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Create calendar events from birthday emails for your team

Automatically watch for new birthday emails in Gmail and extract dates across your Google Calendar. Create and update events from the message details so you can schedule celebrations, add attendees, and write descriptions without manual event entry.

How this automation creates calendar events for birthdays

When birthday emails include dates but remain unread in inboxes, celebrations can get mistimed and teams miss key moments. This automation watches Gmail for new emails, parses dates, and creates calendar events and attendee lists—so your team stays coordinated without manual entry.

  1. 1.Watch for new birthday emails

    Integrate Gmail, email inboxes, and parsing workflows to detect matching emails and pass full messages to the automation.

    Gmail (Englisch)or swap with your favorite app
  2. 2.Extract and normalize event times

    Integrate Formatter by Zapier, date parsing tools, and scheduling defaults to extract the date and normalize it to an event start time.

    Formatter von Zapieror swap with your favorite app
  3. 3.Create detailed calendar events

    Integrate Google Calendar, attendee management, and scheduling tools to create detailed events with titles, times, attendees, and descriptions.

    Google Kalenderor swap with your favorite app

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Calendly
Okta
Zendesk
Dropbox
Asana
Allstate
Airbnb
AktivKampagne
Lyft
Webflow
Canva
Sysco
LA Clippers
Getaround
Grammarly
HelloFresh
Lululemon
Barry's
Hopper
Casper
Hudl
Miro
The New York Times
Ruggable

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