Find room for focused task work
Look for open time inside the window you chose before protecting time for the task.
Trigger
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a Google Tasks list. Uses timestamp filtering (updatedMin) to efficiently detect new tasks.
Action
Find free slots
Finds free/busy time slots in google calendars for specified calendars within a defined time range (defaults to the current day utc if `time min`/`time max` are omitted), enhancing busy intervals with event details; `time min` must precede `time max` if both are provided.
Why this helps
Finding uninterrupted work time takes effort when meetings and task planning live in different places.
- Find open time in a user supplied work window.
- Plan focused work around existing commitments.
- Avoid booking over calendar events.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Tasks and Google Calendar once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, then choose New Automation.
- 3Tell Notis to find open slots within a stated work window and report options without creating an event.
- 4Pick the Google Tasks New Task Created trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one task and an explicit work window.
Questions about this workflow
Can it know how long the focus block should be?
Only if the task details or your instruction include a duration. Otherwise, provide one or have Notis report that duration is missing.
Will it add a focus block?
No. This workflow finds openings and reports them for you to choose.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Tasks to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Tasks triggers
Google Calendar actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Insert Calendar into List
Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Update Calendar List Entry
Updates an existing entry on the user\'s calendar list.
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a Google Tasks list. Uses timestamp filtering (updatedMin) to efficiently detect new tasks.
Delete Calendar
Deletes a secondary calendar. use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars.
New Task List Created
Triggers when a new Google Tasks task list is created. This trigger monitors Google Tasks and fires when new task lists are detected.
Update Calendar
Updates metadata for a calendar.
Task Details Changed
Triggers when a specific task's details change. This trigger monitors a single Google Task and fires when any of its details (title, notes, status, due date, completion, position) are modified.
Clear Calendar
Clears a primary calendar. this operation deletes all events associated with the primary calendar of an account.
Task List Changed
Triggers when a task list changes (title or content updates). This trigger monitors a specific Google Tasks list and fires when changes are detected.
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.
Task Updated
Triggers when an existing task is updated in a Google Tasks list. This trigger monitors a specific task list and fires when tasks are modified.
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).
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Google Tasks and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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