Create a web trigger to monitor events on Google Calendar and initiate next actions in your automation.

Map your trigger to the Google Calendar application and configure the trigger to run the automation by receiving real time notifications from Google Calendar.

Prerequisites

  • You must have a Bot Creator or Citizen Developer license.
  • You must have View my bots permission.
  • You must have all the EVENT TRIGGERS permission for the role.
  • You must have Check in and Check out permission on the folders of where the automation resides.
  • You must be logged in to your Control Room.
  • You must establish an OAuth connection before using them to build an automation. For more information, see Create OAuth connection.

Procedure

  1. On the left pane, click Automation.
  2. Click Create > Task Bot.
    The Create Task Bot wizard is displayed.
  3. Enter an appropriate name for the bot in the Name field.
    All the bots are stored in \Bots folder by default.
  4. Optional: You can add a description for the bot in the Description field.
  5. Optional: You can use the Choose button to save the bot in a different folder.
  6. Click Create & Edit.
    The bot is created and the Edit Task Bot is displayed.
  7. Click Triggers > Google Calendar, and then double-click or drag Web trigger to add the web trigger to Triggers section.
  8. Select the one or multiple events to listen from the Listen to event drop-down.
    The following events are supported:
    • Created: When an event is created in Google Calendar.
    • Updated: When an existing event is updated in Google Calendar.
    • Deleted: When an event is deleted from the Google Calendar
  9. Enter the email address to monitor the Google Calendar events in the Email Address field.
  10. Click Pick to choose the pre-configured OAuth connection from the Pick an OAuth connection modal.
  11. Optional: Add variables to the trigger in the Response option. For more information about variables, see Variables overview.
    Note: If you use an existing variable for response, ensure that Use as input check box is enabled for the variable.
  12. Optional: Add more triggers as required in the Triggers section.
  13. Double-click or drag an appropriate action from the Actions palette to the Action section.
    For information about actions, see Actions to build automations.
  14. Click Save to save the bot.