay loading, prefill fields, or pass UTM parameters.Step-by-StepDecide what to embed: Choose a landing page (shows multiple event types) or a single event type you want visitors to book. Generate your embed code in Calendly: Go to the Scheduling page. For your landing page, select the three dots in the top-right corner. For a single event type, select the three dots on its event card. Then select Add to website, pick Inline, Pop-up text, or Pop-up widget, and select Continue. Customize basic settings: Optionally hide your photo and

Scenario / QuestionHow do I control the specific start times that appear on my Calendly booking page using Start time increments? OverviewYou can control how often start times appear on your booking page by adjusting Start time increments in each event type. The default is every 30 minutes, but you can change it anytime in Booking page options to match your scheduling goals. Start time increments are independent of event duration and buffers. They affect only how start times display, not how long meetings last or how buffers are applied. Step-by-StepOpen the event type: From your home page, select the event type you want to edit. Open Booking page options: Select More options at the bottom of the editor, then select Booking page options. Set the increment: Choose your desired Start time increments (for example, every 10, 15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes). Save your changes: Select Save changes and preview your live booking page to confirm the start times look right. Key Notes & Limitation

Scenario / QuestionHow can I share one Calendly link with multiple invitees so each person can book a 1:1 at specific dates and times?OverviewYou can share a single 1:1 event link with many people and let each person pick a unique slot. Do not use a One-off Meeting, because that creates a single-use link that expires after the first booking. Create a standard 1:1 event type, set Date-specific hours for only the dates/times you want, make the event Secret if needed, and share that link with your invitees. Each booked time is removed to prevent double booking.Step-by-StepCreate a reusable 1:1 event: From the Scheduling page, create a new one-on-one event type (not a One-off Meeting). This gives you a persistent link you can share with multiple invitees. Limit who can access it: Open the event's settings and make it Secret if you don't want it visible on your public booking page; only people with the link can access it. Offer only specific dates/times: In the event's Availability settings

Scenario / QuestionWhy do my Calendly confirmations, reminders, or calendar invitations show the "wrong" time, and how can I fix time zone issues for myself or my invitees?OverviewCalendly shows availability and sends confirmations in the time zone that was visible on the booking page at the time of scheduling. If the invitee saw 1:00pm PST when booking, their confirmation will reference that booking page time zone and display the correct local equivalent for them (for example, 4:00pm EST). Calendar invitations, however, are controlled by the recipient's calendar app and can default to UTC if their time zone can't be detected. Switching to Email Confirmations avoids those calendar-app issues.Step-by-StepConfirm what the invitee saw on the booking page: Ask the invitee to check the time zone displayed at the bottom/top of the scheduling page when they booked. That is the source of truth for confirmations and reminders. Check if the host locked the time zone: Open the event type, select

Scenario / QuestionI'd like to be able to override my Outlook calendar's availability. For example, sometimes I block time off for a client until they or I get around to adding it on Calendly, so that time will look busy but I know it's not. I used to use Acuity and it did let you do this. Is there a way to override "Busy" events in Calendly? OverviewYou can overlap events using the Free/busy rules within the event settings. Helping you open up more time in your calendar. You can use it to book over meetings in your calendar, or any of your Calendly events Step-by-StepGo to your Scheduling page. Choose the event type you want to update. Scroll down and select More options. Expand the Free/busy rules section. Click + Add meeting exception. In the dropdown, choose: Includes – to match part of an event title. Matches exactly – to match the full event title. Type the event title in the search bar. Press Enter. Click Save changes. Key Notes & LimitationsIn order to override events, yo

Scenario / QuestionWhat setting needs to be changed so invitees do not have to sign up or log in? OverviewInvitees do not need to create a Calendly account or log in to book a meeting with you. As long as your invitees have an email address, they can schedule time directly from your booking page—no signup or login required. Step-by-StepShare your Calendly booking link: Copy your event or scheduling page link and send it to your invitees. Invitee opens the link: The invitee clicks the link and is taken to your booking page. Invitee selects a time: They choose an available time slot. Invitee enters details: They provide their name and email address (and any other required information you’ve set up). Invitee confirms the booking: No Calendly account or login is needed—just submit the form to complete the booking. Key Notes & LimitationsInvitees only need an email address to book; no Calendly account is required. If your booking page is asking invitees to log in or sign up, double-chec

Scenario / QuestionHow does Calendly work, and what specific features does it offer to streamline scheduling processes for individuals and businesses? OverviewCalendly is a scheduling automation platform that connects to your personal or work calendar. It checks for events marked as "Busy" and prevents invitees from booking over those times. When someone schedules with you, the meeting is automatically added to your connected calendar and appears in your Calendly dashboard. Both you and your invitee receive email confirmations, making it easy to coordinate appointments, meetings, and more. Step-by-Step SolutionConnect your calendar: Sign up for a Calendly account and connect your preferred calendar (Google, Outlook, iCloud, etc.). Set your availability: Define your working hours, breaks, and holidays so Calendly knows when you’re open for meetings. Create event types: Set up templates for different meeting types (one-on-one, group, collective, or round robin). Share your scheduling lin