Start an approved CircleCI build from your calendar
Put the approved build plan on the calendar and let Notis start it when the event is created.
Trigger
New Calendar Event
Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.
Action
Trigger Pipeline
Tool to trigger a new pipeline for the specified project. use when you need to start a build on a branch or tag programmatically.
Why this helps
Approved build plans can still wait for a manual kickoff after they are scheduled.
- Moves approved builds into execution
- Reduces forgotten kickoffs
- Keeps schedule and CI action connected
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Outlook and CircleCI in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named Calendar event approved build start.
- 3Tell Notis to trigger the CircleCI pipeline only when a new calendar event clearly identifies an approved build, project, and branch.
- 4Pick New Calendar Event as the trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real approved build event.
Questions about this workflow
Will an unapproved event trigger a build?
You can instruct Notis to require explicit approval language before triggering.
What if branch details are missing?
Notis can report the missing branch instead of guessing.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Outlook to Circleci. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Outlook triggers
Circleci actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Job Artifacts
Tool to retrieve artifacts produced by a specific job. use after a job has completed to list its output files.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Job Details
Tool to fetch details of a specific job within a project. use when you need status, timing, and executor information for a circleci job by its number.
New Contact Added
Triggered when a new contact is added in the Outlook contacts.
Get Pipeline Config
Tool to fetch pipeline configuration by id. use when you need the source or compiled yaml of a specific pipeline.
Calendar Event Changes
Triggered when a new calendar event occurs (created, updated, or deleted) in the Outlook calendar.
Get Test Metadata
Tool to fetch test metadata for a specific job. use when you need detailed test results, run times, and failure messages after a job completes.
New Calendar Event
Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.
Get User Information
Tool to retrieve information about a circleci user by their unique id. use when you need user profile details after obtaining the user id.
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
List Pipelines for Project
Tool to list all pipelines for a specific project. use when you need to retrieve the pipelines for a project (e.g., to display recent runs on a dashboard).
New Sent Message
Triggered when a new message is sent from the Outlook mailbox.
List Self-Hosted Runners
Tool to list available self-hosted runners. use when you need to retrieve all configured self-hosted runners for your organization.
List Workflows by Pipeline ID
Tool to list all workflows associated with a specific pipeline. use when you need to fetch or paginate through workflows by pipeline id.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Outlook and Circleci, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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