Keep scheduled operations messaging ready to use
A monthly prompt helps you remember to review approved templates before relying on them for an important update.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Send template message
Send a template message to a whatsapp number.
Why this helps
A scheduled message can be delayed if its required WhatsApp template is still pending or rejected.
- Prompt a regular review of messaging readiness.
- Reduce surprises when a template is needed.
- Keep the review routine in a channel you already check.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect WhatsApp and 7shifts once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis to send a monthly WhatsApp reminder to review the approval status of templates used for operations updates.
- 4Pick the recurring schedule trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real example and confirm the reminder points to the templates you need to review.
Questions about this workflow
Does this workflow check template status automatically?
The listed WhatsApp action used here sends a template message; it does not retrieve template status. This workflow sends a reminder to perform the review.
Can a pending template be used for the reminder?
No. WhatsApp requires templates to be approved before they can be used.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link 7shifts to Whatsapp. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
7shifts triggers
Whatsapp actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create message template
Create a new message template for the whatsapp business account. templates must be approved by whatsapp before they can be used. templates are required for marketing messages and messages sent outside the 24-hour window.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Delete message template
Delete a message template from the whatsapp business account. this permanently removes the template and it cannot be recovered. only delete templates that are no longer needed.
Get business profile
Get the business profile information for a whatsapp business phone number. this includes business details like description, address, website, and contact info.
Get media
Get information about uploaded media including a temporary download url. the download url is valid for 5 minutes and can be used to retrieve the actual media file. this is useful for downloading media that was sent to your whatsapp number.
Get media info
Get metadata about uploaded media without generating a download url. this is useful for checking file size, type, and hash without downloading the file. use get media if you need the actual download url.
Get message templates
Get all message templates for the whatsapp business account. templates are required for sending messages outside the 24-hour window and for marketing/utility messages.
Get phone number
Get details of a specific phone number associated with a whatsapp business account.
Get phone numbers
Get all phone numbers associated with a whatsapp business account (waba).
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
7shifts and Whatsapp, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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