Connect custom Telegram research flows to Dovetail
When your external service sends a Telegram research item to Notis, save its useful content as a Dovetail data point.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create Data Point
Tool to create a data point within a channel. use after capturing new content to record and classify it in dovetail.
Why this helps
Custom collection workflows create extra handoffs when research has no reliable path into Dovetail.
- Connect a custom collection step to the research workspace.
- Keep Telegram-derived observations with other Dovetail data.
- Reduce manual handoffs between a service and research notes.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Telegram and Dovetail to Notis once through the portal, and prepare the external service to call a Notis webhook.
- 2Create a webhook-triggered automation in the portal or ask Notis to create one.
- 3Write a single plain-language instruction to turn the incoming Telegram research item into a Dovetail data point with its source context.
- 4Choose the incoming webhook trigger and the channel for run reports.
- 5Send one real test item through the service and verify its Dovetail data point.
Questions about this workflow
When does this workflow run?
It runs when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request to the Notis webhook.
Does the webhook create the Dovetail item by itself?
The webhook starts the automation; the plain-language prompt tells Notis how to create the Dovetail data point from the incoming content.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Telegram to Dovetail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Telegram triggers
Dovetail actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Channel
Tool to create a new channel in dovetail. use after confirming channel details.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Contact
Tool to create a new contact in dovetail. use when you need to register a contact before logging interactions.
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.
Create Data Point
Tool to create a data point within a channel. use after capturing new content to record and classify it in dovetail.
New Channel Post
Triggered when a new post is published to a channel where your bot is an administrator.
Create Insight
Tool to create a new insight in dovetail. use after synthesizing findings when ready to store them. example: "create insight 'q1 user trends' with body '...' for project 'proj 123'."
Callback Query Received
Triggered when a user taps an inline keyboard button attached to one of your bot's messages.
Create Topic
Tool to create a new topic in a channel. use after confirming channel id, title, and optional description.
Message Edited
Triggered when a message in a chat your bot can see is edited by its sender.
Delete Channel
Tool to delete an existing channel. use when you need to remove a channel and move it to the project's trash (restorable for 30 days). confirm the channel id before calling.
New Chat Member
Triggered when a new member joins a group or supergroup the bot belongs to, including when the bot itself is added.
Delete Topic
Tool to delete an existing topic. use when you have confirmed the topic id and want to move it to trash (restorable for 30 days). example: "delete topic with id 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000."
Get Note
Tool to retrieve details of a specific note. use when you have confirmed the note id and need full note metadata from dovetail.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Telegram and Dovetail, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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