Retrieve BART real-time trip updates on a schedule
Automate retrieval for downstream monitoring that can process the raw trip update feed.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Get GTFS-RT Trip Updates
Tool to fetch real-time trip updates in gtfs-realtime format. use when you need the latest live trip information as raw protobuf.
Why this helps
A monitoring process can fail when nobody remembers to fetch the latest transit feed on time.
- Automates retrieval of the latest trip update feed.
- Supports downstream workflows that can process raw protobuf format.
- Reduces reliance on a person to start each data refresh.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Bart to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal and choose a recurring Notis schedule.
- 3Write one plain-language instruction to retrieve the latest GTFS-RT trip updates and direct the result to the intended run-report channel or downstream process.
- 4Set the cadence and choose the run-report channel, confirming it can handle the raw feed output.
- 5Test one run with the consumer that will process the trip update data.
Questions about this workflow
Is the result a human-readable trip summary?
The action returns trip updates in raw GTFS-RT protobuf format, so a downstream consumer may be needed to interpret it.
Is this for ordinary commute planning?
It is best suited to a monitoring or data workflow that can handle raw trip update data.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Telegram to Bart. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Telegram triggers
Bart actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Stub action for bart api version retrieval.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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New Message Received
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Get Route Info
Tool to fetch detailed information about a specific bart route. use when you know the route number (1–12) or need all routes configuration. call after confirming the route id.
New Channel Post
Triggered when a new post is published to a channel where your bot is an administrator.
Get BART Stations
Stub action for bart stations retrieval.
Callback Query Received
Triggered when a user taps an inline keyboard button attached to one of your bot's messages.
Get GTFS-RT Trip Updates
Tool to fetch real-time trip updates in gtfs-realtime format. use when you need the latest live trip information as raw protobuf.
Message Edited
Triggered when a message in a chat your bot can see is edited by its sender.
Download GTFS Static Schedule Feed
Tool to download the static gtfs feed (google transit.zip). use when needing the latest gtfs schedule data.
New Chat Member
Triggered when a new member joins a group or supergroup the bot belongs to, including when the bot itself is added.
Get BART Schedule Arrive
Tool to retrieve schedule information based on a specified arrival time. use when planning trips arriving by a given time.
Get BART Schedule Depart
Tool to get schedule information based on a specified depart time. use when planning trips from an origin to a destination with time constraints after confirming station codes.
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