> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getwhitewhale.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Google Calendar

> Connect Google Calendar to WhiteWhale and get automatic pre-meeting research briefs with buying signals and Why Now summaries 24 hours before every call.

WhiteWhale connects to your Google Calendar and automatically prepares a research brief before any meeting with a tracked account. No manual prep needed — the brief lands in your inbox 24 hours before the call with everything you need to walk in prepared.

## How to connect

<Steps>
  <Step title="Go to Settings">
    Click **Settings** in the left nav and scroll to **Integrations**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Find Google Calendar and click Connect">
    Follow the prompts to authorize WhiteWhale to access your calendar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose your mode">
    Select how WhiteWhale should handle your upcoming meetings:

    | Mode                 | What it does                                                                                                                     |
    | -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
    | **On**               | Sends a research brief 24 hours before each meeting with a tracked account. Nothing is added to your account list automatically. |
    | **On — Auto Upload** | Sends research briefs and automatically adds any account you have a meeting with to your WhiteWhale list. Uses account credits.  |
    | **Off**              | Pauses the integration. No briefs are generated. Your connection is preserved.                                                   |
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  Not sure which mode to pick? Start with **On**. You get pre-meeting briefs without touching your account list or credits. Switch to Auto Upload later if you want your calendar to drive your book of business automatically.
</Tip>

## What's in the brief

WhiteWhale sends the brief by email 24 hours before the meeting. Each brief includes:

* Meeting time, company HQ location, and employee count
* **What they do** — a plain-English summary of the company
* **Why Now** — the signal story: what's changed recently and why now is the right time to be talking to them

## Disconnecting

To disconnect, go to **Settings** → **Integrations** → **Google Calendar** → click **Disconnect**. You can reconnect at any time.

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Pre-Meeting Research Brief" icon="file-lines" href="/pre-meeting-research-brief">
    See what the brief looks like and learn how to use it.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Using the Why Now Summary" icon="bolt" href="/using-the-why-now-summary">
    Understand the signal story in your brief before the call.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Adding Accounts" icon="plus" href="/adding-accounts">
    Manually add accounts to your list.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>