How to Import Events from an Existing Event Calendar

Available for the Build, Grow & Coordinate plans on the Locable Marketing Platform

You can take advantage of Locable's distribution network and integrations with our Event Import functionality to distribute events you've already posted to your existing website calendar.

This allows your events to reach more locals and visitors through your Local Connections™, and they can be shared through our Google Business Profile integration and when sending Express Email Newsletters.

By adding your calendar, we can automatically pull events from your website calendar (not all platforms supported) and sync those events into your Locable account, then automatically check them daily for updates.

NOTE: Event imports work best when the data includes a title, description, start date, start time, and event location at a minimum. We also support additional fields like images, etc.

Setting Up Your Import

Locable supports a growing number of 3rd party calendar platforms.

To ensure proper setup, our Support Team will configure your account. Please contact us to confirm what calendar platform you use, and the URL we can find it on your website.
In most cases, we will also need a link to the public event data feed (different from the link to your calendar page) That can typically be found in your calendar account.

We'll handle the feed configuration for you to make sure events are imported as expected.

Imports can be added to any Locable account, and may include a one-time integration fee and/or a paid plan may be required.

Finding your Feed URL

Chamber Master or Chamber Organizer

The correct feed URL for this type of calendar will include "rss" and link to an XML document.

When in doubt, try yoururl.com/Feed/rss/Events.rss or yoursubdomain.chambermaster.com/Feed/rss/Events.rss

Timely

To import a Timely calendar:

Find the "Subscribe" menu
Hover over the "Export to XML" option
Right-click and choose "Copy Link Address." This is the URL we need in order to import the calendar.

Google Calendar

To import a Google calendar:

Click this link to go to your Google Calendar
Click the gear icon in the top right, choose "Settings."
Look for the calendar you want to import underneath "Settings for my calendars", and click it
Find the URL underneath "Public address in iCal format." This is the URL we need to import the calendar.

LocalHop

To import a LocalHop calendar:

Log in to your LocalHop account - https://dashboard.getlocalhop.com (or the login page your org uses).
Select your organization - If you manage multiple orgs, choose the one whose events you want to feed out.
Go to the “Calendars” area - In the left navigation menu, click Calendars or Calendar Snippets. Choose the calendar you want (Full Calendar, Mini Calendar, or Community Calendar - whichever holds the events you want in your feed).
Look for a “Data Feed / iCal Feed” option - LocalHop usually shows a tab or button such as “Data Feed”, “Export / iCal Feed”, or “Subscribe”. It’s often near where you can preview the calendar.

Copy the feed URL - The link will typically end in .ics or look something like:

https://api.getlocalhop.com/calendar?instance=XXXXXX&series=false

Imported Events

Once your import is set up and active in your Locable, if 'required data' is missing in the imported events, the event will be marked as 'Pending' and won't publish to your account until you edit and add the missing data manually.

You will receive an email notification if you have 'pending' events in your Locable account.

After you click to resolve the pending events, you will see a list of these events and what data is missing:

You can see what Data is missing, and click Edit to modify the event detail and include the missing data.

In this example, you would add the Event Venue/Location and then click Publish Post. Once published, the event will appear in your Locable Calendar.

NOTE: You'll be notified via email when an event is imported and any data is missing.