Check an external data connection from Telegram
Ask about a named Unity Catalog connection in the conversation where the question came up and get its Databricks details.
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
Get Catalog Connection
Tool to retrieve detailed information about a specific Unity Catalog connection. Use when you need to get connection metadata, configuration, and properties for external data source connections.
Why this helps
Connection details are easy to lose track of when conversations and workspace context are split.
- Retrieve connection metadata without a separate search.
- Keep questions about external data sources actionable.
- Get a concise summary in the channel used for automation reports.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Telegram and Databricks to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal, or ask Notis to create it in conversation.
- 3Describe the result in one prompt: look up the Unity Catalog connection named in my Telegram request and summarize its details.
- 4Set Telegram New Message Received as the trigger and select a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with a connection name your Databricks identity can access.
Questions about this workflow
Does this reveal connection secrets?
The action retrieves connection details according to Databricks access controls. Avoid requesting or sharing credentials in Telegram.
Can it change the connection?
No. This workflow looks up and summarizes connection details.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Telegram to Databricks. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Telegram triggers
Databricks actions
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