andcards integration with Google Calendar allows for syncing new and updated room bookings with a selected calendar in real time.
Enable one-way Google Calendar sync
If you want to sync only new and updated room bookings from your app to the Google Calendar, enable one-way Google Calendar sync. To configure the integration, do the following:
Go to Locations > Settings > Google Calendar.
Connect your Google account and provide permission to read and write into your calendars.
Create separate calendars in your Google account and name them after your rooms. For example, a calendar called "Meeting Room," "Conference Room," etc. This will help avoid confusion when selecting a calendar for every room.
Go to Locations > Rooms > select a room > press (...) menu top right > select "Edit."
Find the Google Calendar section and set a calendar to sync all booking info.
Press "Save."
Once one-way Google Calendar sync is enabled, all new and updated room bookings created in your app will appear in the selected Google calendar. New or updated bookings made in Google Calendar won't be synced to the app calendar.
Enable two-way Google Calendar sync
If you want to sync the room bookings from the app to Google Calendar and events created in Google Calendar to the app too, enable two-way Google Calendar sync.
To configure the integration, do the following:
Enable one-way Google Calendar sync.
Go to Locations > Rooms > select a room > press (...) menu top right > select "Edit".
Enable "Two-Way Sync" > "Save."
Once two-way Google Calendar sync is enabled, all future, new, and updated room bookings created in your app will appear in the selected Google calendar. All future, new, and updated bookings made in Google Calendar will also be synced to the app.
The repeated bookings from Google Calendar are not synced into your app. When there is an attempt to create a repeated booking in Google Calendar, administrators are informed about it with a notification. Only the first booking from the repeating events syncs to your app.
Disconnect Google Calendar
To disconnect Google Calendar, follow these steps:
Go to Locations > Settings > Google Calendar.
Press "Disconnect" and confirm your choice.
After disconnecting Google Calendar, all synchronized bookings by Google are removed from the app automatically.
FAQ
How can I use two-way Google Calendar sync?
How can I use two-way Google Calendar sync?
Use the opportunity of two-way Google Calendar sync to connect your app with popular marketplaces like LiquidSpace to save time. All bookings made in LiquidSpace will sync into your app making sure that no overlaps in bookings happen.
Why did Google Calendar fail to create a booking?
Why did Google Calendar fail to create a booking?
Google Calendar can fail to sync bookings in your app due to two reasons:
1) If another booking exists at the same time.
2) If the booking created in Google Calendar is recurring.
Will all future events sync to the app if I connect a Google Calendar integration?
Will all future events sync to the app if I connect a Google Calendar integration?
If you enable two-way sync with Google Calendar in your app, then all future events created in Google Calendar before will be synced into your app right away.
How to remove the event created in Google Calendar from the app?
How to remove the event created in Google Calendar from the app?
When you use two-way sync with Google Calendar, you need to manage all bookings created through Google Calendar in your Google Calendar app directly. If you don't need Google Calendar sync anymore, disconnect Google Calendar integration and all bookings created by Google Calendar will be automatically removed.