[[Category:Channel Manager]]
[[Category:Google]]
[[Category:Ical]]
[[Category:Troubleshooting]]
<div class="heading">Google Calendar API COMING SOON</div>
This page is about the menu {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > GOOGLE CALENDAR API and explains how to connect to Googles Calendar API
= Limitations =
*Only one room can be mapped to one calendar. If you wish to map additional rooms, you can [https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37095 create more calendars in Google Calendar]
Changes need to be made at the origin of the booking:
*Changes to booking which were created in Google and were imported from the Google Calendar need to be made in Google. Beds24 will then import the change and update the booking.
*Changes to bookings which origin from Beds24 or an OTA need to be changed where they were made. Beds24 will then update the change to Google Calendar.
<span class="" style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 150%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}} </span> Only one property from Beds24 can be connected to the same Google Calendar. If you want to connect several properties, you need to have several different Google Calendars.
= Setup =
'''Step 1: Authentication'''
*Click the "Click to get an Auth CodeConnect Google Calendar" link.
*Sign in to your Google account if prompted.
*Click "Allow" on the "Calendar API wants to access your Google Account" screen.
'''Step 2: Connect Google and Beds24Map your rooms to calendars'''*Copy the Auth Code Click "Get codes" and paste it into fill the field on with the setup pagecalendar you want to connect to this room. '''Step 2: Choose in "Synchronization" what you want to synchronize''''*Click "import and export" is a two-way connection which will import bookings originally entered in the Google Calendar to Beds24 and export bookings from Beds24 to Google Calendar.*"Process codeimport only" buttonis a one-way connection which will only import bookings originally entered in the Google Calendar to Beds24. If successful, you will see *"Success, calendar connectedexport only" is a one-way connection which will only export bookings from Beds24 to Google Calendar.
'''Step 3: Map your rooms to calendars'''*Click If "Get codesBlocked Date Summary" and fill is not empty, dates blocked in Beds24 for reasons other than a booking will be exported to the field Google calendar with the calendar you want to connect to this room. Then SAVEsummary.
'''Step 4: Customize data sending (optional)'''
*By default the start time for exported bookings is 14:00 local time and end time for exported bookings is 10:00 local time. You have the option to replace these times with your check-in and check-out times.
*The Summary, Description and Location of each event can be customized using text and [[Template Variables]].
*Prevent certain events from being imported.
= Troubleshooting =