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Set my Slack status when Google Calendar events start

Tired of being barraged while you're in meetings with Slack DMs? Use this Zap to let the team know that you are not available to chat. Lifehack: block off your calendar with a meeting to set aside time for deep work, and this will also tell them you are busy. Use this Zap to automatically set your Slack status when Google Calendar events start.

Tired of being barraged while you're in meetings with Slack DMs? Use this Zap to let the team know that you are not available to chat. Lifehack: block off your calendar with a meeting to set aside time for deep work, and this will also tell them you are busy. Use this Zap to automatically set your Slack status when Google Calendar events start.

  1. When this happens...
    Google CalendarGoogle Calendar
    Event Start

    Triggers a specified time before an event starts.

    TriggerScheduled
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    Delay Until

    Waits to run your Actions until a date or time that you choose.

    ActionWrite
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    Numbers

    Work with numeric data to do math operations, reformat currencies, and more (with line-item support).

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    Numbers

    Work with numeric data to do math operations, reformat currencies, and more (with line-item support).

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  5. then do this!
    SlackSlack
    Set Status

    Sets your Slack status to the given text and emoji.

    ActionWrite
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Supported triggers and actions

What does this mean?
  • Google Calendar triggers, actions, and search

    New Calendar

    Triggers when a calendar is created.

    Trigger
    Scheduled
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    • CalendarRequired

    • Search Term

      Triggers only on events containing the search term. Note: Search operators such as AND or OR do not work here. If you search for more than one word (e.g. apple banana) we will only find events with both apple AND banana in them, rather than events that contains apple OR banana.

    Trigger
    Scheduled
    Try It
    • CalendarRequired

      When setting up, make sure this calendar has at least one event updated in the last 3 hours.

    • Expand Recurring Events

      Do you want us to trigger on each instance of a recurring event if the series is updated?

    Trigger
    Instant
    Try It
    • CalendarRequired

    • Search TermRequired

      Triggers only on events containing the search term. Note: Search operators such as AND or OR do not work here. If you search for more than one word (e.g. apple banana) we will only find events with both apple AND banana in them, rather than events that contains apple OR banana.

    Trigger
    Scheduled
    Try It
    • CalendarRequired

      When testing, make sure there's at least one event cancelled event in the last 3 hours.

    Trigger
    Scheduled
    Try It
    • CalendarRequired

    • Time Before

      How far before the event do you want us to trigger? For starter and free plans, this should be 16 minutes or more. For higher plans, 6 minutes or more.

    • Time Before (Unit)

    • Search Term

      Triggers only on events containing the search term. Note: Search operators such as AND or OR do not work here. If you search for more than one word (e.g. apple banana) we will only find events with both apple AND banana in them, rather than events that contains apple OR banana.

    Trigger
    Scheduled
    Try It
    • CalendarRequired

    Trigger
    Instant
    Try It
    • CalendarRequired

      Note: You must be able to edit the selected calendar from the Google Calendar account you connected. See this help doc for more information.

    • EventRequired

      Event you want to update

    • Attendee/sRequired

      Insert a single email address to invite one person (ann@gmail.com). Insert a comma-separated list of email addresses to invite multiple people (ann@gmail.com, maria@gmail.com)

    Action
    Write
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Google Calendar lets you organize your schedule and share events with co-workers and friends. With Google's free online calendar, it's easy to keep track of your daily schedule.
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