Share your Calendly link in Slack without leaving the conversation. Easily send links in Slack channels or DMs with detailed meeting previews.
Before you begin
Make sure you have:
- A Calendly account
- An existing Slack account
For Slack workspace owners or admins:
Installing the Calendly app for Slack enables it for everyone in your workspace, although they will need to connect their individual Calendly accounts.
For other users:
You can install the Calendly app for Slack unless your company or workspace restricts app installation.
Installing the Calendly app in Slack
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Sign in to your Slack account and visit the Slack app directory.
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Locate Calendly in the directory.
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Select Add to Slack.
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Select Allow to give Calendly access.
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Select Connect to Calendly to continue.
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Select Open Slack to return to the app.
You'll see a welcome message from the Calendly app in Slack once setup is complete. The Calendly app will appear in Slack under the Apps section of the left-hand menu.
(Optional) If you are a Slack workspace owner or admin, you can inform other members of your organization that they can now connect their Calendly accounts to Slack by following the steps below.
Connecting to the Calendly app for Slack
If an admin has already installed the app, follow these steps to connect:
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In Slack, go to the left-hand menu and scroll to the bottom to locate the Apps section.
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Select + and search for Calendly.
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Select the Home page
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Select Connect.
You'll see a welcome message from the Calendly app in Slack once setup is complete. The Calendly app will appear in Slack under the Apps section of the left-hand menu.
Sharinging a Calendly link in Slack
Once you're connected:
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Open the Slack channel or direct message where you want to share your Calendly link.
Note: The Calendly app for Slack does not currently support sharing Calendly links in Slack threads. -
Enter /Calendly in the message box.
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Select Share an event type with Calendly.
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Choose your event type.
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(Optional) Add a custom message.
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Select Share.
The app will post to the selected channel or direct message. Your invitee will be able to select your message to book with you (in their web browser) via Calendly. Any meetings that they book will appear in your Calendly account under the Meetings page.
Note
- Only Slack workspace owners and admins can delete messages posted by the Calendly app in a channel.
- You can paste a Calendly link into Slack without using the /Calendly shortcut.
- If you paste a Calendly link in Slack, but don’t see the meeting details, it may be because your Slack workspace has a setting that affects previews. Admins can update these settings to allow for link previews.
Event notifications
You'll get a message in Slack whenever:
- A Calendly meeting is scheduled
- A Calendly meeting is rescheduled
- A Calendly meeting is cancelled
All updates appear in the Messages tab of the Calendly app in Slack.
Uninstalling the Calendly app from Slack
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In the Slack app directory, go to the Calendly app page (link) and select Remove app.
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When the pop-up message appears, select Remove app again to confirm.
You can reinstall at anytime from the Slack app directory.
To learn more about our privacy policy and how Calendly for Slack uses your app data, visit the Permissions page.