Turn Telegram expense notes into an Excel log
When you make a purchase, send a quick note in Telegram. Notis can save the expense in Excel while the details are still fresh.
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
Add Table Row
Add a row to a table using microsoft graph api.
Why this helps
Small purchases are easy to overlook when expense tracking depends on remembering them at the end of the week.
- Record expenses close to the moment they happen.
- Reduce bookkeeping catch-up and forgotten details.
- Keep expense notes together in an existing Excel workbook.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Telegram and Excel to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis to record expense notes from Telegram in Excel.
- 3Describe in one plain-language prompt which expense messages to log and what makes a helpful entry.
- 4Choose New Message Received as the trigger and select the run-report channel.
- 5Send a sample expense note and verify the entry in Excel.
Questions about this workflow
Does this replace accounting software?
No. It captures expense notes in Excel for review; your existing bookkeeping process remains the place to categorize and reconcile them.
What if a message does not contain enough detail?
The prompt can tell Notis to record only clear expense notes or to note when details need review.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Telegram to Excel. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Telegram triggers
Excel actions
Recurring trigger
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Webhook trigger
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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.
Add Table
Create a table in a workbook using microsoft graph api.
New Channel Post
Triggered when a new post is published to a channel where your bot is an administrator.
Add Table Column
Add a column to a table using microsoft graph api.
Callback Query Received
Triggered when a user taps an inline keyboard button attached to one of your bot's messages.
Add Table Row
Add a row to a table using microsoft graph api.
Message Edited
Triggered when a message in a chat your bot can see is edited by its sender.
Add Workbook Permission
Tool to grant access to a workbook via invite. use when you need to share a specific workbook file with designated recipients and roles.
New Chat Member
Triggered when a new member joins a group or supergroup the bot belongs to, including when the bot itself is added.
Add Worksheet
Add a new worksheet to an excel workbook using microsoft graph api.
Apply Table Filter
Apply a filter to a table column using microsoft graph api.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Telegram and Excel, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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