Keep Telegram bot commands current for campaign links
Make the bot's available commands easier to understand and use during campaign work.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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
A bot command list can become stale, leaving teammates unsure how to get help with link sharing.
- Set the bot command list through Telegram's supported action.
- Keep commands aligned with a recurring campaign routine.
- Give teammates a clear starting point in the chat.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Bitly and Telegram once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis from any channel to create it.
- 3Describe the bot commands to set for your Bitly campaign link routine.
- 4Pick notis_cron as the recurring trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real command list and check it in Telegram.
Questions about this workflow
Does this create link shorteners or Bitly commands?
No. It changes the Telegram bot's list of commands. It does not create Bitly links.
Can command names be arbitrary text?
Telegram bot commands have their own requirements. Provide a valid command list when describing the desired result.
Why schedule command updates?
A schedule can reapply a command list as part of routine maintenance for the campaign workflow.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Bitly to Telegram. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Bitly 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.
Bitly and Telegram, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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