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# Renewal calendar

> Add your ClearSpend renewal dates to Google Calendar, Outlook, or Apple Calendar and keep them in sync automatically.

Subscribe once to see every upcoming renewal in Google Calendar, Outlook, or Apple Calendar. ClearSpend hosts a personal `.ics` feed; renewal dates sync when they change in the app, with no manual entry on your side.

## Why subscribe

* **Never miss a renewal date.** Your calendar already reminds you of meetings and deadlines. Adding renewals to the same place means you see them as part of your normal planning view.
* **No manual maintenance.** The feed is live. When a renewal date changes in ClearSpend, your calendar picks up the change on its next refresh, usually within 24 hours.
* **Works with any calendar app.** The feed is a standard `.ics` URL. Google Calendar, Outlook, Apple Calendar, and any other app that supports calendar subscriptions can use it.
* **Read-only and safe to share.** The feed only shows renewal events. It doesn't write to ClearSpend or expose any account data beyond vendor names and dates.

## How to subscribe

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<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Subscribe dialog">
    From the **Renewals** page, click the **Subscribe** button in the top-right of the page header.

    You can also open the same dialog by hovering over **Renewals** in the left sidebar: a calendar icon appears on the right of the row. Click it to open the dialog without navigating to the Renewals page first.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Copy your feed URL or add directly to your calendar">
    The dialog shows your personal **Calendar feed URL**: a unique, token-protected `.ics` link.

    You have two options:

    **Option A: One-click add (recommended)**
    Click **Google**, **Outlook**, or **Apple** to open your calendar app directly with the feed pre-filled. Confirm the subscription inside your calendar app and you're done.

    | Button      | What it opens                                                                      |
    | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
    | **Google**  | Opens Google Calendar's "Add from URL" flow with the feed pre-filled               |
    | **Outlook** | Opens Outlook's "Add calendar from web" flow with the feed pre-filled              |
    | **Apple**   | Opens the `webcal://` link, which Apple Calendar (macOS/iOS) handles automatically |

    **Option B: Copy the URL manually**
    Click **Copy** to copy the feed URL to your clipboard, then paste it into any calendar app that accepts a subscription URL. Look for "Add calendar from URL", "Subscribe to calendar", or similar in your app's settings.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm the subscription in your calendar app">
    Your calendar app will ask you to confirm. Accept the subscription. Renewal events will appear within a few minutes for most calendar apps.

    Once subscribed, click **Done** to close the dialog.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What appears in your calendar

Each event in the feed represents one subscription renewal. Events include:

* The **vendor name** (e.g. "Adobe Design Inc. renewal")
* The **renewal date** as the event date

All-day events are used so they don't block time on your calendar.

## How updates work

The feed is live and generated fresh each time your calendar client fetches it. Most calendar apps refresh subscribed feeds every **24 hours** automatically. You don't need to re-subscribe when renewals change; updates appear on the next refresh.

<Note>
  If you need a renewal to show up immediately, you can manually trigger a refresh in your calendar app. In Google Calendar: open Settings → Other calendars → find the ClearSpend feed → click the three-dot menu → Refresh. In Apple Calendar: right-click the calendar → Refresh.
</Note>

## Security and access

The feed URL contains a unique token that acts as the credential. Keep this URL the same way you'd treat a password-reset link:

* **Don't post it publicly.** Anyone with the URL can read your renewal dates.
* **It's read-only.** The feed cannot modify ClearSpend data or your calendar app's other calendars.
* If you believe the URL has been leaked, contact your ClearSpend admin to revoke and regenerate the feed.

## Supported calendar apps

| App                        | Method                                                                                                |
| -------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Google Calendar**        | One-click via the **Google** button, or paste the URL under Settings → Other calendars → Add from URL |
| **Outlook (web/desktop)**  | One-click via the **Outlook** button, or paste the URL under Add calendar → Subscribe from web        |
| **Apple Calendar (macOS)** | One-click via the **Apple** button, or use File → New Calendar Subscription                           |
| **Apple Calendar (iOS)**   | Paste the `webcal://` URL into Safari and tap "Subscribe"                                             |
| **Any other app**          | Use the copied HTTPS URL in the app's "Subscribe to calendar" or "Add from URL" setting               |

<Tip>
  Once subscribed, you can rename the calendar inside your calendar app to something like "ClearSpend renewals" so it's easy to find and toggle on or off.
</Tip>