Get a text before your next meeting
A short SMS can bring your next meeting back into view when you are focused elsewhere.
Trigger
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.
Action
Send SMS Messages
Tool to send one or more SMS messages via ClickSend. Use when you need to send SMS messages to recipients. Supports up to 1000 messages per API call and provides detailed status for each message.
Why this helps
Calendar notifications are easy to miss when you are deep in another task or away from your screen.
- Receive a timely nudge without checking your calendar
- Include useful event details and a join link when available
- Reduce last-minute meeting searches
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Calendar and ClickSend once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis to text you the event summary, start time, and available join link before the event.
- 4Pick Event Starting Soon and set the lead time in your instruction.
- 5Choose a report channel, then test with one real upcoming event.
Questions about this workflow
When does the text arrive?
The trigger fires when an event is within the configured number of minutes from starting.
Can the text include a meeting link?
Yes. The trigger returns join links when available, and you can ask Notis to include one.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Calendar to ClickSend. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Calendar triggers
ClickSend actions
Recurring trigger
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Google Calendar and ClickSend, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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