Give new Telegram members business account context
Help new collaborators get oriented with a current list of connected FreshBooks businesses, triggered when they join the team chat.
Trigger
New Chat Member
Triggered when a new member joins a group or supergroup the bot belongs to, including when the bot itself is added.
Action
List Businesses
Tool to list all businesses associated with the authenticated user.
Why this helps
New team members often need basic account context but may not know where to find it.
- Make business-account context available during onboarding.
- Reduce repeated questions about connected accounts.
- Give the team a consistent reference point.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Telegram and FreshBooks to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal that retrieves the business list when a member joins the designated Telegram group.
- 3Use one plain-language instruction to summarize the businesses for the chosen run-report channel.
- 4Select Telegram New Chat Member as the trigger and choose the channel for run reports.
- 5Test by having a member join a group where the bot is present.
Questions about this workflow
Does this automatically message the new member?
The workflow reports runs through the channel you select; use an appropriate report channel for the onboarding context.
Will it list businesses for every new member?
Yes, if the trigger is configured for that group. Consider whether sharing account names there is appropriate.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Telegram to Freshbooks. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Telegram triggers
Freshbooks actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
List Businesses
Tool to list all businesses associated with the authenticated user.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
List Projects
Tool to list all projects for a business. use after confirming the business id.
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.
New Channel Post
Triggered when a new post is published to a channel where your bot is an administrator.
Callback Query Received
Triggered when a user taps an inline keyboard button attached to one of your bot's messages.
Message Edited
Triggered when a message in a chat your bot can see is edited by its sender.
New Chat Member
Triggered when a new member joins a group or supergroup the bot belongs to, including when the bot itself is added.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Telegram and Freshbooks, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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