Copy or Export Shared Google Calendar

Question

I would like to copy or export a shared Google calendar that is listed under "Other Calendars."

I have found instructions on how to do this using the Public Address in iCal format. However, for the calendar I wish to copy or export, I do not have this information. Under integrate, there are only a "calendar ID" and a "Public URL to this calendar."

When I open the Public URL in a new browser, I cannot find any option to Save As .ics, I can only find options to save it as a web archive.

How do I copy, save, or export it in a format that can be imported into Google calendar or even any calendar program?

Answer 1

There's actually a very easy workaround.

1. Install Thunderbird
2. Import your agendas (it will also process shared agendas)
3. Export your agenda in whatever format that suits you.

Answer 2

I would like to copy or export a shared Google calendar that is listed under "Other Calendars.

The key word here is shared.
You can not copy or export a shared Google calendar. They are not yours, so you cannot do anything else but share them.

Extra info: Not even the default Birthdays calendar found can be exported or downloaded because it "Displays birthdays, anniversaries and other event dates of people in Google Contacts."

Answer 3

You can't do it directly through Google Calendar, but if you can do this pretty easily through the "Export" option in Apple Calendar (or I imagine several other apps). This will give you an .ics file that you can use however you want.

Note that you will not get any updates to the exported calendar, including any new events. AFAIK there's no way to export a calendar that isn't your own and continue receiving updates for new events.