---
title: "Connect an Apple (iCloud) Calendar to your community calendar"
url: "https://mycommunitysync.com/connect-apple-calendar"
community: "CommunitySync"
description: "Publish an iCloud calendar and connect its webcal link to CommunitySync — plus what to do when the Public Calendar option is missing on a company-managed Apple account."
updated: "2026-07-18T18:45:00.616+00:00"
---

# Connect an Apple (iCloud) Calendar to your community calendar

*Calendar*

Your community calendar in CommunitySync syncs from the calendar your team already
uses — you keep editing events in Apple Calendar, and they appear in the member
portal automatically (hourly, or instantly with **Sync now**). For Apple, the link
you need comes from iCloud's **Public Calendar** feature.

## Before you start: two things Apple does differently

- **Public means public.** Unlike Google, iCloud has no "secret address with
  private calendar" option — publishing a calendar means anyone who has the link
  can read every event's full details. So never publish your personal calendar:
  create a dedicated one just for community events (in Apple Calendar:
  **File → New Calendar**, on the iCloud account), and put only member-facing
  events on it.
- **Only iCloud calendars can be published.** Google or Exchange accounts you've
  added to the Apple Calendar app can't be published from there (use that
  provider's own guide instead), and built-in calendars like Birthdays and
  Holidays can't be shared at all.

## Get the public calendar link

**On a Mac (Calendar app):**

1. Open **Calendar** and find your events calendar in the sidebar (under iCloud).
2. Right-click it and choose **Sharing Settings…** (older macOS: **Get Info**).
3. Check **Public Calendar**.
4. Copy the link that appears — it starts with `webcal://`.

**On iPhone or iPad:**

1. Open **Calendar** and tap **Calendars** at the bottom.
2. Tap the **(i)** next to your iCloud events calendar.
3. Turn on **Public Calendar**, then tap **Share Link…** and copy it.

**On iCloud.com:**

1. Open **Calendar** and click the share icon next to the calendar's name.
2. Turn on **Public Calendar** and copy the link.

## Connect it in CommunitySync

1. In your community's **Admin Panel**, open **Calendar → Feeds & categories**.
2. Click **Connect a feed**, give it a member-friendly name, and paste the
   `webcal://` link exactly as copied — no need to change it to `https://`, the
   form handles that.
3. Click **Connect & import** — your events import immediately. From then on it
   syncs every hour on its own.

Tip: the feed's *name* becomes a filter chip in the member portal for events that
have no category (Apple feeds don't carry categories), so name it the way you'd
want members to read it — "Office Socials", not "Marcin's calendar".

## Troubleshooting

### There's no "Public Calendar" option

If your Apple Account is managed by your company or school (Apple Business Manager
/ Apple School Manager), the organization's administrator may have disabled
calendar publishing — the toggle simply doesn't appear. Ask your Apple Business
Manager admin to allow it, or keep the events calendar on a regular (personal)
iCloud account instead.

### I published the calendar but new events aren't in the portal yet

Two delays stack: iCloud can take several minutes to push changes to published
calendar links, and CommunitySync syncs hourly. For an immediate refresh, open
**Admin Panel → Calendar** and click the **Sync now** icon on the feed.

### I want to stop sharing

Turn off **Public Calendar** in the same place you enabled it — the link stops
working — then remove the feed in **Admin Panel → Calendar** (its imported events
are removed with it).

### Calendar

- [Connect a Google Calendar to your community calendar](https://mycommunitysync.com/connect-google-calendar.md)
- [How often the calendar syncs (and how to sync now)](https://mycommunitysync.com/calendar-sync-frequency.md)