Notify Your Team on Telegram When Box Files Are Updated
No more checking Box for the latest version. Get a Telegram message the moment a new file version goes live, so you always know what's current.
Trigger
New File Version Uploaded
Triggers when a new file version is uploaded to a file in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box file and fires when new versions are detected.
Action
Send Message
Send a text message to a telegram chat using the bot api.
Why this helps
When team members upload new file versions, you often miss them until someone asks 'which version are we using?' Context-switching to Box repeatedly burns mental energy.
- Catch updated files instantly without checking Box repeatedly
- Reduce 'which version?' clarification messages
- Stay current without opening another tab
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect your Box account to Notis (one-time, via the portal).
- 2Connect your Telegram bot to Notis (one-time, via the portal).
- 3In the Notis portal, create a new automation with this prompt: 'When a new file version is uploaded to Box, send me a message on Telegram with the file name and a link to access it.'
- 4Choose the 'integration event' trigger type and select the Box file you want to monitor.
- 5Pick Telegram as the channel where Notis will report runs, then test by uploading a new version to that Box file.
Questions about this workflow
Will I get notified for every single version change?
Yes, by default. If that's too noisy, you can adjust the automation to only alert on certain file types or folder structures.
Can I monitor multiple files at once?
You'll need one automation per Box file. Create as many as you need for your core documents.
What if the file is binary (PDF, image)?
Notis sends you the file name and link regardless of format. You can open it directly in Telegram or Box.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Box to Telegram. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Box triggers
Telegram actions
Collaboration Details Changed
Triggers when a collaboration's details change (e.g., role, status, expiration). This trigger monitors a specific collaboration and detects when any meaningful field changes, such as role, status, expiration date, access type, or acknowledgment status.
Answer Callback Query
Use this method to send answers to callback queries sent from inline keyboards. the answer will be displayed to the user as a notification at the top of the chat screen or as an alert.
Comment Changed
Triggers when a comment's content or details change in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box comment and detects when any meaningful field changes, such as message text edits, tagged message changes, or modification timestamp updates.
Delete Message
Delete a message, including service messages, with certain limitations.
New File Comment Added
Triggers when a new comment is added to a file in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box file and fires when new comments are detected.
Edit Message
Edit text messages sent by the bot.
File Metadata Changed
Triggers when a file's metadata or properties change in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box file and fires when changes are detected in key fields like name, description, size, modification time, parent folder, or status.
Export Chat Invite Link
Generate a new primary invite link for a chat; any previously generated primary link is revoked. the bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights.
File Shared Link Changed
Triggers when a file's shared link settings change in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box file's shared link and fires when changes are detected in the shared link configuration, such as access level, permissions, password protection, expiration date, or vanity URL.
Forward Message
Forward messages of any kind. service messages can't be forwarded.
New File Version Uploaded
Triggers when a new file version is uploaded to a file in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box file and fires when new versions are detected.
Get Chat Info
Get up to date information about the chat (current name of the user for one-on-one conversations, current username of a user, group or channel, etc.).
New Item Added to Folder
Triggers when a new item (file, folder, or web link) is added to a folder in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box folder and fires when new items are detected.
Get Chat Administrators
Get a list of administrators in a chat. on success, returns an array of chatmember objects that contains information about all chat administrators except other bots.
Folder Properties Changed
Triggers when a folder's core properties change in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box folder and fires when changes are detected in properties like name, description, modification time, parent folder, item status, or shared link settings.
Get Chat History
Get chat history messages. note: this uses the getupdates method with specific parameters to retrieve historical messages.
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