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Connect Google Calendar

Upcoming meetings, prep notes and the notetaker

Connecting your Google calendar lets Zime see your meetings, so it can show them in Upcoming meetings, join them with the notetaker, and send you a prep note beforehand. This page shows how to connect it, what Zime can see, and how to disconnect.

What connecting does

Zime reads your calendar and uses it to work out which meetings to join and which calls belong to which meeting.

Once your calendar is connected, Zime can:

  • list your meetings in Upcoming meetings
  • schedule the Zime notetaker for meetings that have a video link
  • record Zoom and Teams meetings natively, which also needs the calendar event
  • match calls from other tools to the right meeting
  • send you prep notes before your calls

Without a calendar, Zime has no meetings to work from. You can still upload a call or record one on the spot.

Connect Google Calendar

Each person connects their own calendar from Settings.

The card shows Google because your company signs in with Google. A company uses one calendar provider, so you will not see a choice.

  1. Open Settings

    In Zime, open Settings and go to the Recordings section.

  2. Press Connect Google Calendar

    The calendar card tells you which provider your workspace uses.

  3. Approve access

    Choose your work account and approve the read-only access described below.

  4. Check it worked

    The card shows your email address and a Last Synced time, and your meetings start to appear in Upcoming meetings.

Need the call recording permission

Connecting a calendar belongs to the call recording permission. If connecting is blocked or Zime mentions an upgrade, ask your admin to turn on Call recording for you. See Roles and access policy.

What Zime can see

Zime only reads your calendar. It never creates, changes or deletes events.

This is everything you are asked to approve.

PermissionWhat Zime uses it for

View your calendar events

Read-only. Zime sees meetings so it can list them and join the right ones.

Your email address and basic profile

To know which Zime account the calendar belongs to.

Stay connected

So Zime keeps syncing without asking you to approve again each time.

Zime usually looks about two weeks ahead. It is told when your calendar changes and also checks regularly, so new meetings appear shortly after you add them.

If your Google admin restricts apps

Google Workspace needs no company setup unless your Google administrator restricts third-party apps. If that applies, people see a message that an administrator policy blocks access.

Your Google administrator can fix this in the Admin console under Security, then API controls, by trusting Zime. The steps are in Sign in with Google or Microsoft.

Disconnect your calendar

You can disconnect at any time from the same card.

Disconnecting stops Zime from joining new meetings. Calls already recorded are not affected.

  1. Open the calendar card

    In Settings, go to the Recordings section.

  2. Press Disconnect

    Zime lists any upcoming meetings that will not be recorded.

  3. Confirm

    Press Disconnect in the dialog to finish, or Cancel to keep your calendar connected.

Questions

I do not see Connect Google Calendar. Why?

Your company uses Outlook, and the card shows only your company's provider. See Connect Outlook Calendar and Sign in with Google or Microsoft.

Can I connect more than one calendar?

The card connects one calendar, the one for your work account.

A meeting I added is not recorded.

Zime does not join meetings that are added after they have already started. It also needs a video link on the invite, and it skips Webex and webinar links.

How do I know my calendar is still connected?

The calendar card shows Last Synced. If the connection drops, Zime emails you to reconnect it.

Does Zime change anything in my calendar?

No. The access is read-only.

Can some of our team use Google Calendar and others Outlook?

Each Zime workspace connects to one calendar provider, chosen when your workspace is set up. It follows how your team signs in: Google sign-in uses Google Calendar, and Microsoft sign-in uses Outlook.

If your team uses both, tell your Zime contact before setup so they can plan it with you.

Still need help?

Write to support@zime.ai and the team will get back to you.

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