Skip to main content

About Calendly Community
New to Calendly Community? Find information on how to use this community and make the most of your experience.

Community Guidelines Asking Great Questions Get the Most from Community All Getting Started with Community Content

Get Started with Calendly
Just getting going with Calendly? Explore resources to help get you scheduling in no time.

Getting Started Guide Calendly for Administrators Calendly Integrations

Ask Questions. Find Answers.
Looking for knowledge? Got questions? You've come to the right place.

How Do I...?

Other Help Resources
Community is just one piece of Calendly knowledge. Find more at these amazing resources.

Help Center Resource Center

Find Ideas.
Looking for ideas? Find your inspiration here.

Featured Tips + Tricks

Other Inspiring Resources
We're definitely not running short on inspiration. Here are more resources to explore!

Calendly Blog Customer Stories

News + Updates
Wondering what's new around Calendly and Community? Find out here.

Calendly Product Updates What's New?

Connect an Unsupported Calendar

  • November 13, 2023
  • 1 reply
  • 320 views
Connect an Unsupported Calendar
Sam S
Employee

Do you manage your schedule with a calendar software other than those currently supported in Calendly? 

 

Here’s a great workaround that can help you facilitate a secondary calendar connection, allowing you to use Calendly in the meantime!

 

Problem:

Some calendar providers are not able to natively connect with Calendly.

 

Solution:

Share/subscribe/sync your unsupported calendar with a supported calendar–I recommend a quick, free Google calendar—making sure to share with read/write permissions

 

Who can use this?

All of Calendly’s available calendar connections are available to users on all plans, from Free to Enterprise. 

To learn about the features in each plan, feel free to check out our pricing page!

 

Why would I use this workaround?

This is helpful if your calendar is hosted by a calendar provider not included on this list:

 

How Can I Do This?

For some background, you can expect nuances from calendar provider to calendar provider.

Essentially, if you are able to connect an unsupported calendar to a supported calendar with full read/write access/permissions, you can facilitate a secondary connection to the unsupported calendar with Calendly.

 

💡Tip: ‘Read/write permissions’ may go by different names across different calendar providers. If you are able to view and make edits or updates to the calendar events of the unsupported calendar from the supported account, you should be good to go!

 

For the sake of this demo, I’m using a Zoho calendar as my unsupported calendar and a Google calendar as my supported calendar

With Zoho, there wasn’t a single-step way to establish the two-way connection I needed. However, I was able to establish a Zoho→Google connection and a Google→Zoho connection that together will act as a two-way connection. 

 

Google→Zoho

Show content
  1. Navigate to the settings page of your Zoho calendar.
    xdLESAl2xdf-XivCsJS93AerX4F2rGNd5fEMNM5FRnELGei6mIaUgvSIaGlGkRrybG5dLa9Sre9UMUgp3VQH5D8r46bRImXzaRS0EMg9bpURUjQH3xAUvsa6NThe6g69HCa7IzilmvSPj_MPyjm147A
     
  2. Select “Synchronize” in the left sidebar and select “Google Calendar”.
    qa17c-wra3MBPvFw7Akpc_nxVkSq0Qm1M4M0EBz_MGv73yRAR5MKetn3oYXBgl5YPGPzLWpbr0nGW0RZdiK3qrRR_6pxkF4nvFJRmNwxRtJFQz7O4krpciRw9V0G2SQD42IWNy2zgrZ2u0phWLYVCgE
    Note: I signed up for my Zoho account using the Google account of my supported calendar.
     
  3. Select “Authenticate Google” and login to Google.
    Iqa9PUl4bC_CWZ9gzyeL8JC5h3yR_Um2SGbNkb-WIDPQCxWeN7nlKU3xHCeRz7GSR9zPG9rU6hUfEBVpJxRRukXhLyxeAE17cG_IS0r8UUv-j8mYlkSlE4W4_uOlq0YPDLyPGWqH5Of6RThsulH8L7w
     
  4. Select “Synchronize”.
     
  5. You should now see the Google calendar appear in your calendar sidebar under “App Calendars”.
    R3JxSSWAvSCltUq-1DmiPDUoVTJTirM5UML0vQoTyr2oiX_7tMaii8UBNxH9Ov-fK6c4UmMEWS_cC7OHtkMz8qqtnK5DgoaQiwFRpgbiDyIIjmJTpSec87wetizmJyb07o9dGEV5uGYwmC2aTmfqUsk

