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Connect Airtable and Telegram

Teams that keep their data in Airtable and talk on Telegram can connect the two with FlowMattic. New records can be posted to a group, a channel or a person, and messages sent to your Telegram bot can create or look up records. Everything runs from a workflow on your own WordPress site.

2 triggers 18 actions 6 example workflows 5 ready-made templates Unlimited runs

Try a pairing

When this happens in Airtable1 trigger

Do this in Telegram11 actions

1. TriggerNew Record
2. ActionSend a Text Message

When Airtable fires New Record, FlowMattic runs Send a Text Message in Telegram with the data from that event.

You build this in the FlowMattic workflow builder on your own site. See the setup steps

Airtable and Telegram workflows you can build

Each one uses only triggers and actions the two integrations ship today, plus FlowMattic's own tools. Where the library has a ready-made template, import it instead of building from scratch.

Airtable app icon Telegram app icon Ready-made template

Post every new Airtable record to a Telegram group

New orders, bookings or tasks appear in the team's group as a short message with the key fields, so nobody has to keep the base open to know what changed.

New RecordSend a Text Message

View the template
Airtable app icon Telegram app icon

Log messages sent to your bot as Airtable records

Field staff or customers message your Telegram bot, and each message becomes a record with the sender, time and text, giving you a searchable log instead of a chat scroll.

Set Webhook / Watch UpdatesCreate Record

Airtable app icon Telegram app icon

Answer record lookups from a Telegram chat

Someone sends the bot a record ID. A Text Formatter pulls out the ID, Get Record fetches it and the bot replies with its status, so staff check details from their phone.

Set Webhook / Watch UpdatesText FormatterGet RecordSend a Text Message

Airtable app icon Telegram app icon

Create an invite link for each new member record

When a member is added to the base, Telegram creates an invite link for your private group and Update Record saves it on the member's record, ready to send.

New RecordCreate Invite LinkUpdate Record

Airtable app icon Telegram app icon

Share new products or listings as photos

For a catalogue or property base with an image field, each new record is posted to a Telegram channel as a photo with its caption, so subscribers see it with the picture.

New RecordFilterSend Photo

Airtable app icon Telegram app icon

Ask the group to vote on each new proposal

When a proposal or meetup date is added to the base, Telegram sends a poll to the group, so decisions happen in chat while the record holds the details.

New RecordSend Poll

Set up: new records to a group

At the end, every record added to your chosen Airtable table is posted as a message in your Telegram group.

  1. Create a bot

    Create a Telegram bot, add it to the group you want to post in, and keep its token for the connection.

  2. Connect both apps

    In FlowMattic, add the Airtable account that owns the base and the Telegram bot under Connects.

  3. Choose New Record

    Start a workflow with Airtable's New Record trigger, pick the base and table, and add a test record so FlowMattic captures its fields.

  4. Send a Text Message

    Add Telegram's Send a Text Message, set the group's chat ID, write the message from the record's fields, test it and switch the workflow on.

Import the ready-made template Beginner, about 5 min to set up
Post every new Airtable record to a Telegram group Template
  1. Airtable app icon 1. Trigger in Airtable New Record
  2. Telegram app icon 2. Action in Telegram Send a Text Message

    Fields mapped from the earlier steps (a typical setup)

    From AirtableTo Telegram
    Name fieldMessage title line
    Status fieldMessage body
    Record IDReference at the end
Built on the FlowMattic canvas. Test each step with real data, then switch the workflow on.

Triggers and actions in this pair

A trigger starts a workflow. An action is something FlowMattic does in the app as a step.

Good to know

  • Telegram's trigger, Set Webhook / Watch Updates, reports updates sent to your bot. Messages in a group reach the bot only if it is a member of that group.
  • Airtable's trigger fires on new records only. To react to edits, add a step that runs Get Record or start from another event.
  • Field names come from your own base, so the mapping above is an example.

Triggers (1)

  • New RecordTriggers when a new record is created

Actions (7)

  • Create RecordCreates a new record
  • Update RecordUpdates an existing record
  • Get RecordGet the detail of an existing record
  • Get All RecordsGet all records from a table
  • Search RecordSearch for records using a filter formula
  • Search Record by ViewSearch for records filtered by a specific view
  • Delete RecordDelete an existing record

Triggers (1)

  • Set Webhook / Watch UpdatesTriggers when there's an update available for the bot

Actions (11)

  • Send a Text MessageSends a text message with support to markup
  • Send PhotoSend a photo/image to your chat
  • Send an Audio FileSend any audio file with URL to your chat
  • Send a DocumentSend document file to your chat
  • Send a VideoSend video file with URL to your chat
  • Send ContactSend contact to your chat
  • Send PollSend a new poll to your chat
  • Create Invite LinkCreate an invite link for a group chat
  • Revoke Invite LinkRevoke an invite link for a group chat
  • Ban UserBan a user from a group chat
  • Unban UserUnban a user from a group chat

Why run this pair with FlowMattic

Airtable and Telegram connect through FlowMattic on your own site, with no separate automation account in the middle and no charge per run.

Your base, your server

Records move between Airtable and Telegram through your WordPress site, so no third automation service sees the data.

Busy groups cost the same

Runs are unlimited, so a bot that logs hundreds of messages a day needs no bigger plan than a quiet one.

Both directions in one place

Airtable can post to Telegram and your bot can write to Airtable, all built on the same FlowMattic canvas.

Common questions

Can Telegram messages create Airtable records?

Yes. Start a workflow with Telegram's Set Webhook / Watch Updates trigger and add Create Record. Map the sender, chat and message text to your fields.

Can I post to a Telegram channel instead of a group?

Yes. Add your bot to the channel and use the channel's chat ID in Send a Text Message, Send Photo or Send a Document, the same way you would for a group.

Can I send a file stored in Airtable to Telegram?

Yes. If the record has an attachment field, map its file URL into Send a Document or Send Photo and the file is posted to the chat.

Can the workflow delete a record from a Telegram command?

Yes. Airtable has a Delete Record action. Add a Filter so only the command you choose, from people you trust, reaches that step.

Did not find your answer? You can browse the help center or ask us directly.

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Reviewed 23 Oct 2026. The example workflows are written with AI from the real triggers and actions of both integrations and checked against them. Airtable integration 1.1.0, Telegram integration 2.0.