Capture billing category decisions when they happen
When you decide on a reusable invoice category, send the decision to Telegram. Notis can create the category in Harvest so the choice does not become another setup item to remember.
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
Create Invoice Item Category
Tool to create a new invoice item category. use after you have decided on the category name to register it in harvest.
Why this helps
A billing convention is agreed in conversation, but the category setup is left for later.
- Turn a confirmed billing decision into a reusable category.
- Avoid revisiting the same setup task later.
- Clarify the exact category name before creating it.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Telegram and Harvest to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create a new automation or ask Notis conversationally to configure it.
- 3Give one plain-language instruction to create a Harvest invoice item category from an explicit, confirmed Telegram decision.
- 4Select New Message Received as the trigger and choose where run reports should appear.
- 5Test with a confirmed category decision and check the category list in Harvest.
Questions about this workflow
Should every mention of a category create one?
No. The instruction should require a clear decision and exact category name.
Can this categorize existing invoice items?
This action creates an invoice item category. It does not reclassify existing invoice items.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Telegram to Harvest. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Telegram triggers
Harvest actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Client
Tool to create a new client. use after gathering client details to register a new client in harvest.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Client Contact
Tool to create a new client contact. use when you need to add a contact under an existing client. call after you've retrieved or confirmed the client 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.
Create Estimate
Tool to create a new estimate. use after gathering client and line item details.
New Channel Post
Triggered when a new post is published to a channel where your bot is an administrator.
Create Estimate Item Category
Tool to create a new estimate item category in harvest. use after deciding to categorize line items within an estimate.
Callback Query Received
Triggered when a user taps an inline keyboard button attached to one of your bot's messages.
Create Estimate Message
Tool to create a new message for an estimate. use when you have an estimate id and want to send a message or run an event (send, accept, decline, re-open) on the estimate.
Message Edited
Triggered when a message in a chat your bot can see is edited by its sender.
Create Expense
Tool to create a new expense entry. use when recording costs against projects. ensure either units or total cost is provided.
New Chat Member
Triggered when a new member joins a group or supergroup the bot belongs to, including when the bot itself is added.
Create Invoice
Tool to create a new invoice. use when you have gathered all invoice details and need to bill a client in harvest.
Create Invoice Item Category
Tool to create a new invoice item category. use after you have decided on the category name to register it in harvest.
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