How to connect a Google calendar

To connect a Google Calendar you must first locate your ‘Integrate calendar’, this can be done through Google Calendar in a browser.

Currently, the option ‘Integrate calendar’ is not available on the Google Calendar mobile app.

Finding your Calendar URL in Google (Browser only)

  1. Go to Google.
  2. Sign into the email account associated with the calendar you would like to share.
  3. Click on the ‘Google apps menu’ in the top right-hand side of the screen.
  4. Choose ‘Calendar’.
  5. In your Google calendar, click on the cog icon on the right-hand side of the top tool bar.
  6. Choose ‘Settings’ from the drop-down menu.
  7. In ‘Settings’, scroll down on the far-left menu to view ‘Settings for my calendars’.
  8. Click on the calendar you would like to add to Booost to open the settings for that calendar.
  9. Scroll down in the left-hand menu for the calendar to view ‘Integrate calendar’.
  10. Copy the address for ‘Secret address in iCal format’ by clicking the copy button at the right-hand end of the text box.
  11. A security message will appear, click ‘Ok’.

If you need further support with finding or publishing your Google Calendar URL, there are Google support materials available here.

Instructions to share your calendar in a format that can be used for Booost are available under ‘Get your Calendar (view only)’.

Connecting a Google calendar to Booost

Calendars can be connected to Booost through the add option in ‘Calendar’ view, or through ‘Connected calendars’ in the ‘Account’ view.

Through ‘Calendar’

  1. Open the Booost app or webapp.
  2. Click ‘Account’ or the icon of a person on the navigation bar.
  3. Click ‘Connected calendars’
  4. Click ‘Connect a new calendar’

Though ‘Account’

  1. Open the Booost app or webapp.
  2. Click ‘Calendar’ or the icon of a calendar in the navigation bar.
  3. Click click the ‘+’ in the top right corner. If you are using the Booost web app, click ‘+Add event’.
  4. Click ‘Connect calendar’.

To connect a calendar

  1. Paste the public calendar link into the ‘Calendar public link to connect’.
  2. Click ‘Next’.
  3. Click the ‘Calendar name’ box to give your calendar a name. This will be used to identify the calendar in your ‘Connected calendars’ list.
  4. Choose if the calendar type is Academic or Personal.
  5. Click ‘Connect to calendar’
  6. You will receive a success message to let you know the connection has been successful.
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