Use a cancellation as a prompt to review past goals
A canceled commitment can be a useful moment to look back at archived goals and decide whether any past work needs attention.
Trigger
Event Canceled or Deleted
Triggers when a Google Calendar event is cancelled or deleted. Returns minimal data: event_id, summary (if available), and cancellation timestamp.
Action
Get Archived Goals
Tool to retrieve archived goals for a specified user. use when you need to inspect a user's past archived goals.
Why this helps
A cancellation can leave open time without an obvious next step or a useful reflection point.
- Turn a cancellation into a deliberate review prompt.
- See archived Beeminder goals without searching through the app.
- Keep the review short and available in your report channel.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Calendar and Beeminder once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis to retrieve archived Beeminder goals when a calendar event is canceled or deleted and send a concise review in the run report.
- 4Pick Event Canceled or Deleted as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real canceled or deleted event.
Questions about this workflow
Will it restore archived goals?
No. The action retrieves archived goals for inspection and does not restore or edit them.
What information does the cancellation trigger include?
It returns minimal data: event ID, summary if available, and cancellation timestamp.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Calendar to Beeminder. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Calendar triggers
Beeminder actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Authenticate and Redirect User
Tool to authenticate a user and redirect them to a given url. use when sending a user into the beeminder web ui directly after oauth or token validation.
Webhook trigger
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Create Charge
Tool to create a new charge for a user. use when billing a user outside of goal pledges; supports dryrun mode.
Attendee Response Changed
Polling trigger that fires when any attendee's RSVP changes to accepted, declined, or tentative. Returns attendee info and current status.
Get all goals
Tool to retrieve all goals for a specified user. use when listing a user's active goals.
Event Canceled or Deleted
Triggers when a Google Calendar event is cancelled or deleted. Returns minimal data: event_id, summary (if available), and cancellation timestamp.
Get Archived Goals
Tool to retrieve archived goals for a specified user. use when you need to inspect a user's past archived goals.
Event Starting Soon
Triggers when a calendar event is within a configured number of minutes from starting. Returns event details, time remaining, attendees, and join links when available.
Get Beeminder User Information
Tool to retrieve information about a specified beeminder user. use when you need to fetch details like timezone, goals, urgency, or deleted goals after authenticating successfully.
Calendar Event Changes
**SOON TO BE DEPRECATED** - Use Calendar Event Sync (polling trigger) instead. Real-time webhook trigger for calendar event changes. Returns event metadata only. For full event data, use Calendar Event Sync (polling trigger).
Event Created
Polling trigger that fires when a new calendar event is created. Returns event ID, summary, start/end times, and organizer info.
Calendar Event Sync
Polling trigger that returns full event data including details, attendees, and metadata. For real-time notifications with basic info, use Calendar Event Changes (webhook).
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