Webex app approval and security

This article explains how to get Webex admin approval for Calendly and shares Calendly’s security practices for the Webex integration.

You can send this article to your Webex admin to help them understand how the integration works and why it's secure.

Connecting Webex requires Calendly app approval

Issue
You see an Access denied message when trying to connect to Webex.

Solution
Ask your IT or Webex admin to update your integration settings in Webex. To find your Webex admin, see Contact your Webex site administrator.

Your Webex admin can follow these steps to either:

  • Approve Global Access to all apps, or
  • Approve access to just Calendly (requires Webex Pro Pack).

Security

For an overview of Calendly’s security, visit our privacy and security standards. Below are Webex-specific details.

OAuth Scopes

Calendly requests these scopes from Webex:

Scope What it does
meeting:schedules_read Lets Calendly pull Webex details into your account.
meeting:schedules_write Lets Calendly create Webex meetings when you schedule in Calendly.
spark:people_read

Lets Calendly show the connected Webex account in your settings.

See Webex’s Meetings Overview for more details.

What Webex data does Calendly store?

Calendly stores:

  • Webex meeting details to show as the location in your Calendly meeting.
  • Webex user details to link the right Webex and Calendly users.
  • Encrypted access and refresh tokens to keep your Webex connection active.

Calendly does not store or view your Webex recordings.