Log employee check-ins and check-outs from Telegram to Sheets

Team members text IN or OUT on Telegram and the system logs their hours straight into Google Sheets.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Simple Merge (5)

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Starts itA stepOne path onlyPaths rejoinResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Messaging & NotificationsSpreadsheet & Database Ops
Connects
TelegramGoogle SheetsOpenAI
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The problem it solves

Chasing down timesheets and calculating hours by hand wastes time every pay period, especially when your team is remote or spread across shifts. Manual logs also make it easy for someone to forget to clock in or out, leaving gaps you have to sort out later.

Who it fits

Small businesses or teams managing hourly or remote staff attendance.

How it works

  1. A team member sends IN to Telegram when starting work
  2. AI checks the message is really an attendance command, not chit-chat
  3. The system logs the check-in time to Google Sheets, blocking duplicate check-ins
  4. When they send OUT, it records the time and calculates hours worked
  5. The team member gets an instant confirmation with their hours for that shift
What you get

Attendance logged without a paper timesheet

Team members text IN or OUT on Telegram and their attendance lands straight in a Google Sheet, ready whenever you need it.

What you get

An up-to-date Google Sheets log of every check-in, check-out, and hours worked per person.

What you need

A Telegram bot, a Google account, and optionally an OpenAI API key.

We can build this. But should you?

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