Add clear context when sharing Census visuals in Telegram
Help readers understand the measure and coverage behind a data visual without making them guess.
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 chart shared without its measure or time period can prompt more questions than it answers.
- State what a requested visual represents in plain language.
- Include geography and period when they are returned.
- Give the team a readable text companion to a visual.
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.
- 3Ask Notis to retrieve the specified visualization details and send a plain-language explanation with available measure, geography, and period to Telegram.
- 4Choose a webhook trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real visual request and verify that the explanation matches the returned information.
Questions about this workflow
Does this send the chart image too?
No. This workflow sends an explanatory text message. Use the photo action if the request returns an image you want to share.
Will it explain every chart detail?
It can summarize the details returned by the request. Specify what readers need to know, and identify unavailable context rather than infer it.
Can it explain changes over time?
Only when the underlying result includes multiple relevant periods or a supplied baseline.
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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