---
title: "SIA for Google Calendar"
description: "Book interviews directly from SIA chat. No back-and-forth needed"
canonical_url: https://senseloaf.guides.markdrop.in/sia-connectors/sia-for-google-calendar
last_updated: 2026-11-01
site: "Senseloaf"
index: https://senseloaf.guides.markdrop.in/llms.txt
---

# SIA for Google Calendar

Without a calendar connected, scheduling an interview means trading emails until a time works for everyone. Connecting Google Calendar lets SIA book interviews outright. It checks your actual availability from your calendar, picks a slot that works, and puts a Google Meet invite on both your calendar and the candidate's, all in one step.

### Connecting Google Calendar

[Video: Connecting Google Calendar](https://senseloaf.guides.markdrop.in/docs-assets/import/sia-connectors/sia-for-google-calendar/connecting-google-calendar.mp4)

* In Chat, open [**Connectors**](https://sia.senseloaf.ai/settings/connectors) from the sidebar
* Find the **Google Calendar** card and click **Connect Google Calendar**
* A Google sign-in tab opens — sign in with the account whose calendar you want SIA to use
* Review the permissions Google shows you. This request is for calendar access only, it does not touch Gmail or Drive. Click **Allow**
* You're redirected back to Chat and the card now reads **Connected**

> **Warning**
>
> NOTE: Google Calendar, Gmail, and Google Drive are each separate connections. Connecting one doesn't grant the others, and disconnecting one doesn't affect the rest.

### What you can do once connected

Once Google Calendar is connected, SIA can look at your real schedule and act on it:

* **Show what's already on your calendar** — for a given day or week, so you know what you're working around before proposing anything
* **Suggest concrete free slots within your working hours** — rather than a random time that may conflict with something else
* **Book the interview with a Google Meet link, and email the invite to the candidate** — all in one step, without you creating the event and separately emailing the details
* **Cancel a booking and notify attendees** — if a call needs to move or fall through, SIA can cancel it and let the candidate and anyone else invited know

#### Try it in SIA Chat

```text wrap title="Schedule Interview"
Suggest three 30 minutes slots I'm free next week for a first-round call 
```

```text wrap title="Schedule Interview"
Book Tuesday 3pm with this [candidate_name], add a Meet link and cc [hiring_manager]
```

```text wrap title="Check schedule"
What interviews do I have tomorrow?
```

[Video: Try it with SIA Chat](https://senseloaf.guides.markdrop.in/docs-assets/import/sia-connectors/sia-for-google-calendar/try-it-with-sia-chat.mp4)

### A few things to note

SIA proposes times based on your real calendar, but checks with you before anything actually books. Nothing is placed on your calendar or sent to a candidate without your confirmation.

[Video: SIA suggests](https://senseloaf.guides.markdrop.in/docs-assets/import/sia-connectors/sia-for-google-calendar/sia-suggests.mp4)

### Disconnecting Google Calendar

1. Go to [**Connectors** ](https://sia.senseloaf.ai/settings/connectors)in the sidebar
2. On the Google Calendar card, click **Disconnect**