Connecting Apple Calendar with an app-specific password Guide

Apple Calendar connects to Praxivara using an app-specific password from your Apple Account — not your normal iCloud password. This is a one-time code Apple generates specifically for third-party apps, and it lets your assistant work with your iCloud calendar securely.

Before you begin

To create an app-specific password, your Apple Account needs two-factor authentication turned on. Most accounts already have it. You'll also want your iCloud email address handy — the same one you use to sign in to Apple services.

Why an app-specific password? Your regular iCloud password will not work here, and entering it will cause the connection to fail. App-specific passwords let you grant access to one app at a time and revoke it later without changing your main password.

Step 1: Create an app-specific password at Apple

1. Sign in to your Apple Account at account.apple.com.
2. Find the sign-in and security section, then choose App-Specific Passwords.
3. Generate a new password and give it a label you'll recognize, such as Praxivara.
4. Apple shows a password in a format like abcd-efgh-ijkl-mnop. Copy it exactly, including the dashes. You'll only see it once.

Keep this window open, or paste the password somewhere temporary, so you have it ready for the next step.

Step 2: Connect Apple Calendar in Praxivara

1. Open the Integrations page from your workspace.
2. Search for Apple Calendar, or filter by the Scheduling & Calendar category, and open its card.
3. Click Connect.
4. Enter your iCloud email address.
5. In the password field, paste the app-specific password you created in Step 1 — not your regular iCloud password.
6. Submit the form. Once your credentials are validated, Apple Calendar will show as Connected on the Integrations page.

Step 3: Choose which actions the assistant can take

When you connect, you'll see the list of actions Apple Calendar supports, shown as checkboxes. You decide exactly what your assistant is allowed to do.

• Use Select all to enable everything, or check only the specific actions you want.
• If you'd prefer the assistant to only read your calendar, leave writing actions unchecked.
• You can revisit this anytime from the connection's Manage actions view to add or remove what's enabled.

Tip: If the assistant ever says a specific action "is not enabled," open Manage actions for Apple Calendar and turn that action on.

Using your calendar once connected

After connecting, your assistant can work with your iCloud calendar directly in chat, and your agents can use it too. You might ask it to check your availability, find a free slot, or add and update events — limited to the actions you enabled.

Troubleshooting

The connection was rejected or credentials weren't accepted

This almost always means a normal iCloud password was used instead of an app-specific password. Return to Apple, generate a fresh app-specific password, and paste that exact value.

You copied the password but it still fails

Make sure you copied the full value including the dashes, with no extra spaces before or after. It's easy to miss a character. If in doubt, generate a new one and try again.

You need to disconnect or start over

You can disconnect Apple Calendar from its card on the Integrations page at any time. To fully revoke access on Apple's side, delete the corresponding app-specific password in your Apple Account settings.

Keeping your connection secure

Your connection is private to you and scoped to your workspace. If you ever want to remove Praxivara's access to your iCloud calendar, revoking the app-specific password in your Apple Account instantly cuts off access without affecting your main password or your other apps.