ICS Calendar Subscription

Certain calendar services cannot be connected via two-way APIs, but publish subscription feeds in iCalendar (.ics) format. LockMyCal can subscribe to these feeds and incorporate their events into your availability calculations.

Common Sources:

• Private secret Google Calendar iCal URLs,
• Published Outlook web calendars,
• Apple shared calendars,
• Room reservation exports and third-party booking systems.

How Subscriptions Work

• Read-Only: Events from subscribed feeds block busy slots and display in your dashboard calendar. LockMyCal never writes to subscription feeds, so they cannot be selected as destination calendars for new bookings.
• Automatic Refresh: The feed file is refreshed in the background at regular intervals.
• Calendar Limits: In the LockMyCal cloud, subscriptions count toward your connected calendar quota (Free: 2, Pro: 6).

Connection Steps

1. In your dashboard, open Integrations → Calendars → Connect a calendar and select Calendar Subscription.
2. In Feed URL, paste the direct .ics link.
3. Name the integration and save.