Read Telegram channel image posts as text
Catch the useful wording in an infographic without enlarging each image by hand.
Trigger
New Channel Post
Triggered when a new post is published to a channel where your bot is an administrator.
Action
ASTICA_READ_TEXT
Tool to perform ocr on an image to extract text. use when you need to read raw text from images after confirming the image source.
Why this helps
Channel updates with text inside images take longer to process and are difficult to revisit by keyword.
- Scan image-based channel announcements in text form.
- Reduce friction when catching up on channel posts.
- Make visible wording easier to quote or revisit.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Telegram and Astica ai once through the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation via the portal or ask Notis in plain language.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to confirm the image source in each new channel post and extract its visible text with Astica OCR.
- 4Select New Channel Post and choose the channel for run reports.
- 5Test with a channel post containing a clear infographic image.
Questions about this workflow
What access does the bot need?
It must be an administrator in the Telegram channel to receive new posts.
Will this extract text from links in a post?
The action is for image OCR. The post needs an accessible image source.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
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Telegram triggers
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Recurring trigger
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ASTICA_READ_TEXT
Tool to perform ocr on an image to extract text. use when you need to read raw text from images after confirming the image source.
New Message Received
Triggered when your bot receives a new message in a private chat, group, or supergroup. To receive every message in a group, Privacy Mode must be disabled for the bot in BotFather.
New Channel Post
Triggered when a new post is published to a channel where your bot is an administrator.
Callback Query Received
Triggered when a user taps an inline keyboard button attached to one of your bot's messages.
Message Edited
Triggered when a message in a chat your bot can see is edited by its sender.
New Chat Member
Triggered when a new member joins a group or supergroup the bot belongs to, including when the bot itself is added.
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