Add a study block from a simple request
Describe the study block with its date and time, and let Notis put it on your calendar.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Quick Add Event
Parses natural language text to quickly create a basic google calendar event with its title, date, and time, suitable for simple scheduling; does not support direct attendee addition or recurring events, and `calendar id` must be valid if not 'primary'.
Why this helps
A small planning task can become another interruption when you need to leave your current app and create an event by hand.
- Create a basic event from a plain-language request.
- Keep study planning close to the course context.
- Spend less time entering calendar details.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Blackboard and Google Calendar once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis to quick-add a basic study block from each request only when its date, start time, and duration are clear.
- 4Choose the webhook trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real study block request that includes a date and time.
Questions about this workflow
Can the action add attendees or recurring events?
No. Quick Add Event supports basic events and does not support direct attendee addition or recurring events.
What information should the request include?
Include a clear title, date, start time, and duration or end time. Notis should not guess missing scheduling details.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Blackboard to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Blackboard 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.
Blackboard and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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