Keep Your Telegram Bot Commands in Sync
Define new bot commands in Coda, and they automatically update in Telegram. Your team always sees the latest available actions.
Trigger
New Coda Document Trigger
Triggers when a new Coda document is created.
Action
Set Bot Commands
Use this method to change the list of the bot's commands. see https://core.telegram.org/bots#commands for more details about bot commands.
Why this helps
Bot commands get out of date when procedures change. Teams forget what the bot can do or find stale commands in the menu.
- Keep bot commands aligned with current processes
- Reduce confusion about available actions
- Update commands without manual Telegram configuration
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Coda and Telegram to Notis.
- 2Tell Notis: 'When I create a Coda document defining bot commands, update my Telegram bot menu.' Or set up in Automations.
- 3Select 'New Coda Document' as your trigger, filtered for documents with 'commands' in the name.
- 4Specify the Coda document structure (which fields contain command names and descriptions).
- 5Test by creating a Coda document with your bot commands and verifying the Telegram menu updates.
Questions about this workflow
What format should the Coda document be in?
A simple table with command names and descriptions works best. Tell Notis your structure and it learns to parse it.
Can I include command parameters and help text?
Yes. Include a column for descriptions and Notis will format them as Telegram command help text.
Does this work with existing bot commands?
Yes. Notis merges your Coda commands with any existing bot commands, updating only what changed.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Coda to Telegram. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Coda triggers
Telegram actions
Coda Document Deleted Trigger
Triggers when a Coda document is deleted.
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.
New Coda Document Trigger
Triggers when a new Coda document is created.
Delete Message
Delete a message, including service messages, with certain limitations.
New Coda Page Trigger
Triggers when a new page is added to a Coda document.
Edit Message
Edit text messages sent by the bot.
Specific Coda Page Updated Trigger
Triggers when a specific page within a Coda document is updated.
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.
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