How to set up calendly?
Short answerSetting up Calendly takes three steps: connect your calendar so it can check for conflicts and add new meetings, create a schedule for the hours you take bookings, and make an event type for each kind of meeting [1][2]. The calendar step comes first because it stops it from offering times when you are busy [1].
The explanation
In the settings, choose to connect a calendar account, sign in, allow access, and pick which calendars Calendly should check for conflicts [1]. Choose one calendar where new bookings land. If you connect more than one, decide which is the main one before customers start booking.
Next, create a schedule for your working hours. The availability help page covers naming a schedule, editing its hours, and assigning it to specific event types [2]. A lunch break is simply a gap between two intervals.
Finally, set up an event type for each thing you sell, with its own length and link. Preview the page, use the troubleshoot tool if a time looks wrong, and test a booking from a private window. Keep the first version to two or three event types.
Steps
- Connect your calendar and choose which calendars to check.
- Pick the calendar that will receive new bookings.
- Create a schedule for your working hours and assign it to event types.
- Create one event type per service and book a test appointment.
What to watch for
- Skipping the calendar connection and entering busy times by hand.
- Making many event types before the first one has been tested.
How Apex does it
Built, rolling out
Built. A real server path exists; only setup steps remain before customers can use it. Status as of 2026-10-07; the badge shows the least-built feature involved.
Apex has a guided setup wizard that aims to finish in under ten minutes, a hosted booking page, and lead time and blackout date settings. The wizard and booking page are built, with real data connections still being finished.
- OB01Guided setup wizard (under 10 minutes)(Built, rolling out)
- BK01Online booking page (hosted)(Built, rolling out)
- BK13Lead time and blackout dates(Built)
Apex Flow Scheduler is in early access. See how we label status.
Sources
- Calendly Help: connect your calendar (read 2026-10-07)
- Calendly Help: set your availability (read 2026-10-07)
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