Close the loop on Census data requests in Telegram
Get a useful result or a clear note about what the source did not return, so requests do not disappear into research limbo.
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
When a data request cannot be fulfilled exactly, silence or an unexplained partial result leaves the requester unsure what happened.
- Return available results with their context.
- Make missing requested coverage explicit.
- Close the loop in the Telegram conversation.
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.
- 3Describe the measures, places, and periods requested; ask for a Telegram reply that distinguishes returned results from unavailable items.
- 4Choose a webhook trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one complete request and one request that has a known gap.
Questions about this workflow
Does it retry missing data automatically?
No retry behavior is specified by these events. The workflow can report what was returned and what remains unavailable.
Can I ask for a different period if one is missing?
You can include fallback periods in the instruction, as long as the response states which period was actually returned.
How is the response delivered?
The action sends a text message to the Telegram destination named in your instruction.
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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.
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