Deleted View Recovery Backups
When a view disappears, recovery is impossible without a backup. Notis captures deleted view configurations as documents so you can always recreate them.
Trigger
View Deleted
Triggers when a previously known Airtable view is deleted.
Action
Send Document
Send general files (documents) to a telegram chat using the bot api.
Why this helps
Accidentally deleted views are devastating. Complex view configurations are lost, and rebuilding them requires guessing at filters, sorts, and groupings. Without backups, you're stuck asking 'what was that view set up like?'
- Recover accidentally deleted views by referencing the backup configuration
- Reduce anxiety around schema changes knowing deletions are captured
- Build complete documentation of all views your base ever had
- Simplify reconstruction of complex views that took time to set up
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Airtable and Telegram to Notis.
- 2Create: 'When someone deletes a view from my Airtable base, save its configuration as a document and send it to my backup Telegram channel.'
- 3Create a backup/archive Telegram channel if you don't have one.
- 4Select the Airtable 'View Deleted' trigger.
- 5Test by deleting a view and checking for the recovery document in Telegram.
Questions about this workflow
Can I recreate the view from the backup document?
Yes. The document includes all the view configuration (filters, sorts, fields, grouping, etc.) so you can recreate it manually or describe it to Notis to rebuild it.
What if the deletion was intentional?
You still get a backup, but you can ignore it. Having backups is always safer than wishing you had one after an accidental deletion.
Are backups stored long-term?
Backups are stored in your Telegram backup channel indefinitely. You can archive or delete them manually if needed.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Airtable to Telegram. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Airtable triggers
Telegram actions
Base Metadata Changed
Triggers when an existing Airtable base changes its name or permission level.
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.
Base Schema Changed
Triggers when tables, fields, or views change in an Airtable base.
Delete Message
Delete a message, including service messages, with certain limitations.
User Profile Changed
Triggers when the connected Airtable user's profile information changes.
Edit Message
Edit text messages sent by the bot.
View Created
Triggers when a new view is created in an Airtable base.
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.
View Deleted
Triggers when a previously known Airtable view is deleted.
Forward Message
Forward messages of any kind. service messages can't be forwarded.
View Metadata Changed
Triggers when an Airtable view changes its name or type.
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.).
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.
Get Chat History
Get chat history messages. note: this uses the getupdates method with specific parameters to retrieve historical messages.
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