See what is already on your calendar when a video drops
When a playlist item includes a specific release time, check nearby commitments before deciding whether to watch live.
Trigger
New Item in YouTube Playlist
Triggers when a new item is added to a YouTube playlist.
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
A scheduled video can overlap with plans you already made, and checking manually adds another step.
- Surface existing events around a stated release time.
- Keep the decision to watch or reschedule with you.
- Skip searches when the playlist item has no reliable time.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect YouTube and Google Calendar once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to find Google Calendar events near a playlist item's stated publish time and report the results with the video link.
- 4Pick the New Item in YouTube Playlist trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real playlist item that includes a scheduled publish time.
Questions about this workflow
Does this create an event to watch the video?
No. This workflow searches Google Calendar near the publish time and reports relevant events.
What if the video has no scheduled time?
The instruction should skip the calendar search when the item does not provide a clear publish time.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Youtube to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Youtube 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 YouTube Activity
Triggers when a new activity is detected on a YouTube channel.
Delete Calendar
Deletes a secondary calendar. use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars.
New Item in YouTube Playlist
Triggers when a new item is added to a YouTube playlist.
Update Calendar
Updates metadata for a calendar.
New Playlist in YouTube Channel
Triggers when a new playlist is added to a YouTube channel.
Clear Calendar
Clears a primary calendar. this operation deletes all events associated with the primary calendar of an account.
New YouTube Channel Subscription
Triggers when a new channel is subscribed.
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.
Youtube and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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