How does the Google integration work on vrtual.ly?
/ How does the Google integration work on vrtual.ly?

How does the Google integration work on vrtual.ly?

Quick answer: vrtual.ly connects to your Google account using secure authorization to automatically create Google Calendar events for your bookings. No software is installed on your Google account.

Connecting Google

vrtual.ly does not require installing a Google app. Instead, users securely connect their Google account using Google's authorization (OAuth) process.

  1. Log in to your vrtual.ly account
  2. From your Workspace, click the Business Tools icon
  3. Scroll to Integrations and click it
  4. Locate the Google integration and click Set Up
  5. You will be redirected to Google to authorize access
  6. Once authorized, you will be returned to vrtual.ly with Google connected

How Google is used

Once connected, vrtual.ly automatically creates a Google Calendar event when a booking is confirmed. Each booking generates a calendar event containing the scheduled time and relevant booking details.

vrtual.ly uses Google Calendar access solely to create, update, or remove calendar events associated with bookings.

Troubleshooting

If a Google Calendar event is not created, please check that:

  • Your Google account is still connected
  • The booking has been confirmed
  • The scheduled time has not already passed

If the issue persists, contact support at care@vrtual.ly.

Disconnecting Google

You can disconnect Google from vrtual.ly at any time:

  1. Go to Workspace > Business Tools > Integrations
  2. Find the connected Google account
  3. Click the Delete icon next to the Google integration

When deleted, all information related to the Google integration is immediately removed and the connection is fully deauthorized.

You may also revoke access directly from your Google account under Google Account > Security > Third-party apps with account access.

Data handling after disconnection

When Google is disconnected, vrtual.ly immediately stops all Google API calls and invalidates access tokens.

No new Google Calendar events are created after disconnection. vrtual.ly does not access Google once the integration has been removed.

Historical booking metadata is retained only for reporting and record-keeping purposes and does not include access to Google account data.