Google Calendar Sync
Push your GetCost appointments to Google Calendar automatically, so your schedule is on your phone, your watch, and anywhere else you already check it.
What It Does
When you create, change, or delete an appointment in GetCost, the matching event appears in your Google Calendar within seconds. You do not have to enter your schedule twice.
Instant
Changes push as they happen. There is nothing to refresh and no waiting for a nightly job.
Full Details
Title, time, location, and notes all travel with the appointment.
Turning It On
Calendar sync runs on the same Google account you connect for email, so there is only ever one sign-in to manage.
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Connect your Google account
Go to Settings | Email and add your Gmail address, or open the account you already added. Set Authentication to OAuth2 and click Connect. Sign in to Google in the window that opens.
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Tick Sync with Google Calendar
Once connected, a Google Sync section appears at the bottom of the account. Tick Sync with Google Calendar.
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Allow calendar access
Google will ask you to sign in again to approve calendar access specifically. This is a separate permission from reading your email, so it has to be granted separately.
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Save
Click Save to close the account. Your next appointment will sync.
What Gets Synced
| What you do in GetCost | What happens in Google Calendar |
|---|---|
| Create an appointment | A new event appears in your primary calendar. |
| Edit an appointment | The matching event is updated. |
| Delete an appointment | The event is removed. |
The details that travel with it
- Title — the appointment name, or the client name if you did not set one
- Date and time — start and end, in your time zone
- Location — the property address, or the client address
- Notes — any comments on the appointment
Checking It Is Working
Go to Settings | Email. Each account shows a status badge telling you whether the connection is healthy:
| Badge | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Working | The account is connected and syncing normally. | Nothing. |
| Permission needed | Calendar sync is switched on but Google never granted calendar access. | Open the account and reconnect, approving calendar access this time. |
| Reconnect needed | Your Google sign-in has expired or was revoked. | Open the account and click Connect again. |
| Connection failed | Google rejected the last attempt. The reason is shown under the account name. | Read the message; usually reconnecting fixes it. |
Turning It Off
Go to Settings | Email, open the Google account, and untick Sync with Google Calendar.
Troubleshooting
The checkbox will not stay ticked
Calendar access was refused on the Google sign-in screen. Tick the box again and make sure every permission stays selected when Google asks.
Appointments stopped appearing
Check the badge in Settings | Email. A Permission needed or Reconnect needed badge means Google access lapsed — reconnect the account and sync resumes. Appointments created while it was broken are not backfilled; open and save one to push it across.
An event I edited in Google reverted
Expected — sync is one-way. GetCost overwrites the event whenever the appointment changes. Make the change in GetCost instead.