Check your calendar before scheduling a prospect
Get a quick calendar check when prospect research points you toward a conversation.
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
Without a quick search, it is easy to schedule a duplicate meeting or overlook one already booked.
- Search for an existing meeting using supplied company or contact details.
- Catch possible duplicates before scheduling.
- Keep research and calendar checks in one request.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Bigpicture io and Google Calendar once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Notis and name it for prospect meeting checks.
- 3Tell Notis to search Google Calendar for events matching the supplied company or contact and time range, then summarize likely matches.
- 4Pick the notis_webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real prospect name and a relevant time range.
Questions about this workflow
Does this create or change calendar events?
No. It searches for matching events and reports likely results.
What information should I provide?
Include a company or contact name and, when useful, a time range. The automation can only search using information provided to it.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Bigpicture io to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Bigpicture io 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.
Bigpicture io and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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