Give time-sensitive Basin reviews a clear reference
When a submission uses relative timing, Notis can retrieve the current date and time for a chosen timezone before interpreting the request.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Get current date and time
Gets the current date and time, allowing for a specific timezone offset.
Why this helps
Phrases such as tomorrow or next week can be hard to interpret when you are reviewing submissions across time zones.
- Set a clear time reference for relative dates.
- Use a timezone relevant to the request or your work.
- Reduce ambiguity in time-sensitive submission reviews.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Basin and Google Calendar once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3In one instruction, tell Notis to retrieve the current date and time for the timezone you specify before interpreting relative dates in a response.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real Basin response that uses a relative date.
Questions about this workflow
Does this schedule an event?
No. It retrieves current date and time context so Notis can interpret the submission. It does not create a calendar event.
Which timezone should I use?
Specify the timezone relevant to interpreting the response in your instruction.
Can it determine what a relative date means without a timezone?
A timezone helps resolve date boundaries. Include the intended timezone to make the interpretation clearer.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Basin to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Basin 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.
Basin and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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