Check Cal availability from a new blog post
Find an open planning window as soon as a launch post is created.
Trigger
New Blog Post Created
Triggers when a new blog post is created in Confluence. Optionally filters by space or status.
Action
Check calendar availability
Retrieves free/busy availability for a specified calendar to aid scheduling without revealing event details; requires an existing, accessible calendar, noting that data granularity can vary.
Why this helps
Launch coordination slows when availability checks wait behind documentation work.
- Find open time earlier
- Support launch planning with current availability
- Reduce back and forth
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Confluence and Cal in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation for launch planning checks.
- 3Tell Notis to check Cal availability for the date window and calendar context stated in each new blog post.
- 4Pick New Blog Post Created as the trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Test with one launch announcement draft.
Questions about this workflow
Will event details be exposed?
Cal availability is free and busy information and may vary in granularity.
What if no date window is stated?
Notis can flag the post for a date range before checking.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Confluence to Cal. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Confluence triggers
Cal actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add member to team
Adds a new member to a specified team within an organization by creating a team membership.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Add organization attribute option
Adds a new option to an organization's attribute, requiring a display `value` and a `slug` unique for that attribute.
New Attachment Added
Triggers when a new attachment is uploaded to a Confluence page. Optionally filters by media type.
Delete oauth client webhook
Permanently deletes a specific webhook subscription of an oauth client in the cal application, stopping its notifications.
Blog Post Added to Label
Triggers when a new blog post is added to a specific label in Confluence.
Cancel booking via uid
Cancels an existing and active cal.com booking using its unique identifier (uid).
Blogpost Inline Comment Added
Triggers when a new inline comment is added to a Confluence blog post.
Check calendar availability
Retrieves free/busy availability for a specified calendar to aid scheduling without revealing event details; requires an existing, accessible calendar, noting that data granularity can vary.
Blog Post Like Count Changed
Triggers when a Confluence blog post's like count changes (someone likes or unlikes).
Check gcal synchronization status
Call this read-only action to verify the connection and synchronization status of a user's google calendar integration with cal.
Blog Post Updated
Triggers when a Confluence blog post is updated (any edit that creates a new version).
Check ics feed calendar endpoint
Checks an ics feed url (expected as a query parameter) to verify its validity, accessibility, and icalendar data integrity.
Content Restrictions Changed
Triggers when view or edit restrictions change on a Confluence page or blog post. Detects user/group restrictions being added, removed, or modified.
Check Stripe status
Verifies if stripe is correctly connected to the cal scheduling system and functional for processing payments, reporting only on the integration's status.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Confluence and Cal, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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