See calendar busy windows for a requested period
Send a time window through Ably and have Notis retrieve free and busy information for the calendars you specify.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Query Free/Busy Information
Returns free/busy information for a set of calendars.
Why this helps
Busy intervals are hard to compare when availability details are scattered across calendars.
- Get free and busy information for a defined period
- Review availability across specified calendars together
- Support a clear scheduling decision with current calendar data
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Ably and Google Calendar once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation from Automations, New Automation, and add its name and prompt.
- 3Tell Notis in one instruction to retrieve free and busy information for the specified calendars and requested time window.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose a run report channel.
- 5Test with one real request containing a time window.
Questions about this workflow
How is this different from finding free slots?
Query Free/Busy Information returns free and busy information. Find Free Slots is designed to find open slots and enhance busy intervals with event details.
What must the request provide?
Specify the calendars and a valid time window to check.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Ably to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Ably triggers
Google Calendar actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Insert Calendar into List
Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Update Calendar List Entry
Updates an existing entry on the user\'s calendar list.
Delete Calendar
Deletes a secondary calendar. use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars.
Update Calendar
Updates metadata for a calendar.
Clear Calendar
Clears a primary calendar. this operation deletes all events associated with the primary calendar of an account.
Create Event
Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true.
Delete event
Deletes a specified event by `event id` from a google calendar (`calendar id`); this action is idempotent and raises a 404 error if the event is not found.
Create a calendar
Creates a new, empty google calendar with the specified title (summary).
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Ably and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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