Calendar integration

Google Calendar, synced with your venue planning

A booking confirmed in Joinways appears in Google Calendar. The planning is managed in Joinways, and the calendar your team checks every morning reflects it automatically.

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Pushed automatically

An event confirmed in Joinways appears in Google Calendar with its date and times. No export, no re-typing.

No double entry

Confirm a booking once. It lands in the calendar your team already checks every morning.

Google OAuth

Connected in two minutes with your Google account. No password stored, revocable at any time.

What the Google Calendar integration does, concretely

Your calendar stays your calendar. Joinways keeps it aligned with the reality of your bookings.

Confirmed bookings pushed

An event confirmed in Joinways appears in Google Calendar with its date and time. The team sees it where they already look.

Changes follow

A date moved in Joinways is updated in Google Calendar. The calendar never tells an old version of the planning.

Availability you can trust

When a prospect asks for a date, the calendar reflects what is actually booked, without cross-checking two tools.

What syncs with Google Calendar

  • Confirmed bookings, with their date and times
  • Date and time changes made in Joinways, reflected in the calendar
  • The calendar of your choice: each member connects their own
  • The statuses of your choice: confirmed by default, options too if you want
  • Your availability, reflected without cross-checking two tools

How to connect Google Calendar to Joinways

The connection uses Google OAuth, the same secure flow as the Gmail integration.

  1. 1

    Open your integration settings

    In Joinways, go to Settings, then Integrations, and choose Google Calendar.

  2. 2

    Authorize with Google

    Sign in with the Google account that owns the calendar. Joinways stores no password.

  3. 3

    Choose the calendar and statuses

    Pick the calendar that receives the venue planning, and the statuses to push: confirmed events by default, options if you want them.

  4. 4

    Confirm bookings once

    From now on, events confirmed in Joinways appear in Google Calendar on their own.

Two situations where it changes the day

The tour that lands during a setup

Before offering a visit slot, your Google calendar already shows the setup planned the day before the wedding. You offer another day, without opening Joinways.

The date that moves

A seminar slides from March to May. You change the date once in Joinways, and the calendar the team checks every morning says the same thing as the sales pipeline.

Why sync your venue planning with Google Calendar?

Most venues live in two calendars: the one in their booking tool and the one the team actually opens, in Google. Every gap between the two costs something, a double booking, a room prepared on the wrong day, a date promised twice. Automatic push removes the gap: the planning is managed in Joinways, and the calendar reflects it.

The integration connects in two minutes through Google OAuth, then works silently. The planning lives in Joinways, the source of truth, and Google Calendar reflects it: confirm an event and it is in the calendar; move it in Joinways and the calendar follows. Calendar errors are paid for on event day, which is exactly why this sync exists.

And without the sync?

Two calendars live in parallel: the booking tool's and the one the team actually opens. Every gap between them is an error waiting to happen.

And calendar errors have a particularity: they reveal themselves on event day, the worst possible moment to fix them.

Google Calendar integration, common questions

How does the sync work?
Joinways pushes the planning to Google Calendar: events with the statuses you chose appear and stay updated in the calendar automatically. Joinways is the source of truth; the calendar is its reflection.
Which events are pushed to Google Calendar?
Events with the statuses you choose: confirmed bookings by default, with the option to include options too. Your calendar reflects the venue's real activity, not every draft.
Can each team member sync their own calendar?
Yes. Calendar connections are made per account, so the planning shows up in the calendars your team actually uses.
What happens if I change a date directly in Google Calendar?
The planning is managed in Joinways, which updates the calendar. A change made directly in Google Calendar does not modify the Joinways planning, so a calendar tweak can never contradict a booking.
Is the connection secure?
Yes. It uses Google OAuth: no password is handed over or stored, and you can revoke access at any time from Google or from Joinways.
Does it work together with Outlook Calendar?
Yes. A team can sync Google calendars and Outlook calendars in the same workspace, depending on what each member uses.
Can I choose which Google calendar receives the events?
Yes. You pick the calendar when connecting: the venue's, a dedicated events calendar, or your main one.