See what is already on your calendar
Before you make room for a reference, ask Notis to search your calendar for events in the time range you provide.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Find event
Finds events in a specified google calendar using text query, time ranges (event start/end, last modification), and event types; ensure `timemin` is not chronologically after `timemax` if both are provided.
Why this helps
Planning a research session without checking existing commitments can add more friction to an already crowded week.
- Review existing events before choosing a research time.
- Search using the text and time range you provide.
- Avoid opening another app just to check a proposed window.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Are.na and Google Calendar once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3Tell Notis to search the selected Google Calendar for events relevant to the Are.na reference and the provided time range, then report the results.
- 4Choose the webhook trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test it with one real reference and a time range.
Questions about this workflow
Does this create or move a calendar event?
No. This workflow searches for events and reports what it finds.
What time range should I include?
Include the start and end of the window you want to review. The start must not be later than the end.
Does this find free time?
It searches for matching events. It does not determine free slots or reserve time.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Are.na to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Are.na 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.
Are.na and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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