The Calendly for LinkedIn extension makes scheduling easy in LinkedIn Messaging, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and LinkedIn Recruiter.
With Calendly for LinkedIn, you can:
- see and share your scheduling links with invitees
- create one-off meetings
- create new meeting polls
Before you begin
- To use Calendly for LinkedIn, install the Calendly for Chrome, Firefox, or Edge extension to your browser.
- You can also install the browser extension from your Calendly account by selecting Account, then Apps from the dropdown menu.
- For more information on the Calendly browser extension, check out these articles.
Finding the Calendly for LinkedIn extension
The Calendly for LinkedIn integration can be found from the Settings menu inside the extension.
To get to this screen, open the Calendly extension from your web browser. Then, select the Settings button from the drop-down menu.
Once enabled, the Calendly icon will display in your LinkedIn Messaging toolbar.
How to turn on or off the LinkedIn integration
From the Calendly browser extension:
- At the top of the extension, select the three vertical dots
next to Create.
- From the drop-down menu, select Settings.
- Under Extension integrations, you can toggle LinkedIn on or off.
How to share your meeting links
Once installed, you can access the Calendly extension wherever you compose messages in LinkedIn.
- Select LinkedIn Messaging to compose a new message.
- From the message composition view, look for the Calendly logo in the toolbar.
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Select the Calendly logo from the toolbar, and Calendly will display your three most recently used event types.
- From there, copy the event-specific link or generate a single-use link.
- Choose Copy link to copy your event scheduling link and paste it wherever you would like.
- Choose Copy single-use link if you want this event to only be booked once by your invitee.
- When you share a single-use link, that scheduling link will expire once the event has been booked.
- Paste the link into your LinkedIn message and send to share with invitees.
To see more events, select See all event types. The Calendly browser extension will open to display additional event types.
How to create a One-off Meeting or Meeting Poll
In addition to sharing your link, you also have the option to create a new One-off Meeting or Meeting Poll from the Calendly for LinkedIn extension.
To create a One-off Meeting:
- In LinkedIn, compose a new message.
- From the LinkedIn toolbar, select the Calendly logo.
- Choose Create one-off meeting.
- Once you select Create one-off meeting, a pop-up screen will appear and you can customize your meeting from there.
- Select the option to Copy one-off meeting link and paste the link into your LinkedIn message to share with invitees.
To learn more about One-off Meetings and how to customize them, check out this article.
To create a new Meeting Poll:
- In LinkedIn, compose a new message.
- From the LinkedIn toolbar, select the Calendly logo.
- Choose Create poll.
- Once you select Create poll, a pop-up screen will appear and you can customize your poll options from there.
- Copy your poll link and paste the link into your LinkedIn Message.
To learn more about Meeting Polls, check out this article.
Troubleshooting the Calendly for LinkedIn extension
I am unable to login to LinkedIn with the extension.
Once the Calendly browser extension has been installed, a prompt to connect Calendly with LinkedIn should be visible. If you are having trouble viewing the Calendly for LinkedIn prompt, try these steps:
- Ensure that you are logged into Calendly.
- Close any open LinkedIn tabs/sessions, and open a new tab/session.
- While on the new LinkedIn page, open the Calendly browser extension to allow access from the sidebar menu.
Troubleshooting Tip: For advanced troubleshooting, you may need to temporarily disable and re-enable any additional browser extensions.
I am experiencing browser issues with the extension.
If you are experiencing browser interference while utilizing Calendly for LinkedIn, try this:
- Select the Extensions menu from your browser toolbar.
- Select Manage Extensions.
- Turn all extensions off, including the Calendly browser extension.
- After a moment, turn your Calendly browser extension back on. Then, turn any additional extensions on one at a time.
- Open a new window and resume using Calendly for LinkedIn.