📅 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.