Log Telegram Message Edits as Google Drive Revision History
Telegram message edited? Notis logs the original and the new version in Drive, creating an immutable record for accountability and clarity.
Trigger
Message Edited
Triggered when a message in a chat your bot can see is edited by its sender.
Action
Edit File
Updates an existing google drive file by overwriting its entire content with new text (max 10mb).
Why this helps
Edited messages hide the original context, creating confusion about what was actually said or decided. Critical changes get buried.
- Complete edit trail for every message
- Original intent is preserved and searchable
- No ambiguity about what was decided
- Useful for compliance, disputes, or retrospectives
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Telegram and Google Drive to Notis.
- 2Create an automation called 'Edit Log'.
- 3Tell Notis: 'Whenever a message is edited in Telegram, record the original message, the edited version, the editor's name, and the timestamp in a Google Drive document.'
- 4Set the trigger to Message Edited from Telegram.
- 5Test by editing a Telegram message and verifying it appears in Drive.
Questions about this workflow
Does this capture all edits or just important ones?
You configure it. You can track all edits or specify channels/keywords to monitor only edits you care about.
What if someone edits a typo multiple times?
All edits are logged. You can filter or summarize later if you want only 'significant' changes.
Is this privacy-friendly?
Notis logs only what's shared in Telegram. Use this only in channels where all members consent to edit tracking.
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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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