Make a walkthrough image easy to find in Telegram
Send a useful screenshot or walkthrough image to the course chat with a short explanation of what it shows.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Send Photo
Send photos to a telegram chat using the bot api.
Why this helps
Visual instructions are less useful when learners cannot find them at the moment they need help.
- Put a supplied instructional image in the chat.
- Give the image context with a concise caption.
- Make a visual course reference easier to revisit.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Blackboard and Telegram once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to send the walkthrough image you provide to Telegram with a short explanatory caption.
- 4Choose notis_webhook as the trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real walkthrough image.
Questions about this workflow
Does this workflow create a walkthrough in Blackboard?
No. It shares an image that you provide from a walkthrough using Telegram's Send Photo action.
Can I include an explanation with the image?
Yes. Ask Notis to include a concise caption and supply the context you want shared.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Blackboard to Telegram. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Blackboard 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.
Blackboard and Telegram, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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