Hand someone a link that shows when you are busy and nothing else. They see blocks of time labelled "Busy" — no titles, no notes, no locations — so they can book around you without knowing that Thursday afternoon is a hospital appointment.
What you build
One calendar link the other person can subscribe to — a shareable calendar link — on its default settings.
Steps
- Open iCal Feeds in the dashboard and open your feed.
- Under Calendars, tick only the calendars whose time should count as busy. Leave tentative someday plans out.
- Leave Feed Settings alone. The defaults are the private ones: names, descriptions and locations all off.
- Check the line under the link says it shares event times only. That line comes from the live settings, so it reflects what the link actually gives away.
- Send the link.
Treat the link like a password
The link needs no sign-in: anyone who holds it can subscribe. That makes it easy to share, and worth guarding, because this is your default feed and it cannot be deleted or reissued. If it spreads further than you meant, untick every calendar under Calendars: the address stays live and starts returning nothing. Feeds you create yourself on Pro can be deleted outright.
When one link is not enough
Different people deserve different amounts of detail: an assistant may need titles, a client does not. That takes a second feed, which needs Pro — Free includes one. On Pro, make one feed per audience with the settings that audience should have.
Where to go next
- Shareable calendar links — what each setting reveals
- Copied events arrive without their titles — when the privacy default surprised you instead
- Plans and limits — the feed counts on each plan