Keeping your Peerspace calendar up to date is an important task that lets guests know when they can book your space. This process is even easier when you sync an external calendar you already manage (such as Google Calendar, Outlook, iCal, etc.) with your Peerspace calendar. Why spend time updating your calendar twice?
Why you should sync your calendar with Peerspace
The automatic sync will add events from your external calendar to Peerspace and mark those times as unavailable and when you confirm a booking on Peerspace it will be automatically blocked on your external calendar. By syncing your Peerspace calendar with an external calendar, you’re providing the most up-to-date availability information when guests are searching for a space, providing a better experience and hopefully leading to more bookings and fewer cancellations.
Plus, maintaining accurate availability is key to success on Peerspace—it can affect where you appear in search results. An updated calendar is one way to improve your listing’s ranking in search and attract more qualified guests.
We currently support syncing with Google Calendar, iCloud, Outlook, Office 365, and Exchange accounts as well as external calendars that provide a feed of calendar data via an iCalendar or ics URL link. The syncing process only takes a minute or two, and you can follow the instructions outlined below.
There are two options to sync your external calendar with Peerspace based on the calendar type. You will find instructions for both options below.
Instructions on how to sync with Airbnb, VRBO, and other calendars that provide an iCalendar or ics URL link:
- Visit your Calendar on Peerspace
- In the top left corner of the page, select the space you’d like to sync your calendar to. The drop-down menu will let you choose.
- On the left side of the page, click “Get Started”.
- Click ”Import iCalendar (iCal) URL.
- Enter a calendar name, the calendar address (URL), and click “Import Calendar”.
- To share your Peerspace calendar with your external calendar, click the “Share Calendar” button on the next modal or the icon which is located in the top right corner of the calendar page. From there, copy the link and paste it into your external calendar.
- Once done, refresh your browser, you will see the name of the successfully connected calendar in the “External Calendar” section.
Instructions on how to sync Google, iCloud, Office 365, Exchange, or Outlook
- Visit your Calendar on Peerspace
- On the left side of the page, click “Get Started”.
- Click “Sync Calendar”.
- Pick your calendar provider and authorize the connection with our third-party tool, Cronofy. *If you are attempting to import an iCalendar or ics URL reload the calendar page and follow the instructions for iCalendar above.
- Select the calendar you would like to sync with Peerspace.
It can take a few minutes for the sync to complete. When the connection is established, you will see the calendar name in the “External Calendar” section.
Once your calendars are synced, events marked as busy (unavailable) on your external calendar will be automatically blocked on Peerspace as well—it’s that easy.
Your privacy is important to us. Specific details of your synced events, such as event titles and client names, are never shared publicly or stored by Peerspace.
Note: Some calendar providers will mark all day events as “free” by default. To ensure these times are blocked on your Peerspace calendar, mark them as “busy” on your external calendar. You may also create a "Peerspace Only" Google calendar to prevent personal reminders, events, etc. from adding a block to your Peerspace calendar.
The calendars will sync automatically every few minutes, pulling in events for the next 7 months. You can check the status of your connection at any time in the “Settings” menu of your Peerspace calendar.
If you want to disable the connection at any time, return to your Peerspace calendar, click the three dot icon next to your external calendar name and click “Disconnect”.
Please note: At this time, this must be done via the desktop or mobile site. Calendar sync is not available on our iOS app.