Capture WhatsApp deadlines in Google Calendar
When someone gives you a clear deadline in WhatsApp, Notis can put it on your calendar for a visible reminder.
Trigger
New WhatsApp Message Received
Polling trigger that monitors for new messages received in TimelinesAI WhatsApp chats.
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
Important dates arrive in conversations, then get buried under newer messages before they are recorded.
- Make explicit deadlines visible in your calendar.
- Save manual copying from message threads.
- Skip messages with ambiguous or relative dates.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect TimelinesAI and Google Calendar in the Notis portal once.
- 2Create a new automation in Automations, New Automation, or by asking Notis.
- 3In one instruction, tell Notis to create an event for explicit deadlines only when the date and time can be determined clearly.
- 4Select New WhatsApp Message Received and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real deadline message and check the resulting event.
Questions about this workflow
Will it interpret phrases like 'soon' as a deadline?
Ask Notis to ignore vague expressions and create an event only when the message includes a definite date and time.
Can it include the task context?
Yes. Include in your instruction that the event should summarize the commitment described in the message.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Timelinesai to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Timelinesai 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 WhatsApp Message Received
Polling trigger that monitors for new messages received in TimelinesAI WhatsApp chats.
Delete Calendar
Deletes a secondary calendar. use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars.
Update Calendar
Updates metadata for a calendar.
Clear Calendar
Clears a primary calendar. this operation deletes all events associated with the primary calendar of an account.
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.
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.
Timelinesai and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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