Connect Whatsapp to Desktime
When something happens in Whatsapp, Notis takes the next step in Desktime. Describe what you want in plain English, or start from one of the examples below.
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Ways Notis can move work from Whatsapp to Desktime
Turn WhatsApp project requests into DeskTime projects
Create a DeskTime project and optional starter task when a WhatsApp message clearly requests new project setup.
Start DeskTime tracking from a WhatsApp work request
Start a DeskTime project task when an inbound WhatsApp message clearly asks to begin tracking specified work.
Start DeskTime tracking from an interactive WhatsApp reply
Use a customer's interactive reply as a clear instruction to start the specified DeskTime project task.
Stop DeskTime tracking from a WhatsApp completion message
Stop tracking a specified DeskTime project task when a WhatsApp message clearly says the work is finished.
Stop DeskTime tracking from a WhatsApp completion reply
Stop a DeskTime project task when an interactive WhatsApp reply clearly confirms the work is done.
Get a DeskTime project and app breakdown from WhatsApp
When a message requests a specific employee and date, retrieve that employee's tracked projects and application usage.
Look up employee project time from WhatsApp
Retrieve project tracking data for a specific employee and date when requested in an inbound WhatsApp message.
Get a DeskTime projects overview from WhatsApp
Retrieve the company's active DeskTime projects and related tasks when a WhatsApp message asks for an overview.
Get the DeskTime employee roster from WhatsApp
Retrieve company employees, roles, and statuses when an inbound WhatsApp message requests the roster.
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Whatsapp to Desktime. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Whatsapp triggers
Desktime actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Project with Optional Task
Tool to create a new project with an optional initial task. use when you need to set up a new desktime project programmatically.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Account Details
Tool to retrieve detailed information about the authenticated user's company account. use after confirming the api key is valid to fetch company name, work settings, account timezone, and timestamp.
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
Get All Company Employees
Tool to list all employees in the company, including their roles and statuses. use after confirming valid credentials to fetch the organization’s roster.
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.
Get Employee Data
Tool to fetch data for all employees within the company. use after verifying the api key is valid.
Interactive Reply Received
Triggered when a customer taps a quick-reply button or selects an option from an interactive list message you sent.
Get Employee Projects
Tool to retrieve information about projects assigned to employees, including project names, durations, and statuses. use when you need to fetch per-employee project tracking data for a specific date.
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.
Get Employee Projects and Apps
Tool to retrieve an employee's tracked projects and application usage. use when you need combined project/app time data for a given employee and date (defaults to current user and today). example: "get projects and apps for employee 711867 on 2025-07-28."
Get Projects List
Tool to retrieve all active projects for the company, including related tasks. use when you need projects overview after authentication.
Ping DeskTime API
Tool to check the api's availability and confirm the service is operational. use when you need to verify that the desktime api is reachable and responsive.
Four ways to start an automation.
A trigger is the event that kicks a workflow off. Notis supports four kinds: an event in a connected app, an inbound webhook, a recurring schedule, and soon, your own database.
Integration triggers
Fire when something happens inside a connected app. New Notion page, Stripe charge, Linear issue: any of 1,000+ apps can start a workflow.
Webhook triggers
A unique URL per workflow. Anything that can send an HTTP POST can start an automation, including no-code tools that speak webhooks.
Recurring triggers
Cron-style schedules run a workflow on the clock. Daily standups, hourly syncs, business-hours-only digests: the workhorse of Notis.
Database triggers
Watch a row, query, or threshold in your own database and fire the moment the data changes. Row inserted, value crosses a limit, query starts matching.
Classic automation breaks. AI adapts.
Same triggers and actions, smarter middle. AI handles the fuzziness that breaks traditional Zapier-style workflows the moment a field gets renamed.
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NEW“When a row gets added to the Q4 OKRs Notion database and the status is Blocked, send a Telegram message to the owner with a summary of what's blocking, and ping me if there's no reply within 24 hours.”
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