Return Telegram intake details to a BotStar chatbot
Carry a requested detail into the BotStar flow that is waiting for a webview response.
Trigger
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.
Action
Webview send response
Tool to send data from the webview back to the botstar chatbot. use when you need to transmit responses or custom outputs from an open webview.
Why this helps
Re-entering intake details between channels takes attention away from the work of helping the customer.
- Reduce retyping of requested intake details
- Return concise data to a waiting BotStar flow
- Keep customer answers connected to the next step
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Telegram and BotStar to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis conversationally.
- 3Write one instruction to send relevant Telegram intake details as response data from the matching open BotStar webview to its chatbot.
- 4Select New Message Received as the trigger and choose a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one real intake response and the relevant BotStar webview open.
Questions about this workflow
Does the action send a message to Telegram?
No. It sends data from the webview back to the BotStar chatbot.
What needs to be open for this flow?
The relevant BotStar webview should be open and ready to return a response.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Telegram to Botstar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Telegram triggers
Botstar actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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New Message Received
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Callback Query Received
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Livechat on open
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Message Edited
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Livechat open
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New Chat Member
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Telegram and Botstar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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