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Extract Every Deadline From a Contract PDF Into Your Calendar

Contracts hide renewal windows, notice periods and deadlines in dense pages. Drop a PDF in a folder and AI extracts every key date straight into your calendar with reminders.

difficulty Intermediatesetup 30 minresult Every contract deadline lives in your calendar with lead-time reminders — nothing hides in a PDF again.
  1. 1

    Watch the Folder

    Add a Google Drive Trigger node on your contracts folder.

  2. 2

    Read the Contract

    Add an Extract From File node pulling the PDF text.

  3. 3

    Extract the Dates

    Add an OpenAI node returning renewal dates, notice deadlines and obligations as structured JSON.

  4. 4

    Create Calendar Events

    Add Google Calendar nodes creating each deadline with a 30-day advance reminder.

  5. 5

    Activate and Test

    Activate the workflow and drop a test contract. Confirm the dates land in your calendar.

Frequently asked questions

Can I trust AI-extracted dates?

Include the source clause text in each event description so a human can verify in one glance.

What about notice periods?

Ask the AI to compute the last-safe-cancellation date — often the date that actually matters.

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