Turn scheduling requests into calendar holds
Keep a clear meeting request from getting buried in your inbox. Notis can create a provisional hold in Google Calendar from the details in an Outlook email.
Trigger
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
Action
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.
Why this helps
You have to stop what you are doing to turn an email request into a calendar hold, and the request can get lost before you act.
- Capture clear scheduling requests while they are fresh.
- Use a provisional hold to make the request visible before you confirm it.
- Reduce inbox switching and manual calendar entry.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Outlook and Google Calendar once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name and prompt.
- 3Tell Notis to create a provisional hold only when an email contains a clear date, time, duration, and meeting purpose, and to report unclear requests without creating an event.
- 4Pick the New Outlook Message trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real scheduling email.
Questions about this workflow
Will it guess missing meeting details?
You can instruct Notis to create a hold only when the email includes the details you require and to report what is missing otherwise.
Is the hold a confirmed meeting?
No. Describe it as provisional in your prompt so it is clear that you still need to confirm the time with the sender.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Outlook to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Outlook 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 Contact Added
Triggered when a new contact is added in the Outlook contacts.
Delete Calendar
Deletes a secondary calendar. use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars.
Calendar Event Changes
Triggered when a new calendar event occurs (created, updated, or deleted) in the Outlook calendar.
Update Calendar
Updates metadata for a calendar.
New Calendar Event
Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.
Clear Calendar
Clears a primary calendar. this operation deletes all events associated with the primary calendar of an account.
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
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 Sent Message
Triggered when a new message is sent from the Outlook mailbox.
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.
Outlook and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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