How do I add a calendar feed from Canvas into another calendar app?
Steps on how to get a specific Canvas course calendar feed and import into Outlook or Google Calendar.
Answer
To add a calendar feed from a Canvas course into another calendar app such as Outlook Calendar or Google Calendar.
First, navigate to the desired Canvas course.
Click in the browser address bar, to access the url for example:
https://canvas.gsa.ac.uk/courses/2491
Edit the url so that api/v1/ is pasted in between https://canvas.gsa.ac.uk/ and courses/2491.
The url should now read as:
https://canvas.gsa.ac.uk/api/v1/courses/2491
Click enter.
This will take you to a page with some code, the information needed is located after ics, to help you locate it use Ctrl+F and search for "ics". This will highlight the section.
Copy the line from https:
Example:
https://canvas.gsa.ac.uk/feeds/calendars/course_EYbiC2ruIpnQcVeG1RNLVEiDKZMNDK1hd6owmGaO.ics
Next head to your chosen calendar app.
In this example, we will be using Outlook Calendar.
On the calendar page, click on Add Calendar.
Select "Subscribe from web" on the left navigation menu.
Paste the url copied earlier and you will then be prompted to add a name, colour and charm.
Select where you would like the calendar added to.
Click Import.
This will now appear in your calendar list.