Confirm pending Cal bookings from Outlook approvals
Turn a clear yes into a confirmed booking immediately.
Trigger
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
Action
Confirm booking by uid
Confirms an existing booking by `bookinguid` if the booking exists and is in a state allowing confirmation (e.g., not already cancelled or confirmed); this finalizes the booking, does not modify its details, and should typically be performed once.
Why this helps
Approved meetings can remain pending when confirmation is handled as a separate chore.
- Reduce confirmation delays
- Keep approval and scheduling connected
- Prevent forgotten pending bookings
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Outlook and Cal once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation that confirms the pending Cal booking identified in an approval email.
- 3Pick New Outlook Message as the trigger.
- 4Choose a report channel for confirmation results.
- 5Test it with one genuine approval message.
Questions about this workflow
When does confirmation run?
It runs when a new Outlook message contains a clear approval and an eligible booking reference.
What if the booking is already confirmed?
Notis can report that no confirmation was needed when the booking is no longer pending.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Outlook to Cal. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Outlook triggers
Cal actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add member to team
Adds a new member to a specified team within an organization by creating a team membership.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Add organization attribute option
Adds a new option to an organization's attribute, requiring a display `value` and a `slug` unique for that attribute.
New Contact Added
Triggered when a new contact is added in the Outlook contacts.
Delete oauth client webhook
Permanently deletes a specific webhook subscription of an oauth client in the cal application, stopping its notifications.
Calendar Event Changes
Triggered when a new calendar event occurs (created, updated, or deleted) in the Outlook calendar.
Cancel booking via uid
Cancels an existing and active cal.com booking using its unique identifier (uid).
New Calendar Event
Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.
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.
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
Check gcal synchronization status
Call this read-only action to verify the connection and synchronization status of a user's google calendar integration with cal.
New Sent Message
Triggered when a new message is sent from the Outlook mailbox.
Check ics feed calendar endpoint
Checks an ics feed url (expected as a query parameter) to verify its validity, accessibility, and icalendar data integrity.
Check Stripe status
Verifies if stripe is correctly connected to the cal scheduling system and functional for processing payments, reporting only on the integration's status.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Outlook and Cal, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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