Check team availability before release coordination
See calendar busy time before coordinating a release around other commitments.
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
Release coordination gets harder when availability is guessed instead of checked across calendars.
- Checks free and busy information for specified calendars
- Supports release coordination across multiple calendars
- Avoids relying on assumptions about availability
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect CircleCI and Google Calendar once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation from any channel or in Automations, New Automation.
- 3Tell Notis to query free and busy information for the specified calendars and release planning window.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real release coordination request.
Questions about this workflow
Will this show event details?
This action returns free and busy information. Use Find free slots when you need availability enhanced with event details.
What should I include in the request?
Specify the calendars to check and the time window for release coordination.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Circleci to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Circleci 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.
Circleci and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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