Your day already lives in Google Calendar. The problem is that the project context — which client, which deliverable, which contract — lives in COLO, and the meeting that ends up on your calendar is just a one-line "Call with Sara" that tells you nothing on the morning of. The Connect COLO with Google Calendar integration ties the two together: every COLO meeting carries its project context into Google Calendar, and every reschedule flows back.
TL;DR
COLO's Google Calendar integration pushes COLO meetings and project milestones onto your nominated Google Calendar with the client name, project title and agenda in the event body. Sync runs both ways, so a reschedule on either side updates the other. Personal Google Calendar events stay out of COLO, and existing events are not imported.
How it works
- Connect — open Settings → Integrations in COLO, click Connect Google Calendar, and authorise scoped access to the calendar you nominate. Roughly 60 seconds.
- Sync — new meetings and project milestones in COLO appear on the chosen Google Calendar with the client name, project title, and agenda in the event body.
- Work — manage your time in either app. A reschedule in Google Calendar updates the COLO meeting, and vice versa, so neither view goes stale.
What syncs
- COLO project milestones and meetings push to your chosen Google Calendar with attendees, agenda, and a link back to the COLO record.
- Calendar event updates in Google Calendar flow back to the matching COLO record — change a time on your phone, COLO catches up.
- Attendee invites carry the COLO meeting context (agenda, client name, project) in the event body so clients see useful detail, not just a time slot.
What doesn't sync
- Personal events on your Google Calendar do not appear in COLO — your dentist appointment is none of the workspace's business.
- Recurring events created in Google Calendar do not auto-create COLO records — if a meeting belongs to a client, it should originate in COLO so the project context follows it.
A typical workflow
A web designer schedules a kickoff call inside COLO for the following Monday. The integration immediately drops the event onto her Google Calendar with the client name, the project title, and a link back to the COLO record holding the brief. The client gets the calendar invite the way they expect — through Google Calendar's normal flow — but the body of the invite reads as a real meeting, not a vague one-liner. Friday afternoon, the client moves the call to Tuesday from inside Google Calendar; the change pushes back to the COLO record automatically, the project timeline updates, and any reminder the designer had set lifts with it.
The pattern repeats every project: meetings originate in COLO so the context is captured once, then live on Google Calendar where they are visible alongside the rest of the day. The designer does not maintain two views; the two views agree because they read from each other.
Setup in 60 seconds
- Go to Settings → Integrations in your COLO workspace
- Click 'Connect Google Calendar' and authorise the chosen calendar
- Pick which COLO event types push and you are done
FAQ
Q: Can I disconnect later?
Yes. Disconnecting stops new events from syncing. Existing events on Google Calendar are not removed; you can keep them, archive them, or delete them at will. COLO records remain intact.
Q: Does it support 2-way sync?
Yes. New COLO meetings create Google Calendar events; time changes on either side update the other. Conflicts (the rare case where both sides changed at the same time) surface as a banner — you decide which side wins.
Q: Is my data secure?
Yes. Authorisation uses Google's OAuth2 flow with scoped calendar access only. COLO does not read events outside the calendar you nominate, and tokens are revocable from your Google Account at any time.
Q: Does it cost extra?
No. The integration is included in every paid COLO plan. A standard free Google account works on the other side.
Q: What about my historical data?
Existing Google Calendar events are not imported into COLO — the integration syncs going forward only. Anything you create from the connection date onward stays in step.
Related integrations
- Connect COLO with Calendly so consultation bookings land on the same calendar
- Connect COLO with Zoom so meeting links auto-attach to events
- Connect COLO with Gmail so meeting follow-ups thread inside your inbox
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