Poll Telegram Hourly for New Messages
Your bot needs to stay current on Telegram messages. Notis checks every hour so you never miss critical updates from your team.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Get Updates
Use this method to receive incoming updates using long polling. an array of update objects is returned.
Why this helps
Telegram bots can fall out of sync if they don't poll regularly. Missing updates means delayed responses and broken automations.
- Keep your bot synchronized with Telegram
- Catch incoming messages reliably
- Maintain consistent automation workflows
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Telegram to Notis.
- 2Create an automation: "Check Telegram for new messages every hour."
- 3Notis will poll automatically and process any incoming updates.
- 4Send a test message to your Telegram bot and verify it's processed within the next hour.
- 5Monitor that the bot stays responsive and catches all messages.
Questions about this workflow
Can I change the polling frequency?
Yes. Your prompt can specify any interval (every 30 minutes, every 2 hours, etc.).
What happens if there are no messages?
Notis still checks on schedule. An empty check is normal and doesn't create extra notifications.
Does this affect performance?
No. Hourly polling is lightweight and won't slow down your automations.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Telegram. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Telegram actions
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
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.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Delete Message
Delete a message, including service messages, with certain limitations.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Edit Message
Edit text messages sent by the bot.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
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.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Forward Message
Forward messages of any kind. service messages can't be forwarded.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
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.
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