Google Calendar for Team Events for Slack

Google Calendar for Team Events is being retired.
At this time, the retirement is paused until further notice and we will communicate the details of the finalized retirement date as they become available. Existing integrations of Google Calendar for Team Events will continue to work as expected, but it will not be possible install this app to your workspace or create any new configurations.
For an alternative, try the Google Calendar app

Use the Google Calendar for Team Events app to post event notifications from your team's shared calendars to a Slack channel. 

Tip: To allow members to access their personal calendars in Slack, install the Google Calendar app


Connect a shared calendar to Slack

  1. Visit the Google Calendar for Team Events page in the Slack App Directory. If the app hasn't been added to your workspace yet, follow the prompts to install it. 
  2. Select Connect a Calendar to Slack
  3. Choose which calendar you'd like to post in Slack. 
  4. Select the channel your calendar will post to. 
  5. Customize the notifications you'd like to receive. 
  6. Click Save Integration
  7. Select I'm done to finish. 

Note: To connect additional shared calendars to your workspace, repeat the steps above for each calendar you want to post in Slack.


Use Google Calendar for Team Events in Slack

Once a shared Google Calendar is connected to Slack, you can configure the app to post any of the following updates in the channel you've specified: 

  • A summary of daily events at a specific time
  • A weekly summary of events on a certain day of the week
  • Notifications when events are created, about to start, or details have changed


Adjust notification settings

You can adjust which types of calendar activities trigger notifications in a channel:  

  1. Find Google Calendar for Team Events in the Slack App Directory.
  2. Locate the calendar you'd like to update, then click the  pencil icon
  3. Scroll down to What would you like to post?
  4. Update your notification preferences. 
  5. Click Save.  

 

Disconnect a calendar

  1. Find Google Calendar for Team Events in the Slack App Directory. 
  2. Locate the calendar you'd like to update, then click the  pencil icon
  3. Click  Remove in the top right corner. 
  4. Select OK

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