Send monthly Census updates with an approved template
Use a consistent, approved message format for the statistics your stakeholders expect.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Send template message
Send a template message to a whatsapp number.
Why this helps
Recurring updates take time to format, and messages outside the customer service window require an approved template.
- Keep recurring updates in a consistent format.
- Use a template for messages that require one.
- Summarize Census measures selected in your instruction.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Census bureau and Whatsapp once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation and describe the monthly indicators and approved template to use.
- 3Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports go.
- 4Make sure the template is approved and the recipients are eligible to receive the message.
- 5Test with one real example and verify the summary and recipient.
Questions about this workflow
Does this workflow approve the template?
No. WhatsApp must approve a template before it can be used. Set up and approve the template separately.
Can Notis invent missing indicator values?
No. It can summarize returned Census data; provide any missing measures, history, or baseline if needed.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Census bureau to Whatsapp. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Census bureau triggers
Whatsapp actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create message template
Create a new message template for the whatsapp business account. templates must be approved by whatsapp before they can be used. templates are required for marketing messages and messages sent outside the 24-hour window.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Delete message template
Delete a message template from the whatsapp business account. this permanently removes the template and it cannot be recovered. only delete templates that are no longer needed.
Get business profile
Get the business profile information for a whatsapp business phone number. this includes business details like description, address, website, and contact info.
Get media
Get information about uploaded media including a temporary download url. the download url is valid for 5 minutes and can be used to retrieve the actual media file. this is useful for downloading media that was sent to your whatsapp number.
Get media info
Get metadata about uploaded media without generating a download url. this is useful for checking file size, type, and hash without downloading the file. use get media if you need the actual download url.
Get message templates
Get all message templates for the whatsapp business account. templates are required for sending messages outside the 24-hour window and for marketing/utility messages.
Get phone number
Get details of a specific phone number associated with a whatsapp business account.
Get phone numbers
Get all phone numbers associated with a whatsapp business account (waba).
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Census bureau and Whatsapp, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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