How to Create Google Calendar Events from TidyCal Appointments Using Pabbly Connect

Learn how to create Google Calendar events for new TidyCal appointments and add details to MySQL using Pabbly Connect in this step-by-step tutorial. Navigate the automation landscape confidently with clear, structured guidance suitable for professionals regardless of prior technical experience.

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1. Accessing Pabbly Connect for Integrating TidyCal and Google Calendar

To start automating your processes, access Pabbly Connect through your web browser. This powerful integration tool will help you connect TidyCal with Google Calendar and MySQL seamlessly.

If you are a new user, click on the ‘Sign Up for Free’ button to create your account. Existing users can simply log in. Once logged in, navigate to the dashboard, where you can manage all your workflows.

2. Creating a New Workflow in Pabbly Connect

In this section, you will create a new workflow in Pabbly Connect that connects TidyCal with Google Calendar and MySQL. Click on the ‘Create Workflow’ option in the upper right corner of the dashboard.

• Name your workflow (e.g., ‘TidyCal to Google Calendar to MySQL’).
• Select the folder where you want to save this workflow.
• Click on ‘Create’ to proceed.

After creating the workflow, you will see two sections: Trigger and Action. The Trigger is the event that starts the workflow, while Actions are the responses to that trigger.

3. Setting Up the TidyCal Trigger in Pabbly Connect

For this automation, select TidyCal as your trigger application in Pabbly Connect. Choose the ‘New Booking’ trigger event, which will activate the workflow whenever a new appointment is made.

Click on ‘Connect’ and then select ‘Add New Connection’ to establish a connection with TidyCal. Ensure you are logged into your TidyCal account for successful authorization. Once connected, test the connection by booking a new appointment in TidyCal.

• Book an appointment in TidyCal to generate a test response.
• Click ‘Save and Send Test Request’ to retrieve the booking details.

This will allow you to map the appointment details to the subsequent actions in your workflow.

4. Adding the Google Calendar Event via Pabbly Connect

Next, you will set up the action to create an event in Google Calendar using Pabbly Connect. Select Google Calendar as the action application and choose the ‘Create Event’ action event.

Once again, click on ‘Connect’ and select ‘Add New Connection.’ Log into your Google account and grant the necessary permissions. After the connection is established, you will need to fill in the event details using the information retrieved from TidyCal.

Map the event title, description, start date, end date, and time zone using the data from TidyCal. Ensure all fields are correctly filled to avoid errors.

After mapping the details, click ‘Save and Send Test Request’ to confirm the event creation in Google Calendar.

5. Inserting Appointment Details into MySQL

Finally, you will add another action to insert the appointment details into your MySQL database using Pabbly Connect. Select MySQL as the action application and choose the ‘Insert Row’ action event.

To connect to MySQL, you will need to provide your database credentials, including the database name, username, password, host name, and port. Once connected, select the table where you want to insert the appointment details.

Map the appointment ID, event name, full name, email, and date into the corresponding fields. Click ‘Save and Send Test Request’ to ensure the data is inserted successfully.

Check your MySQL database to confirm that the appointment details have been added correctly. This completes the entire workflow using Pabbly Connect.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we successfully demonstrated how to create Google Calendar events from new TidyCal appointments and insert the details into MySQL using Pabbly Connect. This automation streamlines your scheduling and data management processes effectively.