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How do I synchronise ClubZap events with my calendar?
How do I synchronise ClubZap events with my calendar?

Set up ClubZap to automatically update your calendar for a single view of your life schedule in one place.

Declan Murphy avatar
Written by Declan Murphy
Updated over 2 years ago

When you synchronise your ClubZap profile with your personal calendar any event invites will automatically appear in your calendar.

Copy the calendar link from your ClubZap app to synchronise all your ClubZap events scheduled for your team(s) with your calendar. An iCalendar link, often shortened to “an iCal”, is a link to another calendar. iCal is an open standard for exchanging calendar and scheduling information between users and computers.

Subscribing to an iCal calendar, doesn’t add events to any existing calendar on your device, but rather creates a brand new calendar that your can choose to show or hide in your calendar app.

You can add an iCal link to synchronise with any calendar program, such as Google Calendar, Apple Calendar or Microsoft Outlook.

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How to extract the ClubZap iCal Link

  1. Open the ClubZap app

  2. Click on the profile icon

  3. Select the Calendar link

  4. Tap on the Copy link option to copy your personal calendar link which will be used for your calendar setup as detailed below for your device type.


How to add an iCal link to your Calendar

Google Calendar

  1. Extract the ClubZap iCal link as detailed here

  2. Go to Google Calendar , click the small arrow to the right of Other Calendars (located on the left side of the screen below your mini calendar and My Calendars list)

  3. Click Add by URL

  4. Paste calendar link into the URL field

5. Click Add Calendar

6. You can rename your Calendar to a ore recognisable name such as ClubZap Events or Kids Sports.

Note: It may take a few minutes for your iCal file to fully load in Google. As long as you do not see an error, it is likely still working. Please note that Google can take up to 24 hours to fully populate subscribed calendars. If the calendar name shows in your list of calendars on the left of the screen, the subscription was successfully added. If it has been over 24 hours and your calendar has not populated, please contact support@clubzap.com.


Android Mobile App

Subscribing to a calendar on your Android phone is a two-part process. Android phones are tightly integrated with Google, so to access a subscribed calendar on an Android phone, you must first subscribe through Google Calendar as detailed here.

The second step is to go to Google Calendar and verify that Sync is selected in Settings by following the steps below:

You'll want to be sure that you use the same Google account that you have set up on your phone.

  1. On your Android device, open Google Calendar

  2. Tap Menu icon in top left

  3. Scroll to bottom and tap Settings

  4. Tap ClubZap Events in the list

    • Hint: If you do not see the ClubZap calendar in the list, tap Show More to expand to see your full list view

  5. Tap Sync to switch on

    Note: You can configure the default settings for ClubZap events such as default notification reminders appearance (color) on your calendar.


Google Calendar App for iOS

To subscribe using the Google Calendar app for iOS, you must first subscribe through Google Calendar from the web interface by following the steps outlined here.

Since subscribed internet calendars are shared calendars that you don’t have administrative control over, they need to be selected individually to sync because the default setting is “Off” on the Google Calendar App for iOS. This means that when a new calendar is added, you will have to go back to sync each time by following the steps below:

  1. Make sure you are signed into your Google account from a web browser

  2. On this page you will see a list of all your calendars. Next to each calendar name is a check box.

  3. Tick the check boxes of the calendars you want to sync with the iPhone or iPad

  4. Click Save

  5. Open the Calendars app on your iPhone or iPad and wait for it to sync.


How to Add a iCal Link to the Outlook Client

You can add iCal links in any supported version of the Outlook client. Open Outlook and go to your calendar. In the sidebar, right-click “Other Calendars” and then select Add Calendar > From Internet.

The "Add calendar" menu option.

In the box that pops up, paste your iCal link and click “OK.”

The textbox to paste the iCal link.

The shared calendar will now appear under “Other Calendars.”

The shared calendar displayed in Outlook.

To remove the calendar, right-click the calendar name and select “Delete Calendar” from the context menu.

The "Delete Calendar" option.

On the confirmation panel that pops up, click “Yes.”

This will not delete the calendar from its original location, it will just remove it from Outlook so you can no longer see it.


How to Add a iCal Link to Outlook Online

Open the Outlook web app and go to your calendar. In the sidebar, click “Add Calendar.”

Outlook Online's "Add calendar" option.

In the panel that opens, select “Subscribe from Web.”

The "Subscribe from web" option.

In the first textbox, paste your iCal link. Give the calendar a name and then click “Import.”

The shared calendar will now appear under “Other Calendars.”

To remove the calendar, click the three dots next to it and then select “Remove” from the context menu.

On the confirmation panel that pops up, click “Yes.”

Outlook Online's calendar deletion confirmation.

This will not delete the calendar from its original location, it will just delete it from Outlook so you can no longer see it.


How to remove a calendar form Google

  1. On your computer, open Google Calendar.

  2. In the top right, click Settings. Settings.

  3. In the left column, select the calendar you want to remove.

  4. Click Remove calendar.

  5. Click Unsubscribe.

  6. Click Remove calendar.


Troubleshooting

I cannot see new events on my Calendar?

The main reason why new events are not appearing on your calendar is because the auto synchronisation is not enabled.

Enable Calendar Sync on Iphone

To fix calendar not syncing on iPhone issue,

  1. go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud

  2. switch the tab beside the Calendar to your left to disable calendar sync.

  3. A few minutes later, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud again, switch the tab next to Calendar to your right, calendar sync is enabled again.

Enable Calendar Sync on Android

  1. On your Android device, open Google Calendar

  2. Tap Menu icon in top left

  3. Scroll to bottom and tap Settings

  4. Tap ClubZap Events in the list

    • Hint: If you do not see the ClubZap calendar in the list, tap Show More to expand to see your full list view

  5. Tap Sync to switch on

Permissions error when accessing my Calendar?

The most lightly reason for this is because the URL for the calendar is not publicly available. You may need to remove your calendar and add again ensuring you click the checkbox as below.

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