Turn Slack DM meeting requests into instant calendar events
Someone suggests a meeting time over DM. Instead of copying the details into Calendar, just let Notis read the natural language and create the event. No copy-paste, no back-and-forth.
Trigger
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Action
Quick Add Event
Parses natural language text to quickly create a basic google calendar event with its title, date, and time, suitable for simple scheduling; does not support direct attendee addition or recurring events, and `calendar id` must be valid if not 'primary'.
Why this helps
Meeting requests land in your DMs but you forget to add them to your calendar, or you add them wrong. Then the meeting time passes and suddenly you're scrambling because you missed it.
- Parse meeting requests from DMs without manual calendar entry—Notis reads the natural language
- Save 2-3 minutes per meeting by eliminating copy-paste and typo risk
- Have a single source of truth: if it's in a DM, it's also on your calendar
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Google Calendar to Notis
- 2Tell Notis: 'When I get a DM about a meeting, create a calendar event'
- 3Pick the channel for Notis to report completed automations
- 4Test by asking a colleague to DM you a meeting time and watch it appear on your calendar
Questions about this workflow
What if the DM doesn't include a specific time?
Notis will ask for clarification or you can refine the automation to only trigger for DMs that include a time—e.g., 'only DMs that mention a date or time'.
Will this work for informal meeting talks?
Yes. Notis uses natural language, so casual phrases like 'want to chat Tuesday at 2?' will be parsed as a meeting request.
Can I preview the event before it's created?
You can configure the automation to wait for your approval before adding to the calendar, or set it to auto-add with a simple Slack reaction-based undo.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Google Calendar actions
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Insert Calendar into List
Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Update Calendar List Entry
Updates an existing entry on the user\'s calendar list.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Delete Calendar
Deletes a secondary calendar. use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Update Calendar
Updates metadata for a calendar.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Clear Calendar
Clears a primary calendar. this operation deletes all events associated with the primary calendar of an account.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
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.
Reaction Removed Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_REMOVED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message.
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.
New Bot Message Received Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_CHANNEL_MESSAGE_RECEIVED` with `is_bot_message=true` instead. Triggered when a new bot message is posted to a Slack channel.
Create a calendar
Creates a new, empty google calendar with the specified title (summary).
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