# Google integration

> Connect Google Calendar and Gmail to Dover so interviews are booked on your calendar and candidate emails send from your Gmail.

## Overview

Dover works with your Google account in two ways, and you connect each one separately:

| Connection | What it does | Where you connect it |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Google Calendar** | Lets candidates book interviews with you, avoids double-booking, and creates the calendar event. | **Account settings → Interviews & Notetaker** |
| **Gmail** | Sends candidate emails from your Gmail address and shows candidates' replies in Dover. | **Account settings → Email Connection** |

Each person connects their own Google account. A teammate's connection doesn't book your interviews or send your email. You can also start either connection from its card in **Settings → Integrations**.

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## Connect Google Calendar

1. Click **Account settings → Interviews & Notetaker**.
2. Click **Connect Google**.
3. Choose **Minimal permissions** or **Full permissions**. See [Choose calendar permissions](#choose-calendar-permissions).
4. Click **Continue with Google**, choose your work account, and approve the permissions.

When it's connected, the page shows **Google Calendar** with **Connected**, your account, and your permission level. For the rest of the setup, such as meeting hours and buffers, see [Setting up your interview preferences](https://docs.dover.com/scheduling-interviewing/setting-up-your-interview-preferences/).

### Choose calendar permissions

| Level | What Dover sees | Where interviews are booked |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Full permissions** | Event details on your calendar. | On your own calendar. Dover can add Google Meet links. |
| **Minimal permissions** | Only whether you're free or busy. | On the Dover hiring calendar. You and the candidate are still invited. |

To switch, click **Change** next to your permission level and connect again with the other option.

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## Connect Gmail

1. Click **Account settings → Email Connection**.
2. Click **Connect Google**.
3. Choose your work Google account and approve the permissions.

When it's done, the page shows **Connected to Google**. See [Emailing candidates](https://docs.dover.com/managing-candidates/emailing-candidates/) to send your first email.

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## Reconnect or disconnect

You manage both connections in your personal settings.

**If a connection stops working,** connect again. On **Email Connection**, click **Reauth** next to your connected account. For your calendar, disconnect it on **Interviews & Notetaker** and connect it again. If it needs you to sign in, **Settings → Members** shows a red calendar icon next to your name with **Calendar needs authentication**.

**To disconnect Google Calendar,** open **Account settings → Interviews & Notetaker** and click **Disconnect** next to your calendar. Candidates can't book interviews with you through Dover until you reconnect.

**To disconnect Gmail,** open **Account settings → Email Connection** and click **Disconnect Google**. Dover stops sending email and syncing replies through your Google account.

You can reconnect at any time. To use Microsoft instead, disconnect Google first. See [Microsoft integration](https://docs.dover.com/integrations/microsoft-integration/).

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## Frequently asked questions

### Do I need to connect both Google Calendar and Gmail?

They do different jobs. Connect the calendar to schedule interviews, and Gmail to email candidates from Dover. Most people connect both.

### Does everyone on my team need to connect?

Each person who schedules interviews or sends email connects their own account.

### What can Dover see on my calendar?

It depends on the permission level you chose. With **Minimal permissions**, only whether you're free or busy. With **Full permissions**, event details. See [Choose calendar permissions](#choose-calendar-permissions).

### Why can't I connect my Google account?

Your company's Google admin settings can block apps from connecting. Ask your IT team to allow Dover, then try again.

### Can I use Google Calendar and Outlook email?

Yes. The calendar and email connections are separate, so you can use a different provider for each. Only one provider can be connected at a time for each.

### How do I change which calendar my interviews use?

Disconnect your current calendar, then connect the one you want. See [Calendar invitations](https://docs.dover.com/scheduling-interviewing/calendar-invitations/).