I’m trying to create events on my Google Calendar from a workflow I’m working on. Since I run the workflow once per day, it will just continue to create the same events every time it’s run.
I thought I might be able to use a list_events step in the workflow to first check if the event already exists on my Google Calendar, but I’m not sure exactly how to integrate it.
If more context is necessary, please ask; I didn’t want to make the post too long or specific, but I’m happy to share all of the details.
You can use the Google Calendar API to list events and check if an event already exists before creating a new one. First, you’ll need to add a Google Calendar action to your workflow by searching for “Google Calendar” in the Pipedream UI and selecting the “List Events” action. Configure the action with the necessary details, such as the calendar ID and time range for the events you want to check.
After the “List Events” action, add a code step to check if the event already exists based on your criteria (e.g., event title, start time, etc.). If the event doesn’t exist, you can create a new event using the “Create Event” action from Google Calendar.
Here’s an example of how you can check if an event with a specific title exists in the list of events:
const events = steps.list_events.$return_value.items;
const eventTitle = "Your Event Title";
const eventExists = events.some(event => event.summary === eventTitle);
if (!eventExists) {
// Add the "Create Event" action here and configure it with the event details
}
Replace “Your Event Title” with the title of the event you want to check. If the event doesn’t exist, the “Create Event” action will be executed.
Let me know if you need any further assistance or if you have any questions!
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I have the workflow set up as described, but the code step returns an error that “steps is not defined.”
Also, since I have the “Create Event” step in the workflow, do I need to put anything specific in the code step you provided?
I also want to add that this is a dynamic workflow, so the event titles can change (based on input from a Website calendar scrape I am executing in another workflow that is feeding this workflow).