Manage Calendar Configuration via Email
You email Notis: 'Make my Work calendar private and update the description to include the team leads'. Notis reads the instruction, finds the right calendar, and updates it. Calendar management becomes conversational, not a chore.
Trigger
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
Action
Update Calendar
Updates metadata for a calendar.
Why this helps
Updating calendar settings (title, description, visibility, color) requires logging into Google Calendar and navigating settings menus. It's friction that discourages maintenance.
- Manage calendar settings conversationally, not through menus
- Update visibility and metadata without opening Calendar app
- Reduce friction in calendar maintenance
- Keep calendar descriptions current and useful
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Gmail and Google Calendar to Notis
- 2Create automation: 'When I send an email with instructions to update a calendar (like its title, description, or visibility), parse the instruction and apply it to the right calendar'
- 3Set trigger to 'Email Sent' and choose your channel
- 4Email Notis something like 'Update my Work calendar description to include Q3 OKRs'
Questions about this workflow
What calendar properties can Notis update?
Title (summary), description, location, timezone, visibility, notification settings, and color.
How does Notis know which calendar to update?
You specify the calendar name in your email instruction, and Notis finds it.
Can I update multiple calendars at once?
Yes, send instructions for multiple calendars and Notis applies all changes.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Gmail to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Gmail triggers
Google Calendar actions
Email Sent
Triggers when a Gmail message is sent by the authenticated user. It polls the 'SENT' label and emits metadata including sender, recipients, subject, timestamp, and thread ID.
Insert Calendar into List
Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list.
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
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).
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