Google Calendar + RescueTime

"start or stop RescueTime sessions when new events start in Google Calendar"

Improve your productivity by managing your time effectively with this workflow. When an event starts in your Google Calendar, it initiates a FocusTime session in the RescueTime app. This clever automation allows you to concentrate on your scheduled tasks, making time management more efficient and less burdensome.

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Event Start
Triggers when a specified amount of time before an event starts.
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Start or Stop a FocusTime Session
Starts or stops a FocusTime session. Requires RescueTime Premium
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Supported triggers and actions

New Calendar
Triggers when a calendar is created.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- CalendarRequired
- Search Term
Trigger
Scheduled
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- CalendarRequired
- Expand Recurring Events
Trigger
Instant
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- CalendarRequired
- Search TermRequired
Trigger
Scheduled
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- NameRequired
- Description
Action
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- CalendarRequired
- Summary
- Description
- Location
- Add Conferencing?
- Start Date & TimeRequired
- End Date & TimeRequired
- Repeat Frequency
- Repeat Until
- Repeat How Many Times?
- All day
- Color
- Attendees
- Visibility
- Use Default Reminders?
- Reminders
- Minutes Before Reminders
- Show me as Free or Busy
- Guests Can Modify Event
- Event Type
Action
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- CalendarRequired
- EventRequired
- Summary
- Description
- Location
- Start Date & Time
- End Date & Time
- Repeat Frequency
- Repeat Until
- Repeat How Many Times?
- All day
- Color
- Attendees
- Visibility
- Use Default Reminders?
- Reminders
- Minutes Before Reminders
- Show me as Free or Busy
Action
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- CalendarRequired
- Event IDRequired
Action
Search
- CalendarRequired
- Expand Recurring Events
- Search Term
- Start Time Before
- End Time After
Action
Search
- Alert Name
Trigger
Scheduled
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New Daily Summary Report
Triggers when a new daily summary is available
Trigger
Scheduled
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New FocusTime Session Start
Triggers when a new FocusTime session is started
Trigger
Instant
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- Date / TimeRequired
- DescriptionRequired
- Action Label
Action
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- Start TimeRequired
- End TimeRequired
- Activity NameRequired
- Activity Details
Action
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- CalendarRequired
Trigger
Scheduled
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- CalendarRequired
- Time Before
- Time Before (Unit)
- Search Term
Trigger
Scheduled
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- CalendarRequired
Trigger
Instant
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- CalendarRequired
- EventRequired
- Attendee/sRequired
Action
Write
- CalendarRequired
- EventRequired
- Notify Attendees?
Action
Write
- CalendarRequired
- Describe EventRequired
- Attendees
Action
Write
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query String Parameters
- Headers
- Additional Request Headers
- Body
Action
Write
- CalendarRequired
- Expand Recurring Events
- Search Term
- Start Time Before
- End Time After
Action
Search
- CalendarRequired
- Expand Recurring Events
- Search Term
- Start Time Before
- End Time After
- Summary
- Description
- Location
- Add Conferencing?
- Start Date & TimeRequired
- End Date & TimeRequired
- Repeat Frequency
- Repeat Until
- Repeat How Many Times?
- All day
- Color
- Attendees
- Visibility
- Use Default Reminders?
- Reminders
- Minutes Before Reminders
- Show me as Free or Busy
- Guests Can Modify Event
- Event Type
Action
Search or write
New Highlight Event
Triggers when a new daily highlight event is posted
Trigger
Scheduled
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New FocusTime Session End
Triggers when a FocusTime session finishes.
Trigger
Instant
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New Weekly Summary Report
Triggers when a new weekly summary is available
Trigger
Scheduled
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- FocusTime ActionRequired
Action
Write

About Google Calendar

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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About RescueTime

RescueTime helps you understand how you spend your time on the computer by automatically keeping a log of the time you spend on different applications and websites. Having an accurate idea of how you time is spent makes it easy to stay productive and balanced.

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