Guides for checking calendar feeds
Practical walkthroughs for finding and fixing the problems that make calendar feeds fail, drift out of sync, or import badly.
How to Validate an ICS Calendar Feed and Fix Common Errors
Learn how to check an ICS calendar feed for bad dates, duplicate event IDs, time-zone issues, and missing fields before you rely on it.
Why Your Airbnb and Vrbo Calendars Fall Out of Sync
Learn why are my Airbnb and Vrbo calendars out of sync, what causes the drift, and a simple weekly routine to keep both calendars true all season long.
How Double Bookings Happen and How to Prevent Them
Learn how to prevent double bookings on your rental: close the four gaps in sync, check your feed, and use a ten-minute weekly check to stay safe all year.
How to Check an iCal Feed for Errors Before You Connect It
Learn how to check an iCal feed for errors before you connect it: read the file, test key fields, scan the timeline, and fix faults at the source today.
Why Blocked Dates Disappear From Your Rental Calendar
Find why blocked dates disappeared from calendar views, why blocks vanish on one site only, and how to make a block that survives sync on each site too.
How Often Do iCal Feeds Refresh, and Why Does Yours Lag?
Learn how often do iCal feeds refresh, why your feed lags for hours, what the refresh hint does, and the simple steps you can take to test and fix a slow feed.
Why a Calendar Feed Returns an Empty File or a 404
See why an iCal feed 404 error or an empty file shows up, how the two faults differ, and the clear steps to fix the link and prove the feed works again.
How to Test a Calendar Feed in Five Minutes
Learn how to test a calendar feed in five short minutes: what to paste, what to keep private, how to read the result, and how to make the test a habit.
What Makes a Valid ICS File?
Learn what makes a valid ICS file: the parts each event needs, the line and date rules, and how to spot breaks before they block a booking at your home.
Why Your Calendar Import Keeps Failing
Find why your calendar import keeps failing: the six file errors that stop it, strict app rules, and a fix order that gets dates in fast for rental hosts.
How to Find and Fix Broken Events in an ICS File
Learn how to fix broken events in an ICS file: find the bad event fast, fix the five top breaks at the source, and prove the repair held for your home.