Check calendar availability from a document comment
When someone suggests a time in a planning doc, check availability without opening event details.
Trigger
Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
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
Scheduling suggestions in comments trigger a separate round of calendar checking.
- Check availability while the comment is in view.
- Use free and busy information without exposing event details.
- Reduce back and forth during scheduling.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Drive and Cal once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3Describe that a scheduling comment should prompt a Cal availability check for the calendar and time context available.
- 4Pick the Google Drive Comment Added trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real scheduling comment and verify the availability result.
Questions about this workflow
Does the comment provide a calendar and time range?
It may not. Supply the relevant calendar and time context in the instruction or report that the check needs more information.
Will this reveal existing event titles?
The availability action is designed to return free and busy availability without revealing event details.
When this happens · Trigger
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