Google Calendar Integration
The Google Calendar integration syncs your events into Barvol in real time, enabling the Calendar view, meeting context panels, and time allocation analysis. It is one of the fastest integrations to set up and one of the highest-value ones for founders who spend significant time in meetings.
What Barvol reads from Google Calendar
Barvol reads all events from your primary Google Calendar and any calendars you explicitly authorize during setup. For each event, it reads:
- Event title, date, start time, and end time
- Attendee names and email addresses
- Event status (accepted, tentative, declined)
- Location (if set)
- Video call links (e.g., Google Meet URLs)
Barvol does not read the event description, attached files, or private event notes unless you explicitly enable that in the integration settings.
Connecting Google Calendar
Go to Integrations, click Google Calendar, and click "Connect." Authorize the requested permissions. You will be asked which calendars to sync — select all calendars you want visible in Barvol, then click Confirm.
Sync is webhook-based, meaning changes you make in Google Calendar appear in Barvol within seconds rather than on a polling schedule.
Calendar in Barvol
Once connected, your events appear in the Barvol Calendar view. Events are read-only — you cannot create, edit, or delete events from within Barvol. All event management happens in Google Calendar.
The Calendar view overlays your task due dates and goal milestones on top of your events, giving you a unified view of commitments and deliverables.
Meeting context panels
Clicking any event in the Barvol Calendar opens a context panel. If attendees match CRM contacts, Barvol shows:
- The contact's company, deal stage, and last interaction date
- Recent feedback from or about this contact
- Open tasks related to this contact
- Recent email threads (if Gmail is connected)
This panel is especially useful 5 minutes before a customer call — it gives you a brief on the relationship without opening multiple tabs.
Time allocation insights
Barvol analyzes your calendar to show how your time is distributed across meeting types. It categorizes events as:
- Customer-facing (events with CRM contacts as attendees)
- Internal (events with only workspace members)
- Focus time (single-attendee blocks or events titled with focus/deep work keywords)
- External/other
View this breakdown in the Calendar Insights tab or ask the AI: "How much of my time this month was in customer calls vs. internal meetings?"