Environment
Google Calendar
Issue
How to create a new Google Calendar secret address.
Resolution
Create a new secret address
To create a new Google Calendar secret address:
- Go to U-M Google Calendar on your computer
- Click the gear icon in the top right and select Settings
- Click the name of the calendar for which you want to create the secret address from the left panel, under "Settings for my calendars"
- Scroll to the Integrate calendar section and copy the link under "Secret address in iCal format"
- Paste the link as directed by your other calendar application (e.g., Outlook or Apple Calendar). Refer to the Google Help Center for more information on syncing your Google Calendar to third-party applications
Caution: We strongly recommend that only applications created and supported by Google be used to connect to U-M Google accounts. Using third-party apps not provided by Google is at your own risk and could lead to university data loss.
Additional Information
On May 2021, Google informed its users that third-party apps, such as Outlook or Apple Calendar, would have their access to Google Calendar reset between May 25 and June 6, 2021. This meant that the "secret address" feature used by these apps would no longer work. To continue using this functionality without any disruption, users were required to create a new secret address before May 25, 2021.