Log expense notes from Telegram
Send an expense note when it happens and keep the details available for a later review.
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
Query
Query tool will run a sql query in bigquery. note: make sure the query being input in a single line format. for example, select * from sample dataset.sample table where column name = 'value'
Why this helps
Small purchases are easy to forget by the time a finance review comes around.
- Capture spending details close to the purchase.
- Keep expense notes searchable in one place.
- Reduce end-of-month memory work.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Telegram and Google BigQuery to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis conversationally.
- 3Use a single prompt to save messages that describe an expense as BigQuery records.
- 4Pick New Message Received and a channel for run reports.
- 5Send one real expense note and verify the saved information.
Questions about this workflow
Can it save only expense messages?
Yes. Tell Notis to record messages that describe an expense and ignore unrelated chat.
Is this accounting software?
No. It records information in BigQuery for review and analysis.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Telegram to Google BigQuery. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Telegram triggers
Google BigQuery actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Query
Query tool will run a sql query in bigquery. note: make sure the query being input in a single line format. for example, select * from sample dataset.sample table where column name = 'value'
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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 Google BigQuery, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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