# Google Calendar and Google Meet

> Connect Google Calendar so the AI agent can book appointments, how watsi appointments sync with your calendar and how to add Google Meet links automatically.

Source: https://docs.watsi.ai/en/scheduling/google-calendar-meet

**watsi needs Google Calendar connected for you and the AI agent to book appointments: when you connect it, watsi creates a "Watsi" calendar in your Google account and writes every appointment there.** If an appointment type includes a video call, each appointment gets its Google Meet link. watsi doesn't read your other Google events as busy, so the times you don't want to offer are closed with blocks.

## Connect Google Calendar

### Open Calendars
    In the sidebar, open **Calendars**. If it isn't connected yet, you'll see that a Google Calendar
    connection is required.
### Connect your account
    Click **Connect Google Calendar**, pick your Google account and accept the permissions. You can
    also connect it from **Integrations**, on the **Google Calendar** card.

## How it syncs

- watsi creates a separate calendar called "Watsi" in your Google account and writes its appointments there, instead of using your main calendar.
- watsi does **not** treat your other Google events as busy time. To close a time, create a [block](/scheduling/spaces-and-blocks).
- If you move a watsi appointment in Google Calendar, watsi tells you the time was changed in Google Calendar and lets you update watsi or revert.
- **Invite to calendar** shares the calendar with other people, with free/busy-only, see-details or edit-events access.

## Google Meet

In the [appointment type](/scheduling/appointment-types), turn on **Video call** → **Include Google Meet link**. Every appointment of that type is created with its Meet link, whether the agent, your team or the booking page books it. Customers join the meeting without having to ask for access.

> **Note**
  If the Google Calendar card in Integrations says the Meet permission is missing, reconnect your
  account so the links can be created.

## Related

- [Book visits over WhatsApp](/scheduling/book-visits-whatsapp)
- [Appointment types](/scheduling/appointment-types)
- [Confirmations and reminders](/scheduling/confirmations-reminders)

## FAQ

### Do I need Google Calendar to book appointments with watsi?

Yes. The Calendars section and the AI agent's scheduling require Google Calendar connected. Without that connection, the agent can't book.

### Does watsi read my personal Google Calendar events?

No. watsi writes its appointments into a "Watsi" calendar it creates in your Google account, but it doesn't treat your other events as busy time. To close a time in watsi, use a block.