📅 2024-12-01 — Session: Automated Event Parsing and Integration with Zapier
🕒 22:00–22:30
🏷️ Labels: Zapier, Python, Automation, Email Parsing, Calendar Integration
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal
The goal of this session was to automate the parsing of events from emails and integrate them into a Motion calendar using Python scripts and Zapier.
Key Activities
- Developed a Python script to parse events from emails.
- Integrated the script with Zapier to automate event addition to a low-priority calendar.
- Configured a webhook trigger in Zapier for event parsing.
- Set up a webhook URL in Zapier and verified the connection with test data.
- Fixed data structure errors in the webhook integration by ensuring JSON format compliance.
- Updated the Zapier automation workflow to finalize configuration and prepare for publishing.
- Differentiated tasks and events in the Motion app, ensuring proper scheduling and syncing with Google Calendar.
Achievements
- Successfully automated the event parsing process using Python and Zapier.
- Established a reliable integration between email parsing and calendar event creation.
- Resolved technical issues related to webhook data structure.
Pending Tasks
- Finalize the configuration of the Zapier workflow and publish the Zap for full deployment.