Check your calendar before committing to a task
Spot a calendar clash while a newly created task is still fresh.
Trigger
New Task Created
Trigger when a new task is added to Todoist.
Action
Find event
Finds events in a specified google calendar using text query, time ranges (event start/end, last modification), and event types; ensure `timemin` is not chronologically after `timemax` if both are provided.
Why this helps
You can add a task with a specific time without noticing that your calendar is already occupied.
- See relevant calendar events alongside a newly timed task.
- Reduce the chance of overlooking a scheduling conflict.
- Keep the task creation workflow focused on commitments with usable timing.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Todoist and Google Calendar once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis to find calendar events that overlap a new Todoist task's explicit date and time, then report any conflicts with the task details.
- 4Pick the Todoist New Task Created trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one task whose time overlaps a real calendar event.
Questions about this workflow
Does this reserve time on the calendar?
No. Find Event searches calendar events; it does not create or reserve a time block.
What if the task does not state a time?
The search needs a useful time range. Tell Notis to skip the conflict check when the task does not provide a clear date and time.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Todoist to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Todoist 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
Trigger when a new task is added to Todoist.
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.
Todoist and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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