Teaming up AEvent with Google Calendar delivers your registrants a Google Calendar invite INTO their calendar.
Never mind the 'Add to Calendar' button on a confirmation page. This integration is the surefire way to ensure your registrant is reminded of the event they've registered for!
Our Google Calendar integration embeds your Registrant's join link AS the location. Now your registrant will be reminded of your event from all of their smart devices, WITH that evolving join link!
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Adding your Google Calendar Account to AEvent
When someone registers for your webinar, AEvent communicates this to Google API and requests a Calendar invite be sent to the Registrant. In order for the Join URL to be unique, a unique calendar event is created per-registrant.
SO, as a Best Practice, we recommend utilizing a Google Account that is NOT tied to a Phone, a Computer, etc. (Can you imagine getting 500 alerts about the meeting starting in 5 minutes?). Either use a Google account that has other uses (than Calendar) or open a new Google Account for this integration.
To add your Google Calendar Integration, you will need to first navigate to Integrations within AEvent, click Add Integration, and then select Google Calendar.
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Then name your integration as you see fit, and click 'Add.'
Next, log in to the Google Calendar that you plan to use for this integration.
And click on 'Allow.'
Once your Google Calendar account has been successfully added, you will see its connected state, and you will be able to click on 'Test'.
A successful connection will yield a positive test result. Congratulations, your Google Calendar account is now successfully connected to AEvent!
Configuring your Google Calendar Integration within a Timeline
In order to utilize your Google Calendar Integration within AEvent, you need to activate it within the timeline you are working with. To do this, open the timeline you are working on.
Then select Integrations and set your Google Calendar Integration as Active.
And that's it! Now that your Google Integration has been set active with this timeline, when someone registers, they will receive a Google Calendar invitation.
If you click on the Settings Cog Wheel, you'll see there are no options to set.
How to reconnect your Google Calendar Integration
If you are encountering issues with your Google Calendar integration, it is possible that your login information has changed from Google Calendar, has been reset, or has been closed. If you click 'Test' and it is NOT successful, the first step we recommend is reconnecting your integration.
By clicking Re-Connect, you will need to re-login to your Google Calendar account.
And click on 'Allow.'
Once your Google Calendar account has been successfully Re-Connected, you will be see it's Connected state, and you are able to click on 'Test'.
A successful connection will yield a positive test result. Congratulations, your Google Calendar account is now successfully connected to AEvent!
How to remove your Google Calendar Integration from AEvent
If you want to remove your Google Calendar integration from AEvent, you need to navigate to Integrations, locate your Google Calendar integration, and click on the trashcan icon.
You then will be prompted to confirm deletion.
(NOTE: Removing this integration will immediately affect its use with any timelines that it is active in.)
If you are experiencing issues with this integration but do not desire to REMOVE it, we recommend reconnecting it instead. This will allow it's configuration to
continue as set within your timelines.
Once you confirm removal, the integration within AEvent no longer exists.
NOTICE: Google Calendar API allows up to 250 calls per/day. What this means is that our integration can only create 250 Calendar invitations per day. Any additional Registrations that occur during that "Day" will NOT receive the Google Calendar Invitation (but EVERYTHING else will run correctly).
π Troubleshooting
If you have any problems with your integration:
The first thing to do is press the "Test" button on the Integration.
This will confirm if the connection to the integration is valid.
If you continue to have problems, delete and re-add the integration.