Get a Census data answer back in Telegram
Send a data question through your workflow and bring the useful answer back to the team chat.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Send Message
Send a text message to a telegram chat using the bot api.
Why this helps
A simple data question can turn into a context switch when someone has to search for the figure and then carry it back to the conversation.
- Return a concise answer to a requested data question.
- Keep available source context with the response.
- Reduce interruptions caused by manual lookup and reposting.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Census bureau and Telegram once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, or tell Notis in plain language from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, retrieve the specified Census answer and send the result with available geography, period, and source context to Telegram.
- 4Choose a webhook trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real question and confirm the answer does not imply unavailable data.
Questions about this workflow
How does a question reach the workflow?
A system or caller sends an HTTP request to the Notis webhook. The request should identify the question or data needed.
Will the reply include a citation?
Ask for the source context returned by the Census result. Do not assume a citation or link is available unless the action returns it.
Can it answer questions about a team's internal targets?
Only if those targets are included in the request or another provided source. Census data does not supply private company baselines.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Census bureau to Telegram. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Census bureau 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.
Census bureau and Telegram, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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