Heating and Energy Control via ChurchDesk

How can we connect to ChurchDesk?

There are two ways to connect to ChurchDesk. One is to connect to our iCal solution, which is described below. With this solution, your system will ask ChurchDesk if there are any changes.

You can also use our webhook API (PUSH). You can find the documentation here.

If you use this solution, ChurchDesk will send a message to your system if there are any changes.

How does the iCal solution work?

ChurchDesk has created a calendar subscription through the ICS common calendar that can be used by a number of heating management or bell automation providers.

You can choose which room you want to heat. Your heating control supplier is also welcome to contact us and we will show them how to read the calendar feed.

How do I get started?

You will need to download a link to an ICS feed in ChurchDesk. This will give you the link to send to your provider:

• Click on your name in the blue bar.
• Select ChurchDesk Settings
• Click on Church & Resources in the black bar on the left side

Here you can get an overview of all your resources. To get the link to the ICS feed, click on the "Actions" button as shown in the figure and click on "Export" for the resource you want to heat manage:

Copy the link in the Resources Calendar box and send it to your energy management provider:

What happens to canceled events that are still visible in the calendar?

If you have connected the ChurchDesk calendar to the heating system, a canceled event will not be automatically recognized as canceled by the heating control system, and the heating will therefore turn on.
There are ways to exclude canceled events from your heating system.
The steps to do this depend on the type of setup.

• The Resource Calendar iCal feed has the value “STATUS:CANCELED” when an event is canceled.
• In the API, the title is prefixed with “Canceled – [Title]”; and “canceledAt: [timestamp]” is also displayed.

Please contact our support team with the details of your heating control system, information on how you connected the ChurchDesk Calendar, and an example of a cancelled event from your installation so that our IT colleagues can help you troubleshoot the issue.

Updated on: 05/10/2026