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Retrieve free/busy availability from your Google Calendar within a Workflow. Use this action to find available meeting times, automate scheduling decisions, or generate daily availability reports.

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Set up the action

1

Add the action

In the Workflow builder, click the + button between existing blocks. Select Get Google Calendar Schedule from the action list.
2

Connect Google Calendar

If you haven’t already, connect your Google Calendar account to Cassidy. In the configuration panel, click Connect and follow the authorization flow.
Connecting Google Calendar in the Get Schedule action
3

Rename the action (optional)

Enter a more descriptive name to make the action easier to reference as a variable later.
Renaming the Get Google Calendar Schedule action
4

Select Calendar ID

Select which calendars to retrieve schedule information from.
Selecting Calendar ID for schedule retrieval
5

Configure the time range

Set Period Start Date and Period End Date to define the window for availability.
Configuring Period Start Date and Period End Date
6

Select time zone (optional)

Specify the preferred time zone for the response. If omitted, the account or calendar time zone is used.
Time zone selection for schedule output
7

Process the schedule data

Add actions to use the schedule information. Common approaches:
  • Generate Text — format the raw calendar schedule into a readable report
  • Send Slack message — notify yourself or your team with the availability
Example: add a Generate Text action to format the report, then a Send Slack message action to deliver it.
Generate Text action formatting calendar schedule into a report
Send Slack message action with formatted schedule report
8

Publish the Workflow

Test and publish your Workflow to automate retrieving and processing calendar schedules.

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Sample output

The output includes information about busy and free time slots. You can identify when calendars are available or occupied.
Sample output showing calendar availability data