Hello all, I am creating a voice bot that can set up appointments to a google calendar, however, my voice bot is 1. Not booking any appointments on the google calendar and 2. Does not know the current day. Can someone help me with this please?

To ensure your voice bot can book appointments and knows the current day, make sure your Google Calendar tool's description or prompt includes the

{{now}}

variable to provide the current date/time. For example:

"description": "Use this tool to schedule appointments. Current date/time: {{now}}"

This helps the assistant access the current date and improves event creation accuracy. Double-check that your Google Calendar account is connected in the Vapi Dashboard and all required fields are set in ISO 8601 format for event times. Source: - [Google Calendar Integration Documentation](https://docs.vapi.ai/assistants/tools/google-calendar)

I did what the bot suggested and its still not working properly. My voice bot does not know the current date.

use the {{now}} variable in your prompt

Hey Adrian, I appretiate the feedback. I did what you suggested and im still getting an error.

Are you making use of the google calendar integrations on Vapi..

Hi Devin, To connect your assistant with Google Calendar for creating and checking events, follow these steps: 1. Connect Google Calendar Account: - Go to the Vapi Dashboard - Navigate to Providers Keys > Tools Provider > Google Calendar - Click Connect and authorize access 2. Create Calendar Tools: - On the Dashboard > Tools page, click Create Tool - Select Google Calendar and choose the tools you need (Create Event, Check Availability) - Provide a name and description for each tool 3. Add Tools to Assistant: - Go to Dashboard > Assistants page, select your assistant - Under the Tools tab, select the calendar tools you created - Click Publish to finalize Refer to this [Google Calendar Integration Guide](https://docs.vapi.ai/tools/google-calendar) for more details.

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How about checking it out with automations instead??

Yes I can help with that@Devin

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