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Watch requested demographic series on a schedule

Get a compact note when comparable requested figures show a change, with the periods that support the comparison.

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

Changes can be missed when teams check figures irregularly or compare values from different reporting periods by mistake.

  • Compare values only when the requested periods are available.
  • Put change and period context into a Telegram update.
  • Reduce manual repeat checks for selected series.

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.
  • 3Specify the series and comparison periods to retrieve; ask Notis to report a change only when comparable values are returned.
  • 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports should go.
  • 5Test with real data and confirm the comparison periods and calculation basis are stated.

Questions about this workflow

Will it notify on any change?

It can report a change under the criteria in your instruction when comparable values are returned. Define any threshold you want to use.

Does Census provide a ready-made baseline?

Not necessarily. Specify the periods needed, and provide a baseline if it is not returned by the requested data.

What does it do when comparison data is missing?

Ask it to say that a comparison could not be made and identify the missing period, rather than infer a change.

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.

TriggerScheduled

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.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Delete Message

Delete a message, including service messages, with certain limitations.

ActionInstant

Edit Message

Edit text messages sent by the bot.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Forward Message

Forward messages of any kind. service messages can't be forwarded.

ActionInstant

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.).

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Get Chat History

Get chat history messages. note: this uses the getupdates method with specific parameters to retrieve historical messages.

ActionInstant

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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