Check availability before offering a meeting time
Get a grounded availability check before you suggest a prospect meeting time.
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
Proposing a time without checking all relevant calendars can lead to avoidable rescheduling.
- Check multiple relevant calendars within one time range.
- Use contact context while preparing a meeting proposal.
- Avoid offering time that is already marked busy.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Bettercontact and Google Calendar once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it for pre-meeting availability checks.
- 3Tell Notis to enrich the specified lead, query free/busy information for the supplied calendars and time window, and report available intervals; require time min to precede time max.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with a real request covering calendars with known busy periods.
Questions about this workflow
Does this find free slots with event details?
This action returns free/busy information. Use Find free slots when you want slots enhanced with event details.
Does it create an event after the check?
No. It returns availability for you to review and use in a later booking step.
What does the request need?
Specify calendars and a valid time range, with the start before the end.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Bettercontact to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Bettercontact 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.
Bettercontact and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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