> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.decodahealth.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Google Calendar

> Show events from your personal Google Calendar on your Decoda schedule, and control how Decoda-created Google events include you.

Connect your Google account to bring your existing meetings and personal blocks onto your Decoda calendar so coworkers don't book you over them.

Each staff member connects their own Google account from **Settings > Google Calendar**. Clinics can also connect a centralized Google account from **Settings > General** for appointment events, meeting links, and patient invitations.

## Connect your account

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the page">
    Go to **Settings > Google Calendar**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start the connection">
    Click **Connect Google Calendar**. A Google sign-in window opens.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Authorize Decoda">
    Sign in and grant access. The window closes on its own, and the page now shows **Connected** with the Google email you used.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Once connected, your Google calendars appear in the **Calendars** section. By default they're off — turn on the ones you want reflected on your Decoda schedule.

## What syncs

Decoda pulls events from **7 days in the past through 90 days in the future**. Anything outside that window is skipped. Recurring, all-day, and multi-day events are all supported.

Changes you make in Google usually show up in Decoda within a few seconds. If a notification is missed, Decoda checks again at least once every 6 hours. Click **Resync** to refresh immediately.

The page shows the **Last synced** time so you can confirm sync is current.

## Choose which calendars to show

Each calendar on your Google account has its own row in the **Calendars** section, with two switches:

* **Show on calendar:** When on, events from that calendar appear on your Decoda schedule and block your availability — coworkers can't book you over them. When off, those events are hidden from Decoda but stay untouched on Google.
* **Anonymize:** When on, coworkers see "Google Calendar block" instead of the event title and details. The event still blocks your availability. Turn this on for calendars you'd rather keep private.

## Send Decoda appointments to Google

The **Invites** section controls whether you are added to Google Calendar events that Decoda creates for your appointments.

* **Clinic calendar mode:** When your clinic has a centralized Google Calendar connected, Decoda creates appointment events on that clinic calendar. Your **Send to myself** setting controls whether you are added as an attendee. Patient invitations are controlled by the org-wide setting in **Settings > General**.
* **Provider calendar mode:** If your clinic uses provider calendars for appointments, Decoda creates your appointment events on your connected Google Calendar. Your **Send to myself** setting controls whether you are added as an attendee.

Changing this setting affects future Google Calendar updates.

## Disconnect

Click **Disconnect** to remove your Google account from Decoda. This:

* Removes every Google Calendar event from your Decoda schedule
* Stops the sync
* Forgets your Google sign-in

Events already in Google stay in Google. You can reconnect any time.

## Troubleshooting

| Symptom                                     | What to do                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| An event isn't showing up                   | Make sure the calendar is turned on in the **Calendars** section and the event is within the next 90 days. Click **Resync**.                                                |
| An event is out of date                     | Click **Resync**, or wait up to 6 hours for the next automatic check.                                                                                                       |
| Decoda lost access to your Google account   | This can happen if you change your Google password or revoke Decoda's access in your Google account settings. Click **Disconnect**, then **Connect Google Calendar** again. |
| A shared or holiday calendar updates slowly | Read-only Google calendars rely on the 6-hour check instead of instant updates.                                                                                             |
| Times look wrong                            | Decoda displays times in your clinic's timezone, which may differ from your phone's Google Calendar when you're traveling.                                                  |

<Note>
  This page is for your personal Google account. Clinic owners can connect a shared Google account for appointment events, meeting links, and patient invitations — see [General Settings](/modules/settings/general).
</Note>