Get scheduled Census economic indicator check-ins in Telegram
Keep chosen economic measures visible with a short update that says what period the returned numbers cover.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Send Message
Send a text message to a telegram chat using the bot api.
Why this helps
Economic figures lose usefulness when a team sees a number without its reporting period or has to remember when to check again.
- Make the reporting period part of each update.
- Refresh chosen indicators without a manual calendar reminder.
- Keep the returned figures close to team discussion.
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.
- 3Name the economic indicators and geographies to retrieve, and ask for a dated Telegram message that includes period context.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real run and check that each figure has an available period.
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis infer current values for every indicator?
It can report what the requested Census data returns. Specify indicators and periods, and do not assume a value exists if the source result omits it.
Can it calculate growth?
Only when the result includes the necessary comparison values and periods. Ask for those periods or supply a baseline.
Is the scheduled trigger a Census event?
No. It is a Notis recurring schedule because Census bureau exposes no trigger events.
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.
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Do this · Action
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