gcalsync

Google Script to synchronize from one calendar to another.

purpose

A lot of us have calendars for different contexts, e.g., work and home, their agency and a client, and so on. This makes it easier to expose blocked time to others who you are coordinating schedules with.

configuration & installation

• Calendar A is the calendar you are importing TO
• Calendar B is the calendar you are importing FROM

modify the script

• look up calendar id for B (look in 'Calendar Details' ; it is likely your gsuite email address)
• insert this id into the script as the pCalId variable
• if you do not want event details to show for imported events, change PUBLIC to PRIVATE in this line: newEvent.setVisibility(CalendarApp.Visibility.PUBLIC)

install the script

• go to My Drive on Google Drive for A
• New -> More -> Connect More Apps
• search for "script", select Google Apps Script, and press + connect
• My Drive -> More -> Google Apps Script -> "Untitled Project"
• Copy and paste the modified script into this window, name it whatever you want

automate the script

• Click clock icon to left of play icon
• Click to add a new trigger, set it up to run however often you want

thanks

this is largely based on:

• https://medium.com/@willroman/auto-block-time-on-your-work-google-calendar-for-your-personal-events-2a752ae91dab
• https://gist.github.com/ttrahan/a88febc0538315b05346f4e3b35997f2

todo

Google will occasionally complain about this script when there are a lot of events to migrate. It will generally sort itself out, but this can lead to some spam in your inbox.