Google Meet Connector

1. Feature Overview

From your LeadSquared account, you can schedule Google Meet meetings through the Google Meet Connector. With the LeadSquared Google Meet connector, you can directly create meetings with your leads, as well as add internal and external users to your meetings. Additionally, this connector will help you –

• Join Google Meet meetings with your leads from anywhere, on any device
• Automatically add meeting details to your Google Calendar, with all the necessary details such as meeting date and time, meeting URL, etc.
• Get notifications from LeadSquared about your Google Meet meetings

2. Prerequisites

• The Google Meet Connector is a paid feature. To enable it on your account, please write to support@leadsquared.com.
• You must be the administrator of your LeadSquared account.
• You must have an active Google account.

Before you connect your Google account with this connector, in your organisation’s Google Workspace, please grant access to the LeadSquared Google Meet Connector by marking it Trusted. If you don’t complete this step, you won’t be able to connect your Google Meet account with the LeadSquared app.
The steps to grant access are –

1. Sign in to your organization’s Google Workspace as a Super Administrator, and go to Google Admin Console
2. Navigate to Security>Access and Data Control>API Controls, and click on Manage Third-Party App Access.
3. Click on Add New App, and search using the Client ID provided below. Once you find the LeadSquared Google Meet Connector, mark it as Trusted. To know more about this process, refer to Control which third-party & internal apps access Google Workspace data.

3. How it Works

Once set up, you can create and schedule Google Meet meetings with your leads and users, directly from LeadSquared.

1. Install the connector – Begin by first installing the Google Meet Connector on your LeadSquared account.
2. Configure the connector – Post installation, you’ll have to configure the connector with your Google account.
3. Schedule meetings – After configuration, you can schedule Google Meet meetings with your leads and users.
4. View Activities – After the Google Meet meeting is scheduled, you can view the meeting details.

4. Install the Connector

To install the Google Meet Connector on your LeadSquared account –

1. From the main menu, navigate to Apps>Apps Marketplace and search for Google Meet Connector. On the connector, click Install.
   • Alternatively, you can find the connector on the left panel, under Online Meeting.
2. Once the connector is installed, hover your cursor over the  icon, then click Configure.

5. Configure the Connector

5.1 Google Accounts

Once the connector is installed, connect your Google account(s) to LeadSquared.

1. On the Google Meet Connector screen, click Connect Accounts.
2. On the Sign in with Google screen, select the Google account through which you want to set-up the connector.
3. On the permission screens, grant access to your personal information as well as your Google calendar information.
4. Once you’ve granted permission, click Allow. You’ll get the following message: “Successful. Please close the window.”
5. Once your account is linked, on the Configure Google Meet Connector screen, under Primary, toggle the  . This will ensure your Google account is the primary account.
   1. To delete an existing account, against the account name, click the  icon, and on the Delete Account pop-up, click Yes.
6. Once you’re done, click Next.

5.2 Meeting Configuration

Configure the Google Meet settings that will be used while scheduling meetings –

Once you’ve configured the settings, click Save.

6. Schedule Google Meet Meetings

To schedule a Google Meet with your leads –

1. From the LeadSquared main menu, navigate to Leads>Manage Leads.
2. On a lead, hover your cursor over the  icon. From the dropdown list, hover your cursor over Online Meeting, and then click Google Meet Meeting.
3. On the Google Meet Meeting pop-up, enter the following details –
   • The email Ids of the attendees are added by default in the Meeting Attendees field.
   • In the Meeting Topic field, enter a relevant name for the meeting. This is mandatory.
   • In the Meeting Description field, enter a brief description about the meeting.
   • Against Schedule, pick a from and to date and time for the meeting. This is mandatory.
4. Once you’re done entering the details, click Schedule.
5. Your Google Meet meeting URL is generated. You can share this URL with your leads and other external participants.

7. View Google Meet Meeting Details

After you have scheduled a Google Meet meeting, an activity gets automatically posted against the invited lead. You can view the meeting details in the Lead Details page.

1. From the LeadSquared main menu, navigate to Leads>Manage Leads.
2. Click on the lead on whom the meeting is scheduled.
3. On the Lead Details page, under the Activity History tab, you can view the meeting details.
4. You can edit the meeting details by clicking the  icon.

8. FAQs

1. Can we edit/cancel a meeting once it’s created?
No. Once a meeting is created, it cannot be edited or cancelled.

2. Can we change the host’s email Id while creating a meeting?
By default, the email Id of the admin who installed and configured the connector is used as the host email Id. This cannot be changed. The user’s email Id is passed as an attendee.

3. Should a user be logged into their Gmail account when scheduling a meeting?
No. The user is not required to be logged in to their Gmail account when scheduling a meeting.

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