Never Be Caught With a Cancelled Meeting on Your Calendar

When a meeting gets cancelled, you need to know fast. Notis sends a Slack reminder instantly, so you can clear your schedule and reprioritize without checking your calendar.

Trigger

Event Canceled or Deleted

Triggers when a Google Calendar event is cancelled or deleted. Returns minimal data: event_id, summary (if available), and cancellation timestamp.

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Action

Create a reminder

Creates a slack reminder with specified text and time; time accepts unix timestamps, seconds from now, or natural language (e.g., 'in 15 minutes', 'every thursday at 2pm').

Why this helps

Cancelled meetings often get lost in a sea of notifications. Many neurodivergent founders struggle to notice deletions in time, leaving blocked calendar slots that create false time anxiety or accidentally double-book follow-ups.

  • Immediately reclaim blocked time without reopening your calendar
  • Prevent context-switching to manually scan for cancellations
  • Avoid confusion about which meeting was deleted
  • Quickly reschedule related follow-ups or prep work

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect your Google Calendar and Slack to Notis in the portal.
  • 2In Automations, create a new automation called 'Meeting Cancellation Alert'.
  • 3Set the prompt: 'Whenever a meeting on my calendar is cancelled or deleted, send me a Slack reminder with the meeting name and when it was supposed to happen.'
  • 4Select 'Event Canceled or Deleted' as your trigger.
  • 5Pick a Slack channel for notifications (your personal DM or #alerts).
  • 6Test by deleting an upcoming event and verify the Slack reminder arrives.

Questions about this workflow

Will I get a reminder if I cancel my own event?

Yes. This helps you remember what you cancelled and any follow-ups attached to it.

Does this work for events cancelled by other organizers?

Yes. If someone else cancels a meeting you're invited to, Notis will notify you immediately.

Can I exclude personal or low-priority events?

Tell Notis in your prompt: 'Only alert me when meetings with more than 2 people are cancelled' or 'Skip 1-on-1s.'

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Google Calendar to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

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Google Calendar triggers

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Slack actions

Attendee Response Changed

Polling trigger that fires when any attendee's RSVP changes to accepted, declined, or tentative. Returns attendee info and current status.

TriggerPolling

Set snooze duration

Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.

ActionInstant

Event Canceled or Deleted

Triggers when a Google Calendar event is cancelled or deleted. Returns minimal data: event_id, summary (if available), and cancellation timestamp.

TriggerPolling

Add a custom emoji to a Slack team

Deprecated: adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url. use `add emoji` instead.

ActionInstant

Event Starting Soon

Triggers when a calendar event is within a configured number of minutes from starting. Returns event details, time remaining, attendees, and join links when available.

TriggerPolling

Add an emoji alias

Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.

ActionInstant

Calendar Event Changes

**SOON TO BE DEPRECATED** - Use Calendar Event Sync (polling trigger) instead. Real-time webhook trigger for calendar event changes. Returns event metadata only. For full event data, use Calendar Event Sync (polling trigger).

TriggerInstant

Add a remote file

Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.

ActionInstant

Event Created

Polling trigger that fires when a new calendar event is created. Returns event ID, summary, start/end times, and organizer info.

TriggerPolling

Add a star to an item

Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.

ActionInstant

Calendar Event Sync

Polling trigger that returns full event data including details, attendees, and metadata. For real-time notifications with basic info, use Calendar Event Changes (webhook).

TriggerPolling

Add call participants

Registers new participants added to a slack call.

ActionInstant

Event Updated

Triggers when an existing Google Calendar event is modified. Returns the event ID, change type, and the specific fields that changed with their previous and new values.

TriggerPolling

Add emoji

Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.

ActionInstant

Add reaction to message

Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Not just Google Calendar and Slack. Any combination from 985+ integrations.

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