Cancel And Notify

Execute Google Workspace workflow: $ARGUMENTS

Cancel Meeting and Notify Attendees

PREREQUISITE: Load the following skills to execute this recipe: gws-calendar, gws-gmail

Delete a Google Calendar event and send a cancellation email via Gmail.

[!CAUTION] Deleting with sendUpdates sends cancellation emails to all attendees.

Steps

1. Find the meeting: gws calendar +agenda --format json and locate the event ID
2. Delete the event: gws calendar events delete --params '{"calendarId": "primary", "eventId": "EVENT_ID", "sendUpdates": "all"}'
3. Send follow-up: gws gmail +send --to attendees --subject 'Meeting Cancelled: [Title]' --body 'Apologies, this meeting has been cancelled.'

Task

Execute this workflow with the following parameters: $ARGUMENTS

1. Prerequisites Check

   • Verify gws CLI is installed: gws --version
   • Confirm authentication: gws auth status
   • Load required GWS skills (check PREREQUISITE section above)

2. Parameter Preparation

   • Parse task parameters from $ARGUMENTS
   • Validate required inputs
   • Prepare JSON payloads and flags

3. Execute Workflow Steps

   • Follow the steps outlined above
   • Replace placeholder IDs with actual values
   • Handle errors and retries
   • Log progress and results

4. Verify Results

   • Confirm each step completed successfully
   • Verify changes in Google Workspace
   • Report final status and any issues

Tips

• Use --dry-run flag when available to preview changes
• Always inspect API schemas before calling: gws schema <service>.<resource>.<method>
• Check command help for all flags: gws <service> <resource> <method> --help

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License: Apache License 2.0 Source: Google Workspace CLI Original Skill: recipe-cancel-and-notify