Start an Apify task from a WhatsApp approval
A deliberate tap on an approval option can start the prepared Apify task without a separate handoff.
Trigger
Interactive Reply Received
Triggered when a customer taps a quick-reply button or selects an option from an interactive list message you sent.
Action
Run Task Asynchronously
Tool to run a specific actor task asynchronously. use when you need to trigger a task run without waiting for completion and immediately retrieve its run details.
Why this helps
Approvals sit in chat while someone still has to remember to start the scheduled data collection task.
- Use an interactive reply as an explicit start signal.
- Run a prepared Apify task asynchronously.
- Reduce follow-up steps after an approval.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect WhatsApp and Apify once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis in plain language from any channel.
- 3Describe which task should run after the intended approval reply in one instruction.
- 4Pick Interactive Reply Received as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real approval reply.
Questions about this workflow
Does this send the interactive message?
No. The trigger responds to a customer tapping a quick-reply button or choosing an interactive list option that you sent.
What does the action run?
It runs a specified Apify actor task asynchronously. Prepare the task in Apify first.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Whatsapp to Apify. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Whatsapp triggers
Apify actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Actor
Tool to create a new actor with specified configuration. use when you need to initialize a fresh actor programmatically before publishing or running it.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Dataset
Tool to create a new dataset. use when you need to initialize or retrieve a dataset by name.
Message Status Updated
Triggers when a WhatsApp message status changes. IMPORTANT LIMITATION: WhatsApp Cloud API does not provide a native polling endpoint for message status. Status updates are ONLY delivered via webhooks in real-time. This trigger cannot directly poll the WhatsApp API for status updates. This trigger will return empty results as WhatsApp does not support this operation. To track message status updates, you must: 1. Set up a webhook endpoint to receive status notifications from WhatsApp 2. Store the webhook data in your own database 3. Use a different mechanism to query your stored webhook data For more information, see: - https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/webhooks
Create Actor Task
Tool to create a new actor task with specified settings. use when you need to configure or schedule recurring actor runs programmatically.
New Message Received
Triggered in real time when your WhatsApp Business number receives an inbound message from a customer (text, media, location, or contact). Delivered via the Cloud API webhook.
Create Task Webhook
Tool to create a webhook for an actor task. use when you need external notifications about task run events (e.g., completion or failure) in downstream systems.
Interactive Reply Received
Triggered when a customer taps a quick-reply button or selects an option from an interactive list message you sent.
Delete Actor
Tool to delete an actor permanently. use when you need to remove an actor by its id or username~actorname. confirm before calling.
Message Template Status Update
Triggered when the review status of a WhatsApp message template changes — for example approved, rejected, or flagged — on your WhatsApp Business Account.
Delete Webhook
Tool to delete a webhook by its id. use when removing a webhook after confirming the webhook id.
Get Actor Details
Tool to get details of a specific actor. use when you need actor metadata by id or username/actorname.
Get all webhooks
Tool to get a list of all webhooks created by the user. use when you need to enumerate webhooks before filtering or maintenance.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Whatsapp and Apify, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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