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Share device location context from Adafruit IO in Telegram

Put the location and status your team supplied into a clear Telegram update for coordination.

Trigger

Webhook received

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

Action

Send Message

Send a text message to a telegram chat using the bot api.

Why this helps

Coordinating around a connected device is slower when its location and status are separated from the conversation.

  • Keep location and supplied status details in one chat update.
  • Help collaborators coordinate around a known device location.
  • Avoid guessing coordinates that were not included.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Adafruit IO and Telegram to Notis once in the portal.
  • 2Create a new automation in Notis and name it for location updates.
  • 3In one instruction, tell Notis to format the supplied location and device status for Telegram.
  • 4Choose the webhook trigger and select where run reports should go.
  • 5Test with one real request containing a device identifier, location, and status.

Questions about this workflow

Does this automation find device coordinates automatically?

Only use coordinates provided in the request or available connected context. The workflow should state when location data is missing.

Why send a message instead of a map location?

This workflow shares location context as text. Use the Telegram location action only when the request includes suitable coordinates and a map pin is desired.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Adafruit IO to Telegram. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Adafruit IO triggers

Telegram actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Answer Callback Query

Use this method to send answers to callback queries sent from inline keyboards. the answer will be displayed to the user as a notification at the top of the chat screen or as an alert.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Delete Message

Delete a message, including service messages, with certain limitations.

ActionInstant

Edit Message

Edit text messages sent by the bot.

ActionInstant

Export Chat Invite Link

Generate a new primary invite link for a chat; any previously generated primary link is revoked. the bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights.

ActionInstant

Forward Message

Forward messages of any kind. service messages can't be forwarded.

ActionInstant

Get Chat Info

Get up to date information about the chat (current name of the user for one-on-one conversations, current username of a user, group or channel, etc.).

ActionInstant

Get Chat Administrators

Get a list of administrators in a chat. on success, returns an array of chatmember objects that contains information about all chat administrators except other bots.

ActionInstant

Get Chat History

Get chat history messages. note: this uses the getupdates method with specific parameters to retrieve historical messages.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Adafruit IO and Telegram, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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