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Works with every calendar
iCalendar is the open standard behind subscribe-by-URL, supported by Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, Outlook, Thunderbird, Fantastical and many more.
Your bookings in any calendar app, with one link
Every teammate and every location gets a private .ics link. Paste it into Apple Calendar, Google, Outlook or any app that supports iCal, and bookings show up there automatically.
ical feed (.ics)
# Private feed for Ana's bookingswebcal://datepick.com/ical/ana-7f3k…icsBEGIN:VEVENTSUMMARY:Deep tissue massage · Maya ChenDTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261008T143000DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261008T153000LOCATION:Lumière Spa, 12 Rue OberkampfEND:VEVENT
- Category
- Calendar sync
- Direction
- One-way, read-only
- Format
- iCalendar (RFC 5545)
- Setup
- Copy and paste a link
What you get
What DatePick and iCal feed (.ics) do together
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A feed per person or the whole shop
Give each teammate a link with just their bookings, or subscribe to a shop-wide feed on the front-desk computer or a wall display.
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Private links you can reset
Feed links are long and random. If one is shared by mistake, reset it and the old link stops working straight away.
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Choose what's included
Show full customer details for your own calendar, or only service and time for a feed you share with a contractor.
Set up
Connect iCal feed (.ics) in 3 steps
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Copy your feed link
In DatePick, open Team › a teammate › Calendar sync, or Settings for the shop-wide feed, and copy the .ics link.
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Subscribe in your calendar
In your calendar app, choose Add calendar › From URL (or Subscribe) and paste the link.
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Let it refresh
Your calendar app checks the link on its own schedule and adds new bookings.
Made for
How shops that sell time use it
Teams without Google or Microsoft
Staff on any calendar app, even ones without a sign-in option, can see their bookings with a single link.
Front desks and studios
Subscribe a shared screen to the shop-wide feed so everyone can see today's classes and appointments at a glance.
Freelancers and contractors
Give a visiting instructor a read-only feed of only the sessions they're teaching, without an account in your admin.
Under the hood
The details
Exactly what moves between DatePick and iCal feed (.ics), which way it goes and when. Included on every plan, Free too.
- Direction
- One-way: DatePick to your calendar; read-only
- Format
- iCalendar (.ics, RFC 5545), over https:// or webcal://
- Feeds
- Per teammate and shop-wide
- Refresh
- Set by your calendar app: Apple Calendar lets you choose, Outlook.com refreshes every few hours, Google Calendar can take up to a day
- Security
- Long, random private links that you can reset at any time
FAQ
iCal feed (.ics) questions
Why don't new bookings appear in Google Calendar right away?
Google decides how often to check subscribed calendars and it can take many hours. For instant updates, connect Google Calendar directly instead of using the feed.
Can I edit bookings from my calendar app?
No. A feed is read-only. Change bookings in DatePick and the feed updates.
Does the feed block my availability?
No. A feed only shows bookings in your calendar. To have personal events block booking times, connect Google, Outlook or iCloud directly.
+Connect iCal feed (.ics) today
Install DatePick for free. The iCal feed (.ics) integration is included.