Run a lightweight support desk through Telegram and a database

Customers message you on Telegram and every request becomes a tracked ticket in your database automatically.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Transient Trigger (23)

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Starts itA stepA record or sheetOne path onlyResultPayoff
Build size
Standard

A mid-size build with several tools working together.

Business functions
Messaging & NotificationsSpreadsheet & Database Ops
Connects
TelegramPostgres

The problem it solves

You're fielding support requests over chat but have nowhere organized to track them, so issues get lost or forgotten. Paying for a full help desk platform feels like overkill for the volume you handle.

Who it fits

A small team, freelancer, or business that wants organized ticket tracking without an expensive help desk subscription.

How it works

  1. A customer messages your Telegram bot to start a support request
  2. The system creates a ticket record with a unique ID and requester details
  3. The customer gets an automatic confirmation with their ticket number
  4. Requesters can message again to check the status of their ticket
  5. Ticket status and history are kept in a Postgres database
What you get

Support requests that keep a ticket number and status

Customers can message your Telegram bot to open a support request and check on it anytime, with every ticket tracked automatically in one place.

What you get

A tracked support ticket with a status you and the customer can check anytime.

What you need

A Telegram bot and a Postgres database.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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