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== Troubleshooting ==
 
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*Remember to click the "Save" button at the bottom of the screen after making any changes to the synchroniser settings.
  
 
== Disconnect ==
 
== Disconnect ==
 
*Unticking "Export to Calendar" and "Import from Calendar" will stop syncing the room.
 
*Unticking "Export to Calendar" and "Import from Calendar" will stop syncing the room.

Revision as of 08:43, 13 April 2021

Google Calendar API
This page is about the menu  (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > GOOGLE CALENDAR APU and explains how to connect to Googles Calendar API

1 Capabilities

  • Beds24.com can export bookings to Google Calendar as events.
  • Beds24.com can import events from Google Calendar as bookings.

2 Limitations

3 Setup

3.1 Authenticating

  • Click the "Get an Auth Code for your calendar here" link.
  • Sign in to your Google account if prompted.
  • Click "Allow" on the "Calendar API wants to access your Google Account" screen.
  • Copy the Auth Code and paste it into the field on the setup page.
  • Click the "Process code" button. If successful, you will see "Success, calendar connected".

3.2 Mapping

  • Map your rooms to calendars by click "get codes".
  • Set the start and end times for exported bookings.
  • Set the summary (title), description and location of exported bookings.
  • The "Ignore Containing" field is used to skip certain events when importing. E.g. if "ignore this" is present in the Ignore Containing field, any event that has "ignore this" in the summary, description or location will not be imported.

4 Troubleshooting

  • Remember to click the "Save" button at the bottom of the screen after making any changes to the synchroniser settings.

5 Disconnect

  • Unticking "Export to Calendar" and "Import from Calendar" will stop syncing the room.