Remove calendar clutter when projects are cancelled
You just trashed a project file. Notis removes related calendar events—so cancelled work doesn't haunt your schedule.
Trigger
File Deleted or Trashed
Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.
Action
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.
Why this helps
Projects are cancelled and files deleted, but calendar blocks and reminders linger, creating false busy-ness and confusion.
- Orphan calendar events auto-removed when files are deleted
- Calendar stays current and uncluttered
- Clearer visibility of active work
- Reduced scheduling confusion
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Drive and Google Calendar.
- 2Create an automation: ask Notis 'When I delete or trash a Drive file, remove any related calendar events so I don't have orphan blocks.'
- 3Select 'File Deleted or Trashed' as the trigger.
- 4Notis will match deleted files to calendar events by name or folder and remove them.
- 5Choose your notification channel for confirmation of deletions.
- 6Test by creating a file, adding a related calendar event, then trashing the file to verify the event is removed.
Questions about this workflow
How does Notis know which calendar events are related to a file?
It matches by file name, folder, or custom tags. You can tell Notis 'match by file name' or 'remove any event created after this file was made'.
What if multiple projects share similar names?
Notis is conservative and only removes events that clearly match the deleted file. You can manually clean up ambiguous events.
Can I undo an event deletion?
Google Calendar doesn't permanently delete events; you can restore from trash within 30 days. Notis will alert you so you know to recover if needed.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Drive to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Drive triggers
Google Calendar actions
Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
Insert Calendar into List
Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list.
File Created
Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.
Update Calendar List Entry
Updates an existing entry on the user\'s calendar list.
File Deleted or Trashed
Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.
Delete Calendar
Deletes a secondary calendar. use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars.
File Shared (Permissions Added)
Triggers when new sharing permissions are granted to a file or folder. Uses Drive's `changes.list` endpoint with inline `permissions` in the `fields` mask so each change carries the file's current permission set provider-atomically. We diff that against `seen_permission_keys` to identify newly added grants. Drive page tokens are the primary cursor; if Drive rejects a stored token, the trigger raises `PollingTriggerError` without clearing state rather than silently re-baselining and dropping events. Limitation: truly ephemeral permissions (added and revoked between two polls without any other file modification in between) are not detected. Drive Activity API would catch those but requires an additional OAuth scope and a different payload contract.
Update Calendar
Updates metadata for a calendar.
File Updated
Triggers when a file's metadata or content changes in Google Drive.
Clear Calendar
Clears a primary calendar. this operation deletes all events associated with the primary calendar of an account.
Google Drive Changes
Triggers when changes are detected in a Google Drive.
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.
New File Matching Query
Triggers when a new Google Drive file matches a provided query. This is the legacy query-centric trigger: it preserves Drive API query config such as ``corpora`` / ``driveId`` aliases and emits the historical ``file_matching_query`` event type. ``FileCreatedTrigger`` covers the broader "new file" case and emits ``file_created``.
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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