Never Let a Deadline Slip Through the Cracks
When you add a deadline or urgent meeting to your calendar, Notis flags it in a high-priority sheet. You'll always know what's coming and can plan accordingly.
Trigger
Event Created
Polling trigger that fires when a new calendar event is created. Returns event ID, summary, start/end times, and organizer info.
Action
Append Values to Spreadsheet
Tool to append values to a spreadsheet. use when you need to add new data to the end of an existing table in a google sheet.
Why this helps
Deadlines hide in your calendar among regular meetings. You might miss when a critical deadline is approaching until you're in crisis mode.
- Urgent deadlines are automatically surfaced and tracked separately
- Prevent last-minute scrambles by seeing deadlines early
- Easy to build buffer time before critical dates
- Reduces anxiety by making deadlines visible and manageable
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Calendar and Google Sheets to Notis
- 2Tell Notis: 'When I schedule a meeting or deadline that contains keywords like urgent, critical, deadline, or due date, add it to my urgent deadlines sheet with the date, what's due, and how much time I have'
- 3Create an urgent tasks sheet or let Notis set one up
- 4Add keywords or labels to flag as urgent (or let Notis auto-detect based on calendar language)
- 5Test by creating an event with 'URGENT' or 'DEADLINE' in the title
Questions about this workflow
How does Notis know what's urgent?
You can tag urgent items in your title (e.g., 'URGENT: Proposal Due') or tell Notis to watch for keywords like deadline, critical, submit, or due.
Can I set different urgency levels?
Yes. You can categorize as high/medium/low priority, and Notis will sort them accordingly in your sheet.
What if I mark something as urgent by mistake?
You can remove it from the urgent sheet or ask Notis to ask for confirmation before logging very-new alerts.
Does this create alerts in addition to the sheet log?
Yes. In addition to logging to sheets, Notis can send you Slack/email/WhatsApp alerts on your preferred channel.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Calendar to Google Sheets. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Calendar triggers
Google Sheets actions
Attendee Response Changed
Polling trigger that fires when any attendee's RSVP changes to accepted, declined, or tentative. Returns attendee info and current status.
Add Sheet to Spreadsheet
Adds a new sheet (worksheet) to a spreadsheet. use this tool to create a new tab within an existing google sheet, optionally specifying its title, index, size, and other properties.
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.
Aggregate Column Data
Searches for rows where a specific column matches a value and performs mathematical operations on data from another column.
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.
Append Dimension
Tool to append new rows or columns to a sheet, increasing its size. use when you need to add empty rows or columns to an existing sheet.
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).
Batch get spreadsheet
Retrieves data from specified cell ranges in a google spreadsheet; ensure the spreadsheet has at least one worksheet and any explicitly referenced sheet names in ranges exist.
Event Created
Polling trigger that fires when a new calendar event is created. Returns event ID, summary, start/end times, and organizer info.
Batch update spreadsheet
Updates a specified range in a google sheet with given values, or appends them as new rows if `first cell location` is omitted; ensure the target sheet exists and the spreadsheet contains at least one worksheet.
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).
Batch Update Values by Data Filter
Tool to update values in ranges matching data filters. use when you need to update specific data in a google sheet based on criteria rather than fixed cell ranges.
Event Updated
Triggers when an existing Google Calendar event is modified. Returns the event ID, change type, and the specific fields that changed with their previous and new values.
Clear Basic Filter
Tool to clear the basic filter from a sheet. use when you need to remove an existing basic filter from a specific sheet within a google spreadsheet.
Clear spreadsheet values
Clears cell content (preserving formatting and notes) from a specified a1 notation range in a google spreadsheet; the range must correspond to an existing sheet and cells.
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