Get Task Assignments on Telegram Before They're Forgotten
Task assignments should be urgent, not buried in a notification pile. Get a direct Telegram alert so you can act immediately and clear the air.
Trigger
New Task Assignment Added
Triggers when a new assignment is added to a task in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box task and fires when new assignments are detected.
Action
Send Message
Send a text message to a telegram chat using the bot api.
Why this helps
Task assignments land in Box but get lost in the noise. By the time you see them, deadlines are tight and the context is stale.
- Know about new tasks instantly, not hours later
- Reduce task-related status-check messages
- Clear tasks before they become blockers
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Box and Telegram to Notis (once per integration).
- 2Create an automation with: 'When a task is assigned to me in Box, send me a Telegram message with the task name, due date, and link.'
- 3Select 'integration event' and the Box task/file you monitor.
- 4Choose Telegram as your notification channel.
- 5Test by assigning a task to yourself in Box and confirming the Telegram alert arrives.
Questions about this workflow
Can I filter by task priority?
Not yet in the trigger itself, but Notis can be coached to highlight priority in the message. Mention it when setting up the automation.
What if I'm assigned multiple tasks at once?
Each assignment triggers its own alert. You'll get one message per task.
Can I turn off alerts for certain team members?
The automation runs for all assignments to the monitored task. If you need selective alerts, create separate automations for different tasks.
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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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