Extract WhatsApp invoices with Affinda
Turn an invoice attachment in chat into structured amounts, dates, vendors, and a ready-to-review summary.
Trigger
New WhatsApp Message Received
Polling trigger that monitors for new messages received in TimelinesAI WhatsApp chats.
Action
Create Document
Tool to upload a new document for parsing. use when you have the document file or a public url and need to extract structured data immediately.
Why this helps
Invoices shared by vendors sit in message threads until someone manually enters them.
- Capture invoice fields quickly
- Reduce transcription errors
- Keep vendor paperwork moving
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect TimelinesAI and Affinda in Notis.
- 2Create an automation named WhatsApp Invoice Extractor.
- 3Tell Notis to upload invoice attachments to Affinda and report vendor, totals, tax, currency, and due date.
- 4Pick New WhatsApp Message Received as the trigger.
- 5Choose where run reports go and test with one invoice message.
Questions about this workflow
Does this create a payment in my accounting system?
No. It parses the invoice in Affinda and reports the extracted data.
Can it handle invoice links?
Yes, if the link is public and accessible to Affinda.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Timelinesai to Affinda. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Timelinesai triggers
Affinda actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Batch Update Annotations
Tool to update multiple annotations in one request. use when you need to modify parsed values or other fields across many annotations at once.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Collection
Tool to create a new collection. use after you have a valid workspace id and want to group documents by a specific extractor within that workspace.
New WhatsApp Message Received
Polling trigger that monitors for new messages received in TimelinesAI WhatsApp chats.
Create Document
Tool to upload a new document for parsing. use when you have the document file or a public url and need to extract structured data immediately.
Create Organization
Tool to create a new organization. use when you have a unique organization name and want to group resources under it.
Create RESTHook Subscription
Tool to create a new resthook subscription. use after confirming your webhook endpoint is ready to receive document event notifications.
Create Tag
Tool to create a new tag. use when you need to label documents in a specific workspace.
Create Validation Result
Tool to create a validation result. use when recording validation outcomes for a document after parsing.
Create Workspace
Tool to create a new workspace. use when you need to programmatically create a workspace container within an organization.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Timelinesai and Affinda, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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