[ARCHIVED] More control over canvas calendar .ics file content

[AMZ]

When syncing the canvass calendar to Outlook or Gmail, is it possible to control which courses are represented in the "Calendar Feed"? 

For example: I am a student enrolled in 8 classes, 6 of which have posted their online lecture times on the canvas calendar, one of which posts all TA/Instructor office hours, and one of which posts assignment due dates/times. When I sync this calendar to my Google Calendar, the result is an overlapping mess of events. This would be okay if you can manipulate the calendar in any way (like changing the event color based on the course) or choose which courses are included in the .ical file (and excluding irrelevant courses, like ones with excessive office hours that you don't necessarily go to). 

Is it possible to choose which courses are synced from your canvas calendar? 

[Chris_Hofer · Accepted solution]

Good evening, @AMZ ...

Unfortunately, I do not think that this is possible with Calendar feeds from Canvas (just one "s", by the way).  I looked through the following Guide, and I didn't see anything about being able to do this.  How do I view the Calendar iCal feed to subscribe ... - Canvas Community  Back in 2016, this was also confirmed by @Stef_retired: Solved: Single course calendar feed - Canvas Community.  And unfortunately, I'm not sure that anything new has been developed since then.

Sorry that I don't have better news for you, but I hope this has helped to answer your question.  Take care, stay safe, and be well.

[MLRippy]

While the answer does give the information. I do not "LIKE" the answer. There needs to be a way to export only a single course calendar. The "all or nothing" option is not ideal for those enrolled in multiple courses. 

[Stef_retired]

@AMZ Chris is correct; this is currently the topic of a long-standing and actively-monitored idea conversation at Select which courses go in Calendar Feed - Canvas Community 

[AlexLanglands]

Hello - I'm experiencing the same problem. I am listed as teacher/instructor on various courses (because I give single lectures) - but I don't want to see them all on my calendar feed into Outlook - I just want to see what I am teaching. I've tried turning the courses off in Canvas but they are still there in outlook calendar which is totally cluttered. How can this be resolved at all? It undermines the functionality of a live calendar feed if filters can't be applied and updated in real time. 

[DeweyBeck]

Your information is very interesting. Thank you for sharing 

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