Also, changed Outlook settings to look forward only 90 days, instead of 300. It has 1 minute delays between repeated actions, to try and reduce rate limiting problems. Long event descriptions were cutting off the important Event ID/Master ID. It no longer copies the event description to Google Calendar.
This version is good enough for our purposes, although your company may have paid for a more advanced version.ĭownload your Power Automate. The basic free version of Power Automate is already included in Office 365, and apparently allows 750 “runs” a month. If you’ve heard of IFTTT or Zapier, Flow has the same concept.įlow was a good option for this sync because it was free and available. Microsoft Power Automate (aka Flow) is a service that lets you connect different applications and build connections between them. Using Microsoft Flow to synch Outlook and Google Calendars To keep work-time and personal-time fully apart. I did this because it’s a good idea to keep home & work accounts on separate devices. I wanted the ability to see work events on my personal calendar/device without having to install the Outlook app on my phone. My workplace calendar is in Office 365 Outlook on my work laptop. My personal calendar is in a Google account, and I access it with a Google app on my Android phone. Thank you for laying the groundwork, Alex! Why sync these calendars? This Flow is based on this Outlook to Google Calendar synch package by Alex Matulich. OutlookeventsgointoGoogleCalendar_20201117173352 Download