 

Zoho→Google

Show content
  1. Navigate to the settings page of your Zoho calendar.
    xdLESAl2xdf-XivCsJS93AerX4F2rGNd5fEMNM5FRnELGei6mIaUgvSIaGlGkRrybG5dLa9Sre9UMUgp3VQH5D8r46bRImXzaRS0EMg9bpURUjQH3xAUvsa6NThe6g69HCa7IzilmvSPj_MPyjm147A
     
  2. Select “Synchronize” in the left sidebar, open the Google Calendar dropdown, and click the Google calendar of your choice.
    M7Mckq1WZZ5f9Icr3IVz2gPUT838-bLAIKvvbWF2vVb6VfSykWLspih2BPLTHKPPQtKxUg6s8OxkKVlwT4k878L-maI653C0VuYi4-ahhrHYAz7VCAbwWuyzpf0d3dadCJqfTB6A3V0TcRbwVlKjogg
     
  3. Scroll to the “Sharing and Permissions” section, open the access dropdown, and select “View event details”.
    ZcgiODO48TFVIGb2-OS_JEYGFT683DT-8wb1G4O8-9cV2W4mEBWSG_4C97MWvyfQnOvUjOLXb37PSTHpJuS4k3vzhw0-UusK6nTdwhBz5pWkXVzYhMnJLwNxF9WV2nbP_BwZtAlF7TQBZc6n_lbZPZM
     
  4. Copy the iCal URL.
     
  5. In your Google Calendar account, navigate to your calendar’s settings page.
    Z4AZldEQ6ZdtUQP-gAh2rXr5P6nrng1U5uTfH7m8CMFt_sSuka1pV3s1o1XgwpUreYDggcSZ16Ll3zLn9inh5ixP-4AE8dlxbyYefpylpSZI_5xkyLoORT4Aw22qnaH09pzdgdO-IvhoUEr3b_SIZe8
     
  6. In the left sidebar, open the “Add calendar” dropdown and select “From URL”.
    UiOKYGmNutfG8voI2DqZfZ3lBSHAxlnJiKkmlcB_OZU7ZTXDO9DfMYiG55vq3rhhHEFGFVzFIomohJQdaR4vC_J6NFmh5osrgl8iX4oS0hOY0CxDO5ILufpJ8P3faJcsc4SQ7LUpNaPGwLk9YpL0I7Y
     
  7. Paste your URL in the field, and select “Add Calendar”.
    l1KwOWi6mykHzMdUgrn-xDfKeiHoa1FDzun5e2kBb8UZ_aWRqb3aKzP23XlgvmGa3jDAPkeqphS6QvfWgXQ9o0BEmOMU1EJHjrH6HeqToASfZ3Weczhp0B4efCJZVtg8GJTT7CbHK9l3jijGvLtyHH0
     
  8. You should now see the Zoho calendar appear in your calendar sidebar under “App Calendars”.
    YNGHtOOOFiDKYmCHh24A49PnWxHI-V17l-IvzMNxvYxaUmJC5LO2q-sEstiC4N4M_roK8em3UChpBC6Jzl1WkWPheYWncoYHQV2VspyOeUWDgM3LO37ZcDTQOY-FRZoB0ZW1a34WdJn988TYf_wbEIs
    Note: I renamed mine to “Zoho” from the calendar settings page.

 

Google→Calendly

Show content
  1. In  your Calendly account, navigate to your Calendar Connections page
     
  2. If you haven’t already, connect your Google calendar.
     
  3. In your “Check for conflicts” section, select “Edit” to update/adjust the selections accordingly.

 

 

Love this workaround? Have questions about other possible workarounds? Let us know in the comments below!

Did this topic help you find an answer to your question?

1 reply

Kelsi
  • CalPal Emeritus
  • 1581 replies
  • November 13, 2023

Wonderful work around, Sam! I personally use this work around for iCloud, even though we offer a connection. Because I only use iCloud for specific appointments now and then, I have shared it with my Google Calendar and connected Google Calendar to Calendly. The iCloud conflicts are picked up on Calendly this way - with one less calendar connection to manage on my end. So easy! Love the way you outlined the steps and how useful all the info is for Calendly customers. Wooo! 


Reply


Cookie policy

We use cookies to enhance and personalize your experience. If you accept you agree to our full cookie policy. Learn more about our cookies.

 
Cookie Settings