๐ Telegram Bot for Task Management with Airtable
May 16, 2025
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๐ฑ Telegram Bot for Field Tasks
Project: a smart Telegram bot that helps field teams efficiently complete tasks and report on them in just a few clicks.
โ Why do you need this bot?
Many companies face problems like:
- ๐ซ Tasks get lost, employees forget to report
- ๐ Managers find it hard to track task status
- ๐ Photo reports are collected manually and slowly
Solution: a bot that handles it all. Simple, fast, and clear.
โ๏ธ How does it work?
- ๐ค Employee starts
/start
, selects their role and enters their name - ๐ Gets a โGo to tasksโ button
- ๐บ๏ธ Selects a region (e.g., โNorthโ or โCenterโ)
- ๐ Sees a task list:
- ๐ง Fix the network
- ๐ถ Install Wi-Fi
- ๐ธ Clicks โComplete taskโ and sends a photo report
- ๐ค Bot:
- saves the photo and executorโs name
- ๐พ updates Airtable
- sends โโ Task completedโ
- automatically returns to region selection
๐ Why is this convenient?
Features:
- ๐ง FSM: bot โremembersโ userโs current step
- ๐ฑ๏ธ Intuitive buttons: โBack,โ โSelect region,โ โCompleteโ
- ๐จ Emojis: add visual logic and make interaction pleasant
- ๐ท Photo required: task cannot be completed without a photo
- โ๏ธ Airtable link: tasks live in the cloud and update in real time
- ๐ Auto navigation: no manual return needed โ bot does it automatically
๐ Airtable as a database
Uses an Airtable base where:
- ๐๏ธ Tasks are stored by roles and locations
- ๐ธ Photos and executor names are saved
- โ๏ธ Status updates after task completion
Integration via API โ everything happens automatically.
๐ Where is it useful?
- ๐ฆ Courier services
- ๐ ๏ธ Installation teams
- ๐ท Engineers and service teams
- ๐ข Internal company task management
๐ก Advantages of the solution
- ๐ฑ๏ธ Minimal clicks โ maximum results
- ๐ฒ No separate app needed โ works in Telegram
- ๐ Scalable and flexible
- ๐ฅ Easy to add new employees
๐ฅ๏ธ 24/7 Deployment
Bot hosted on a server:
- ๐ VPS rental (e.g., Timeweb Cloud)
- ๐ Installing Python, Git, pip
- ๐ Cloning the code repository
- โ๏ธ Setting up
.env
file with keys - โถ๏ธ Running:
python3 main.py
- ๐ Using
tmux
โ bot works even when terminal is closed
๐ฉ Want a bot like this?
Write to us โ and weโll automate your teamโs tasks together!
Contact:
- Telegram: @adjabkhanian
- Email: adjabkhanian@gmail.com
โก Automate tasks. Free up time. Grow faster.