ICS Feeds
ICS feeds adhere to the iCalendar standard. ICS includes feeds from, but not limited to, iCal, Outlook, Exchange, Google Calendar, Presence, SideArm, Trumba, OrgSync and CollegiateLink.
The Anatomy of a Localist ICS Feed
BEGIN:VEVENT (This indicates the start of an event)
SUMMARY: Event’s Title
LOCATION: Location of the event
DESCRIPTION: A brief description of the event
DTSTART;TZID: Start time
DTEND;TZID: End time
CATEGORIES: Localist Filters
UID: External ID
- An External ID tells our system that this is event #1, so each time the Feed imports it will match the previously imported event #1. If your events do not have an External ID, Localist will see each event as “new” during every import.
- The External ID can be anything, like a numerical string or a URL.
END:VEVENT (This indicates the end of an event)