Setting up a one-way sync

Send Acuity events to an outside calendar

A one-way sync sends your Acuity appointments to an outside calendar without receiving any information back. This means you can view your Acuity appointments in an outside calendar, but events on that calendar can’t block off time in your Acuity calendar.

You can also do a one-time export of all existing Acuity appointments. A one-time export won’t update at all, but you can use it to add all your existing appointments to an outside calendar.

Keep in mind:

• If you have more than one Acuity calendar, your one-way sync includes events from all your Acuity calendars. It’s not possible to create a one-way calendar sync for a specific Acuity calendar.
• If the Acuity user or contributor who set up a one-way sync changes their password or is removed from Acuity, the one-way sync will be disabled.

To learn more about the other kinds of syncing available in Acuity, visit Syncing your calendar.

Set up a one-way sync to Google, iCloud, or Outlook

Note: To connect to Outlook Exchange or Outlook 365, follow the steps listed on the page below the Set up 1-way sync to Google, iCal, or Outlook Calendar button instead of the steps listed here.

You can use the Set up 1-way sync to Google, iCal, or Outlook Calendar button to automatically open your default web calendar and add a sync to your Acuity calendar.

If you use Google, iCal, or Outlook but it's not your default web calendar, use the instructions for manually setting up a one-way sync instead of the instructions here.

To create a one-way sync with the button:

1. In Acuity, click Sync with Other Calendars, then click 1-way Calendar Sync.
2. Click Set up 1-way sync to Google, iCal, or Outlook calendar, then follow the prompts.
3. Check the listings on the one-way sync page for any steps you need to take to periodically refresh your one-way sync.

Set up a one-way sync manually

To create a one-way sync:

1. In Acuity, click Sync with Other Calendars, then click 1-way Calendar Sync.
2. Copy the link at the bottom of the page.
3. Find your outside calendar’s utility for following a calendar and enter the link. For example, to manually add a one-way sync to Google Calendar, follow Google's instructions for using a link to add a public calendar.

Create a one-time export file

To create a one-time export of all your Acuity appointments as a .ics file:

1. In Acuity, click Sync with Other Calendars, then click 1-way Calendar Sync.
2. Click the link at the bottom of the page. The .ics file will be downloaded to your computer.