Manage Incoming Google Calendar Invitations

Modified on Tue, 25 Apr 2023 at 01:22 AM

  1. On your computer, open Google Calendar.
  2. At the top right, click Settings  Settingsand then Settings.
  3. On the left, under “General,” click Event settings and thenAdd invitations to my calendar.


Choose an option:
  • From everyone: All invitations are automatically added to your calendar.
  • Only if the sender is known:Events are added to your calendar if the sender is in your contacts, part of your organization, or someone you previously interacted with. This helps prevent spam on your calendar.
    • If an event isn’t added to your calendar, you get the invitation as an email, even if the organizer doesn't send one. 
    • After you mark a sender as known, or you interact with them, future invitations from them are automatically added to your calendar. 
    • This option might reveal to senders that they aren’t in your contacts 
  • When I respond to the invitation in email: An event is added to your calendar only after you respond to the email notification. When an event isn't added to your calendar, you get an invitation by email, even if the event organizer chooses not to send one.
Tip: The setting only applies to new invitations.

Fix issues with known senders

If you mark a sender as known or interact with them, and invitations are still marked as "Unknown sender invitation," make sure your Google Account allows Google products to save contact info when you interact with people

To automatically add future invitations from a sender to your calendar, you can also manually add senders to your contacts.

If you still find spam events in your calendar on your Android device after you turn on “Only if the sender is known,” you may also need to review which apps have access to your calendar.


Unmark a sender as known

If you accidentally click "I know the sender," but don’t trust the contact:

  1. Go to contacts.google.com.
  2. At the top left, click Main menu Menuand thenOther contacts.
  3. To the right of the person’s contact info, click More actions Moreand then Delete Delete reminderand then Delete.

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