Confirm Telegram Approvals with Slack Reactions
When a team member approves a decision through a Telegram button, Notis instantly marks it in Slack with a checkmark reaction.
Trigger
Callback Query Received
Triggered when a user taps an inline keyboard button attached to one of your bot's messages.
Action
Add reaction to message
Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.
Why this helps
Approval decisions scattered across Telegram and Slack make it hard to see who approved what. Manual status updates are forgotten.
- Clear visual record of who approved what
- No need to log decisions manually
- Approval status visible at a glance in Slack
- Reduces back-and-forth messages asking for confirmation
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect both Telegram and Slack to Notis.
- 2Create an automation where the trigger is 'Callback Query Received' from your Telegram approval buttons.
- 3Write the automation prompt: 'When someone taps the approve button in Telegram, add a checkmark emoji reaction to the corresponding message in Slack'.
- 4Designate which Slack message should receive the reaction (can be by channel or recent message).
Questions about this workflow
What emoji reaction should I use?
Common choices are checkmark (check mark), thumbs up, or a custom emoji. You can specify this in your automation prompt.
Can I track rejections the same way?
Absolutely. Create a second automation for 'reject' buttons that adds a different emoji, like a red X or thumbs down.
What if multiple people need to approve?
Each button tap adds its own reaction. You can see all approvals accumulate on the same Slack message.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Telegram to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Telegram triggers
Slack actions
New Message Received
Triggered when your bot receives a new message in a private chat, group, or supergroup. To receive every message in a group, Privacy Mode must be disabled for the bot in BotFather.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
New Channel Post
Triggered when a new post is published to a channel where your bot is an administrator.
Add a custom emoji to a Slack team
Deprecated: adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url. use `add emoji` instead.
Callback Query Received
Triggered when a user taps an inline keyboard button attached to one of your bot's messages.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
Message Edited
Triggered when a message in a chat your bot can see is edited by its sender.
Add a remote file
Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.
New Chat Member
Triggered when a new member joins a group or supergroup the bot belongs to, including when the bot itself is added.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
Add emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
Add reaction to message
Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.
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