Getting Started with Google Calendar

Cisco Spark Hybrid Calendar Service with Google Calendar

With Hybrid Calendar Service, you can connect your Google Calendar environment to Cisco Spark. This integration makes it easier to schedule and join meetings by auto-populating calendar invites with the meeting information. No plugins are required.

To simplify scheduling a meeting, your users can type these values in the invite Where field:

  • @spark to create a Cisco Spark space for meetings or to host the meeting through Cisco Spark.

  • @webex or their personal meeting room (PMR) URL to include a clickable link for their WebEx PMR.

This diagram shows the components of Hybrid Calendar Service and Google Calendar architecture.

Hybrid Calendar Service Scheduling Flow with Google Calendar

  1. A user creates a meeting in Google Calendar, putting @spark or @webex in the Where field.

  2. Google sends a notification to the Calendar Cloud Connector.

  3. The connector requests and receives the encryption key, and then uses it to encrypt the meeting information.

  4. The connector validates meeting creation and recipients, and then creates a Cisco Spark space.

  5. The connector calls the API service and maps the meeting to the space.

  6. The connector retrieves the meeting join information, including the Personal Meeting Room if @webex is used.

  7. The connector updates the meeting invite with the meeting join information and the Cisco Spark space ID.

  8. The updated meeting information appears in Google Calendar.