Access Live Google Calendar Data in Google Sheets through Connect Spreadsheets

Cameron Leblanc
Cameron Leblanc
Senior Technology Evangelist
Use Connect Spreadsheets by CData to gain access to live Google Calendar data from your Google Sheets.

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Google Sheets is a web-based spreadsheet program provided by Google. When integrated with Connect Spreadsheets by CData, you can effortlessly gain access to Google Calendar data directly within Google Sheets for tasks such as data analysis, collaboration, calculations, and more. This article offers a comprehensive guide on connecting to Google Calendar within Connect Spreadsheets and accessing live Google Calendar data seamlessly within Google Sheets.

Connect Spreadsheets is the easiest way to get all your live data into Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets - no more downloading, wrangling, and uploading files again. Just connect to your data, select the dataset you'd like to see, and import it into your spreadsheet.

This setup requires a Connect Spreadsheets account and the Connect Spreadsheets Add-On for Google Sheets. To get started, sign up a free Connect Spreadsheets account and install the free Connect Spreadsheets Google Sheets Add-On.


Configure Google Calendar Connectivity for Google Sheets

Connectivity to Google Calendar from Google Sheets is made possible through Connect Spreadsheets. To work with Google Calendar data from Google Sheets, we start by creating and configuring a Google Calendar connection.

  1. Log into Connect Spreadsheets, click Sources and click Add Connection Adding a Connection
  2. Select "Google Calendar" from the Add Connection panel Selecting a data source
  3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Google Calendar.

    You can connect to Google APIs on behalf of individual users or on behalf of a domain. Google uses the OAuth authentication standard. See the "Getting Started" section of the help documentation for a guide.

    Configuring a connection (OData is shown)
  4. Click Create & Test

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to Google Calendar data from Google Sheets.

Access Live Google Calendar Data from Google Sheets

The steps below outline connecting to Connect Spreadsheets from Google Sheets to access live Google Calendar data.

  1. Log into Google Sheets, create a new sheet (or open an existing one).
  2. Click Add-ons and click Get Add-ons (if you have already installed the Add-on, jump to step 5).
  3. Search for Connect Spreadsheets Add-On and install the Add-on. Install the Add-On
  4. Authorize the Add-On. Authorize the Add-On
  5. Back in Google Sheets, click Add-ons and open the Connect Spreadsheets Add-On. Opening the Add-On
  6. In the Add-On panel, click "Log in" to sign into and authenticate with your Connect Spreadsheets account Authenticating with Connect Spreadsheets
  7. In the Connect Spreadsheets panel in Google Sheets, click Import Connect Spreadsheets panel in Google Sheets
  8. Choose a Connection (e.g. GoogleCalendar1), Table (e.g. VacationCalendar, and Columns to import Choosing a Connection, Table, and Columns
  9. Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit Filters, Sorting, Limits
  10. Click Execute to import the data and opt to overwrite the existing sheet or create a new one. Opting where to import the data

Live Access to Google Calendar Data from Cloud Applications

New, you have a direct, cloud-to-cloud connection to live Google Calendar data from your Google Sheets workbook. You can add more data to your workbook for calculations, aggregations, collaboration, and more.

Imported data (Salesforce is shown)

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