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Connect Apple Calendar (iCloud) to Handyva

Handyva reads and adds events to your iCloud calendar using an app-specific password, never your Apple Account password.

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Connect Apple Calendar (iCloud) ›or say “connect my Apple” to @HandyvaBot

Before you start

  • A Pro or Business plan
  • An Apple Account with two-factor authentication turned on (app-specific passwords need it)

Steps

Connecting Apple Calendar (iCloud) on handyva.com
What connecting Apple Calendar (iCloud) looks like on Handyva

  1. Open your Apple Account page

    Go to account.apple.com and sign in with your Apple Account.

  2. Create an app-specific password

    In Sign-In and Security, choose App-Specific Passwords, then Generate an app-specific password. Name it Handyva.

  3. Copy the password

    Apple shows a password like abcd-efgh-ijkl-mnop. Copy it now; Apple won't show it again.

  4. Paste it on handyva.com

    Go to handyva.com/connect/apple_calendar (or open Apple Calendar from the dashboard's Connections page) and paste the details into the form. Never paste keys into the Telegram chat; Handyva will tell you to change them if you do.

    Enter your Apple Account email and the app-specific password, then tap Connect. Handyva checks it with iCloud straight away.

  5. All set

    You're sent back to handyva.com and Handyva confirms in Telegram that Apple Calendar is connected. Try asking it something straight away.

What Handyva can access

  • See events on your iCloud calendars
  • Add events you've asked for

Handyva only uses this access to do what you ask, never shares it, and always shows you messages, replies and posts before they go out.

Disconnect

In Handyva: dashboard → Connections → Disconnect, or tell the bot “disconnect my account”. On the platform: account.apple.com → Sign-In and Security → App-Specific Passwords → remove Handyva. Changing your Apple Account password also revokes it.

Troubleshooting

Handyva says the password was rejected

Check you used the app-specific password, not your Apple Account password, and that the email is your Apple Account email. Generate a new one if unsure.

I can't see App-Specific Passwords

Turn on two-factor authentication for your Apple Account first.

It stopped working after I changed my Apple password

Changing your password revokes every app-specific password. Create a new one and reconnect.

Questions

Why not my normal Apple password?

An app-specific password only works for calendar and similar access, can be revoked on its own, and keeps your main password private.

Does this give access to my photos or iCloud Drive?

Handyva only uses it for your calendars.