Keep your calendar events updated with meeting outcomes
After a meeting, someone posts a recap in Slack. React with a notepad emoji and Notis updates the calendar event with the summary. Now your calendar is your source of truth, not Slack.
Trigger
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Action
Patch Event
Updates specified fields of an existing event in a google calendar using patch semantics (array fields like `attendees` are fully replaced if provided); ensure the `calendar id` and `event id` are valid and the user has write access to the calendar.
Why this helps
Meeting recaps live in Slack but your calendar event has only the title. Weeks later, you need to remember what was decided and have to dig through Slack instead of checking your calendar.
- Keep all meeting context in your calendar instead of scattered across Slack and Google
- Reduce time searching for meeting decisions by making Calendar the single source of truth
- Update calendar notes in one reaction instead of switching apps
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Google Calendar to Notis
- 2Tell Notis: 'When I react to a meeting recap with a notepad emoji, add those notes to the corresponding calendar event'
- 3Notis will match the Slack recap to your calendar by time and attendees
- 4Test by reacting to a real meeting recap message
Questions about this workflow
How does Notis know which calendar event to update?
It matches the Slack message timestamp and mentions (or attendees) to your calendar. If there's ambiguity, it can ask you to confirm.
What if the calendar event isn't in Google Calendar?
You can ask Notis to create a new event if one doesn't exist, or just keep the notes in Slack if you prefer.
Can I add action items separately from the recap?
Absolutely. Use different emoji for different purposes—notepad for recap, checkbox for action items, etc.
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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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