How to Schedule Telegram Polls from Google Sheets Using Pabbly Connect

Learn how to automate scheduling Telegram polls from Google Sheets using Pabbly Connect. Step-by-step guide with all necessary details and processes included. Discover hidden automation capabilities within your existing tools. This guide shows you how to connect your essential applications and permanently eliminate redundant manual processes.

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1. Setting Up Pabbly Connect for Telegram Polls

To begin scheduling Telegram polls from Google Sheets, you need to access Pabbly Connect. Start by signing up for a free account using the link provided in the description. Once logged in, navigate to the dashboard where you can create a new workflow.

Click on the ‘Create Workflow’ button and name your workflow, for example, ‘Google Sheets to Telegram Polls’. After naming, click on ‘Create’ to open the workflow setup interface. This is where you will configure the automation to retrieve data from Google Sheets and send it to Telegram.

2. Configuring the Trigger in Pabbly Connect

In this step, you will set up the trigger for your workflow. Since you want to send polls every 15 minutes, select the ‘Schedule’ option from the trigger window in Pabbly Connect. Choose ‘Schedule by Pabbly’ and then set the frequency to run every 15 minutes.

• Select ‘At regular interval’
• Enter ’15’ in the interval value field
• Click ‘Save’

This configuration ensures that your workflow will trigger every 15 minutes, allowing you to automate the sending of polls from Google Sheets to your Telegram group efficiently.

3. Integrating Google Sheets with Pabbly Connect

Next, you will integrate Google Sheets to fetch the poll questions. In the action window of Pabbly Connect, search for ‘Google Sheets’ and select it. Choose the action event as ‘Get Rows’ and connect your Google Sheets account by clicking on ‘Connect’.

After connecting, select the specific spreadsheet containing your poll questions. If your spreadsheet is named ‘Telegram Polls’, choose that from the dropdown. For the sheet, select ‘Sheet1’. Now, you need to define the range of rows to fetch. Since you want to retrieve the rows dynamically, use the counter feature in Pabbly to increment the row number each time the workflow runs.

4. Creating Polls in Telegram Using Pabbly Connect

After fetching the poll data from Google Sheets, the next step is to create a poll in Telegram. In the action step, search for ‘Telegram Bot’ and select the action event as ‘Send a Poll’. You’ll need to connect your Telegram bot using the API token you obtained from BotFather. using Pabbly Connect

Once connected, enter the group ID where you want to send the poll. You can find this in the URL of your Telegram group. Set the poll type to either regular or quiz, and map the question and options from the Google Sheets response. Ensure to specify at least two options for the poll, as Telegram requires them.

• Map the question field to the corresponding response from Google Sheets
• Map options 1 to 4 from Google Sheets
• Configure any additional settings such as anonymity and multiple answers

Finally, click ‘Save and send test request’ to check if the poll is successfully created in your Telegram group.

5. Conditional Scheduling of Polls with Pabbly Connect

To ensure that polls are sent only during specific hours (e.g., from 9 AM to 10 PM), you can set up another workflow in Pabbly Connect. Create a new workflow named ‘Telegram Poll On/Off’. Set the trigger to ‘Schedule’ and specify the time as 8:45 AM.

In this workflow, use the ‘Pabbly Connect Manager’ action to turn on the previous workflow. After that, add a delay of 796 minutes to keep it active until 10 PM. Finally, use the same ‘Pabbly Connect Manager’ action to turn off the workflow at 10 PM.

Set the first action to turn on the Google Sheets to Telegram workflow Add a delay of 796 minutes Set the second action to turn off the workflow

With this setup, your polls will only be sent during the specified hours, ensuring that your Telegram group is not overwhelmed with messages outside of your desired schedule.

Conclusion

By following this tutorial, you can effectively automate the scheduling of Telegram polls using Pabbly Connect and Google Sheets. This integration allows for efficient and timely engagement with your audience, ensuring that polls are sent at specific intervals without manual intervention.