Check current time and availability from Telegram
Ask Notis 'what time is it in London?' or 'am I free right now?' in Telegram and get instant answers. No context-switching needed.
Trigger
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.
Action
Get current date and time
Gets the current date and time, allowing for a specific timezone offset.
Why this helps
Managing remote teams across timezones is overwhelming. Neurodivergent founders struggle to do the mental math and often make scheduling mistakes. Checking availability mid-call means opening another app and losing focus.
- Instant timezone conversion without leaving Telegram
- Check if you're free right now without opening your calendar
- Never make timezone mistakes or schedule meetings during existing commitments
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Telegram and Google Calendar.
- 2Tell Notis: 'When I ask about the current time or if I'm available, tell me using my calendar and the requested timezone.'
- 3Select 'New Message Received' as the trigger.
- 4Test by asking 'what time is it in Tokyo?' or 'am I free for a call right now?'
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis check multiple timezones at once?
Yes. Ask 'what time is it in London, Singapore, and Sydney?' and Notis lists all three.
Does 'am I free' account for back-to-back meetings?
Yes. Notis also considers buffer time you've specified, so it might say you're 'technically free but need 10 min to wrap up the last meeting.'
Can I ask about other people's availability?
If they've shared calendars with you, yes. Ask 'is Sarah free?' and Notis checks her shared calendar.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Telegram to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Telegram triggers
Google Calendar 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.
Insert Calendar into List
Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list.
New Channel Post
Triggered when a new post is published to a channel where your bot is an administrator.
Update Calendar List Entry
Updates an existing entry on the user\'s calendar list.
Callback Query Received
Triggered when a user taps an inline keyboard button attached to one of your bot's messages.
Delete Calendar
Deletes a secondary calendar. use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars.
Message Edited
Triggered when a message in a chat your bot can see is edited by its sender.
Update Calendar
Updates metadata for a calendar.
New Chat Member
Triggered when a new member joins a group or supergroup the bot belongs to, including when the bot itself is added.
Clear Calendar
Clears a primary calendar. this operation deletes all events associated with the primary calendar of an account.
Create Event
Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true.
Delete event
Deletes a specified event by `event id` from a google calendar (`calendar id`); this action is idempotent and raises a 404 error if the event is not found.
Create a calendar
Creates a new, empty google calendar with the specified title (summary).
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