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Get Appveyor Build Failure Alerts in Telegram

Bring a failed build into the chat where your team can decide what to do next.

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

A failed build can sit unnoticed while you switch between project work and CI dashboards.

  • Surface a failed build in a familiar team chat.
  • Include relevant status or log details returned by Appveyor.
  • Reduce manual dashboard checks.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Appveyor and Telegram once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis what you want from any channel.
  • 3In one instruction, ask Notis to check the Appveyor build status and send a concise Telegram message if it failed.
  • 4Choose notis_webhook as the trigger and provide the webhook endpoint to the system that should start the check.
  • 5Choose a report channel and test with one real failed build.

Questions about this workflow

Does Appveyor start this automation automatically?

Appveyor has no trigger events in this workflow. A webhook request starts the automation, and the instruction can ask Notis to check Appveyor for the relevant build status.

Can the alert include build logs?

Ask Notis to include useful log details if they are returned by Appveyor. The workflow cannot include logs that Appveyor does not provide for the check.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Appveyor 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.

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

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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