Trigger: Calendar Event
About
This trigger will fire when a specific calendar event starts/ends.
Note that this trigger normally only fires on 5 minute boundaries, so if you have an event that starts between the boundaries, it may fire a few minutes later.
- When this trigger is present, you can use more [...] magic text
Supported configurations
- Event starts / Event ends
Defines whether the event will start at the beginning of the event or at the end of the event.
- Calendar
Choose the account where the event is located, you can also select the category, e.g. birthdays, family, holidays in Mexico.
- Availability
It starts only if you are free/busy or any.
- Title (Optional)
The event must have this title.
- Event detail (Optional)
The event must have these details/description.
- Enable regular expression matching
Regular expression matching (or regex matching) is a technique for finding patterns within text using a specialized syntax known as regular expressions. It's a powerful tool for text processing and pattern recognition.
- Case insensitive
It will ignore the use of upper and lower case in title and detail.
- Ignore all day events
Events defined as full day will be ignored by the trigger.
- Check in advance
Instead of triggering at the exact moment the calendar event triggers, it will check for it (for example) 2 hours in advance. This way, you can receive alerts in advance about a specific calendar event.
Use negative value Use negative value (trigger x time after the event)
- Use alarm
Use this option if the trigger time is not accurate (and you need it) e.g. for high importance events it is recommended to use an alarm.