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Automate Typeform & Google Calendar

Stop paying for mismatched spreadsheets. Sync data between Typeform and Google Calendar in real-time, so you can manage your operations without the busywork.

Custom API Integration
Secure Data Transfer
Done-For-You Setup

How the Data Flows

graph LR
    subgraph Source ["Typeform"]
        T1(["Agent Conversation Finished"])
    end
    
    subgraph Middleware ["Enterprise Integration Core"]
        W[CRON API
Poller] --> V{Validation
& Auth} V -->|Fail| DLQ[Dead Letter
Queue] V -->|Pass| Map[Data Mapping
& Transformation] Map --> Retry[Rate Limiting
& Retries] end subgraph Target ["Google Calendar"] A1(["Add Attendees to Event"]) end T1 -->|JSON Payload| W Retry -->|Authenticated API POST| A1 style Source fill:transparent,stroke:#cbd5e1,stroke-dasharray: 5 5 style Target fill:transparent,stroke:#cbd5e1,stroke-dasharray: 5 5 style Middleware fill:#f8fafc,stroke:#94a3b8,stroke-width:2px style T1 fill:#3b82f6,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff style W fill:#1f2937,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff style V fill:#1f2937,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff style Map fill:#1f2937,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff style Retry fill:#1f2937,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff style DLQ fill:#ef4444,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff style A1 fill:#e11d48,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
When Typeform submissions are not integrated with Google Calendar, event scheduling becomes chaotic. For example, if a user fills out a Typeform to book a meeting, the details such as date, time, and participant emails are not automatically transferred to Google Calendar. This leads to manual data entry by the scheduling team, who must copy-paste information from Typeform responses into calendar events. As a result, valuable time is wasted, and there's a high risk of human error, such as incorrect dates or missing participants.

Top Ways to Automate Typeform & Google Calendar

  • Automated Appointment Scheduling: Instantly convert Typeform responses into calendar events, ensuring that every submission is promptly scheduled without manual intervention.
  • Real-Time Notifications: Receive immediate alerts in Google Calendar for new Typeform submissions, allowing teams to respond quickly and maintain engagement with potential clients.
  • Conflict-Free Scheduling: Automatically check for existing appointments in Google Calendar before scheduling new events, preventing double bookings and ensuring a smooth scheduling process.

How to Build the Typeform → Google Calendar Sync

  1. In your Typeform account, navigate to the form you want to integrate and set up a Standard Webhook. Use the endpoint URL: https://your-server.com/webhook.
  2. Configure the webhook to send a POST request with the submission data. Extract the following payload data: form_response.answers for event details like date, time, and participants.
  3. On your server, set up an endpoint to listen for incoming POST requests at /webhook. Parse the incoming JSON to retrieve the necessary event data.
  4. Use the Google Calendar REST API to create a new event. Make a POST request to https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/primary/events with the following JSON body: {"summary": "Meeting Title", "start": {"dateTime": "{date}T{time}", "timeZone": "UTC"}, "end": {"dateTime": "{end_date}T{end_time}", "timeZone": "UTC"}, "attendees": [{"email": "{participant_email}"}]}.
  5. Ensure you handle authentication with OAuth 2.0 for the Google Calendar API to authorize the requests.

Developer Warnings & API Gotchas

  • Be cautious of the time zone discrepancies between Typeform submissions and Google Calendar. Ensure that the time zone is correctly set when creating events to avoid scheduling issues.
  • When extracting participant emails from the Typeform payload, verify that the email field is correctly mapped. If the field is optional in Typeform, you may end up with null values which can cause API errors when creating events.
  • Ensure that the event duration is calculated correctly based on the Typeform input. If users input a start time without an end time, default to a pre-defined duration to avoid creating events with no specified length.

Supported API Operations

We leverage official, stable endpoints to ensure secure data transfer. No deprecated legacy routes.

  • When this happens in Typeform... Agent Conversation Finished
    Do this in Google Calendar Add Attendee(s) to Event
  • When this happens in Typeform... Automation Contact Action
    Do this in Google Calendar Create Calendar
  • When this happens in Typeform... Fetch Custom Actions
    Do this in Google Calendar Create Detailed Event
  • When this happens in Typeform... List Forms
    Do this in Google Calendar Delete Event
  • When this happens in Typeform... List Workspaces
    Do this in Google Calendar Move Event to Another Calendar

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