Make Appveyor Incident Checks Easier to Start
Give your team clear bot shortcuts for the Appveyor checks they need during an incident.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Set Bot Commands
Use this method to change the list of the bot's commands. see https://core.telegram.org/bots#commands for more details about bot commands.
Why this helps
During an incident, remembering the right way to ask for build status or logs adds friction.
- Make common Appveyor check requests discoverable.
- Give teammates a consistent way to start a bot interaction.
- Reduce prompt recall during incident response.
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 describe the intended command update from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to set Telegram bot commands that help teammates request Appveyor build status and available logs.
- 4Choose notis_webhook as the trigger and have the relevant incident process call the endpoint when commands should be updated.
- 5Choose a report channel and test the command list with one real bot configuration.
Questions about this workflow
Do these commands run Appveyor checks by themselves?
This action changes the Telegram bot command list. Separate automation behavior is needed to respond to command interactions and check Appveyor.
Can the workflow add commands to every bot?
It applies to the connected Telegram bot. Confirm that this is the bot your team uses.
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.
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.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Delete Message
Delete a message, including service messages, with certain limitations.
Edit Message
Edit text messages sent by the bot.
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.
Forward Message
Forward messages of any kind. service messages can't be forwarded.
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.).
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.
Get Chat History
Get chat history messages. note: this uses the getupdates method with specific parameters to retrieve historical messages.
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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