Create Google Drive Shortcuts from Telegram Bot Approvals
Approved in Telegram? Notis creates a shortcut in your Drive, making approved projects instantly accessible from a central 'Approved' folder.
Trigger
Callback Query Received
Triggered when a user taps an inline keyboard button attached to one of your bot's messages.
Action
Create Shortcut to File/Folder
Tool to create a shortcut to a file or folder in google drive. use when you need to link to an existing drive item from another location without duplicating it.
Why this helps
Approvals happen via bot buttons but don't update your Drive workflow; approved items get lost in the file structure.
- Approved projects are instantly accessible in Drive
- No manual shortcut creation
- Clear path from approval to execution
- Centralizes approved work for the team
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect your Telegram bot and Google Drive to Notis.
- 2Create an automation named 'Approval Shortcuts'.
- 3Tell Notis: 'When someone clicks the Approve button on my Telegram bot, take the project file mentioned in the message and create a shortcut to it in the Approved Projects folder in Google Drive.'
- 4Set the trigger to Callback Query Received from Telegram.
- 5Test by approving a project via bot and checking the Approved Projects folder.
Questions about this workflow
How does Notis know which file to link?
The bot message should include a file link or ID. Alternatively, include the file name in the button callback data.
What if the file is already in the Approved folder?
Notis can detect this and skip creating a duplicate shortcut.
Can I organize shortcuts by approval type or date?
Yes. Create subfolders for different approval categories and Notis will file shortcuts accordingly.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Telegram to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Telegram triggers
Google Drive 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.
Add file sharing preference
Modifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'.
New Channel Post
Triggered when a new post is published to a channel where your bot is an administrator.
Copy file
Duplicates an existing file in google drive, identified by its `file id`.
Callback Query Received
Triggered when a user taps an inline keyboard button attached to one of your bot's messages.
Create Comment
Tool to create a comment on a file. use when you need to add a new comment to a specific file in google drive.
Message Edited
Triggered when a message in a chat your bot can see is edited by its sender.
Create Shared Drive
Tool to create a new shared drive. use when you need to programmatically create a new shared drive for collaboration or storage.
New Chat Member
Triggered when a new member joins a group or supergroup the bot belongs to, including when the bot itself is added.
Create File or Folder
Creates a new file or folder with metadata. use to create empty files or folders, or files with content by providing it in the request body (though this action primarily focuses on metadata creation).
Create a File from Text
Creates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.
Create a folder
Creates a new folder in google drive, optionally within a parent folder specified by its id or name; if a parent name is provided but not found, the action will fail.
Create Reply
Tool to create a reply to a comment in google drive. use when you need to respond to an existing comment on a file.
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