Check your calendar before a deployment
Get a quick view of calendar commitments before committing to a deploy window.
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
A planned deployment can collide with meetings or other work already on the calendar.
- Surface nearby events before a deploy is scheduled.
- Keep the availability check tied to the deployment request.
- Avoid switching between build context and calendar search.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Buildkite and Google Calendar once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a clear name.
- 3Tell Notis to search the specified Google Calendar around the deployment time and report any matching events.
- 4Choose the webhook trigger and where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real deployment request that includes a time range.
Questions about this workflow
Does this reserve the time?
No. It searches for events and reports results; it does not create or hold a calendar slot.
What information should the webhook request include?
Include the intended deployment time range and the calendar to search. The end of the range must be later than the start.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Buildkite to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Buildkite 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.
Buildkite and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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