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Calendar feeds

Members can save events to their personal calendar two ways: add a single event right from the event page, or subscribe to a calendar feed so every new event shows up automatically.

Subscribe to the event calendar

Subscribing means your calendar app checks Somiti for new events and pulls them in without you doing anything. When your admin publishes a new event, your calendar picks it up automatically.

To subscribe you need your community’s calendar feed URL. Ask your admin for the link, or find it in the member portal under your account settings. The URL ends in .ics.

Apple Calendar (Mac)

  1. Open the Calendar app.
  2. Go to File > New Calendar Subscription.
  3. Paste the feed URL and click Subscribe.
  4. Set a refresh frequency and click OK.

Apple Calendar (iPhone or iPad)

  1. Open Settings on your device.
  2. Tap Calendar > Accounts > Add Account > Other.
  3. Tap Add Subscribed Calendar.
  4. Paste the feed URL and tap Next, then Save.

Google Calendar

  1. Open Google Calendar.
  2. Click + next to “Other calendars” and choose From URL.
  3. Paste the feed URL and click Add calendar.

Note: Google Calendar refreshes subscribed calendars every 12 to 24 hours. New events from Somiti won’t appear instantly.

Outlook.com or Office 365

  1. Open your calendar in Outlook on the web.
  2. Click Add calendar > Subscribe from web.
  3. Paste the feed URL and click Import.

Outlook desktop

  1. Go to File > Account Settings > Account Settings.
  2. Click the Internet Calendars tab, then New.
  3. Paste the feed URL and click Add, then OK.

Other calendar apps

Most apps support iCal subscriptions. Look for “Subscribe to calendar,” “Add calendar from URL,” or “Import from iCal.”

The feed includes each event’s name, date and time, location (venue address for in-person events, meeting link for virtual events), and a link back to the event in Somiti. See Events for details on how event types work.

Add a single event to your calendar

If you don’t want to subscribe to the whole feed, you can add one event at a time.

  1. Open the event in Somiti.
  2. Click Add to Calendar.
  3. Choose your calendar app from the menu: Google Calendar, Outlook.com, Office 365, Yahoo Calendar, or Download .ics file for Apple Calendar and others.

For Google, Outlook.com, Office 365, and Yahoo, Somiti opens that service in a new tab with the event details already filled in. Review and click save in your calendar app.

For Apple Calendar and other apps, Somiti downloads an .ics file. Open it and your calendar app will prompt you to add the event.

Tip: The .ics download works with any calendar app that supports iCal, including Thunderbird and Fastmail.

Your calendar entry includes two reminders by default: one the day before the event and one an hour before.