Check the calendar before you follow up
When a document reaches the point where a conversation is needed, ask Notis to check free and busy time on the specified Cal calendar and report the result.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Check calendar availability
Checks a calendar's free and busy times without revealing event details.
Why this helps
You can lose momentum when you need to leave a document workflow just to check whether a follow-up time might work.
- Check calendar availability from the document workflow handoff.
- See free and busy information without exposing event details.
- Keep the next scheduling decision in a Notis run report.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect ActiveMerge and Cal once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3In one instruction, tell Notis to check free and busy availability for the accessible calendar specified in the incoming request and report the result.
- 4Choose the webhook trigger and where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real request that specifies an accessible Cal calendar.
Questions about this workflow
Does this book a meeting?
No. Cal's availability action retrieves free and busy information. It does not create a booking.
Will the result show existing event details?
The action is described as checking free and busy availability without revealing event details. Available granularity can vary.
What information does the request need?
It needs to specify a calendar that exists and is accessible to the connected Cal account.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link ActiveMerge to Cal. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
ActiveMerge triggers
Cal actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
ActiveMerge and Cal, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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