Start CircleCI builds from Telegram channel posts
Let a structured release post move work forward by starting the named build in CircleCI.
Trigger
New Channel Post
Triggered when a new post is published to a channel where your bot is an administrator.
Action
Trigger Pipeline
Tool to trigger a new pipeline for the specified project. use when you need to start a build on a branch or tag programmatically.
Why this helps
A release plan announced to the team can still depend on someone noticing it and manually starting the pipeline.
- Use an existing release channel as the starting point for a build request.
- Keep release context visible alongside the pipeline start.
- Reduce the follow-up needed after a release post.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Telegram and CircleCI to Notis once in the portal, and ensure the bot is an administrator of the release channel.
- 2Create an automation with a prompt to start the CircleCI pipeline when a release post clearly names its project and branch or tag.
- 3Choose New Channel Post as the trigger and select a channel for run reports.
- 4Test by publishing one real release post with the required build context.
Questions about this workflow
Does the bot need channel access?
Yes. The bot must be an administrator in the channel to receive new channel posts.
Will every channel post start a build?
The prompt should specify that only a post clearly requesting a build with project and branch or tag context should start one.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Telegram to Circleci. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Telegram triggers
Circleci actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Job Artifacts
Tool to retrieve artifacts produced by a specific job. use after a job has completed to list its output files.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Job Details
Tool to fetch details of a specific job within a project. use when you need status, timing, and executor information for a circleci job by its number.
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.
Get Pipeline Config
Tool to fetch pipeline configuration by id. use when you need the source or compiled yaml of a specific pipeline.
New Channel Post
Triggered when a new post is published to a channel where your bot is an administrator.
Get Test Metadata
Tool to fetch test metadata for a specific job. use when you need detailed test results, run times, and failure messages after a job completes.
Callback Query Received
Triggered when a user taps an inline keyboard button attached to one of your bot's messages.
Get User Information
Tool to retrieve information about a circleci user by their unique id. use when you need user profile details after obtaining the user id.
Message Edited
Triggered when a message in a chat your bot can see is edited by its sender.
List Pipelines for Project
Tool to list all pipelines for a specific project. use when you need to retrieve the pipelines for a project (e.g., to display recent runs on a dashboard).
New Chat Member
Triggered when a new member joins a group or supergroup the bot belongs to, including when the bot itself is added.
List Self-Hosted Runners
Tool to list available self-hosted runners. use when you need to retrieve all configured self-hosted runners for your organization.
List Workflows by Pipeline ID
Tool to list all workflows associated with a specific pipeline. use when you need to fetch or paginate through workflows by pipeline id.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Telegram and Circleci, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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