Capture Telegram Ideas and Label Them in Google Drive
Brilliant idea just popped into your head and you post it in Telegram? Notis captures it instantly, creates a Google Doc, and tags it so you can find it later.
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
Modify File Labels
Modifies the set of labels applied to a file. returns a list of the labels that were added or modified. use when you need to programmatically change labels on a google drive file, such as adding, updating, or removing them.
Why this helps
Great ideas are posted in Telegram but forgotten; later you can't remember who said what or where the idea went.
- No good ideas get lost in chat noise
- Ideas are tagged and searchable instantly
- Easy to filter by category (product, marketing, ops)
- Built-in ideation library for product decisions
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Telegram and Google Drive to Notis.
- 2Create an automation named 'Idea Collector'.
- 3Tell Notis: 'When someone posts an idea in Telegram (look for 'idea:', 'what if', 'we should', or #idea), create a Google Doc with the idea, the person who suggested it, and the date. Automatically tag it based on category (product, marketing, ops, culture).'
- 4Set the trigger to New Message Received.
- 5Test by posting an idea in Telegram and checking Drive.
Questions about this workflow
How does Notis know if something is an idea vs. regular chat?
Use phrases like 'idea:', 'what if', 'we should', or hashtag with #idea. Notis learns your patterns.
Can I add my own thoughts to an idea Doc later?
Yes. Docs are yours to edit. Notis captures the initial idea and you build on it.
How do I know which ideas have been implemented?
Add a 'Status' label to ideas (e.g., 'Under Review', 'In Progress', 'Shipped'). Notis can filter by status automatically.
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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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