Check calendar availability before confirming a time
Have Notis query free and busy information for the requested calendars and time range before a Botsonic conversation settles on a 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
Agreeing to a time before checking all relevant calendars can cause scheduling conflicts.
- Check multiple specified calendars for conflicts.
- Ground scheduling decisions in calendar availability.
- Reduce follow-up caused by double booking.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Botsonic and Google Calendar once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis to query free and busy information for the calendars and time range sent in the webhook.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real availability request for a valid time range.
Questions about this workflow
How is this different from finding free slots?
This action returns free and busy information. Find free slots is intended to find available slots and enhance busy intervals with event details.
What does the webhook need to include?
Provide the calendars to check and the requested time range so the availability query has the scope it needs.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Botsonic to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Botsonic 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.
Botsonic and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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