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Is there a way to hook into an API such that we can write a script to keep our Events Calendar up to date with the web service?<\/p>\n<p>Please let me know what the possibilities are! We&#8217;re currently running the free version, but we would consider upgrading to PRO if it can do this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1021914","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What are my options for automatic event import? -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/support\/forums\/topic\/what-are-my-options-for-automatic-event-import\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What are my options for automatic event import? -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"My client has an event schedule that changes frequently. 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