Get a cat photo on demand in Telegram
Make a quick mood reset available when you ask for it, without searching for an image yourself.
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
When you want a brief mental break, finding and sharing a suitable image can take more steps than the break itself.
- Request a photo when you want a quick change of pace.
- Fetch the image from Cats as part of the run.
- Receive the result in Telegram.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Cats and Telegram once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation and describe that a webhook run should fetch a random cat photo and send it to your Telegram chat.
- 3Pick the webhook trigger for the automation.
- 4Choose where Notis should send run reports.
- 5Test with one real example by triggering the webhook and checking Telegram.
Questions about this workflow
Does the webhook trigger automatically?
A webhook starts the automation when an HTTP request reaches it. Your chosen caller must send that request.
Can this send the photo to a group?
Yes, if the bot can access the Telegram group and send messages there.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Cats to Telegram. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Cats 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.
Cats and Telegram, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
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