# Onboard frontline workers with Telegram and DeepSeek: n8n workflow > Started by an incoming Telegram message, and works across Notion and Telegram. 35 steps, 3 branches: large, and worth reading before you trust it with... Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/onboard-frontline-workers-with-telegram-and-deepseek (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Automation library](https://millionrounds.com/workflows) · [Alerts and monitoring](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?category=Alerts+and+monitoring#library) # Onboard frontline workers with Telegram and DeepSeek Started by an incoming Telegram message, and works across Notion and Telegram. 35 steps, 3 branches: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live. Large [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fonboard-frontline-workers-with-telegram-and-deepseek) **35 steps** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live **3** Branches: places the flow splits **0** Loops or waits **2** Services it connects to ## The flow Starts it 2 Logic 12 Service 21 The steps in the order they run, from what starts it. - 1 **When New Telegram Message** Telegram trigger *Starts it* - 2 **Schedule Daily Compliance Check** Schedule trigger *Starts it* - 3 **Route by Message Type** Switch *Logic* - 4 **Fetch Pending Onboarding Records** Notion *Service* - 5 **Set Employee Fields** Set *Logic* - 6 **Download Document from Telegram** Telegram *Service* - 7 **Find Policy Page in Notion** Notion *Service* - 8 **Send Help Message** Telegram *Service* - 9 **Filter Overdue Records (48hrs)** Filter *Logic* - 10 **Find Existing Record in Notion** Notion *Service* - 11 **Check Document File Type** If *Logic* - 12 **Update Notion Policy Status** Notion *Service* - 13 **Send Reminder to Employee** Telegram *Service* - 14 **Alert Manager of Overdue Docs** Telegram *Service* - 15 **Normalize Existing Record Check** Code *Logic* - 16 **Extract Text from PDF** Extract From File *Service* - 17 **Convert Doc to Base64** Code *Logic* - 18 **Send Shift Schedule** Telegram *Service* - 19 **Check If Returning Employee** If *Logic* - 20 **Prepare Text for DeepSeek Extraction** Code *Logic* - 21 **Post to DeepSeek API** Http Request *Service* - 22 **Notify Manager of Progress** Telegram *Service* - 23 **Send Welcome Back Telegram** Telegram *Service* - 24 **Create Notion Onboarding Record** Notion *Service* - 25 **Parse DeepSeek Response** Code *Logic* - 26 **Send Welcome and Checklist** Telegram *Service* - 27 **Find Notion Page Using ChatId** Notion *Service* - 28 **Update Notion Status to Submitted** Notion *Service* - 29 **Create File Upload Request** Code *Logic* - 30 **Send Doc Received Confirmation** Telegram *Service* - 31 **Post File Upload to Notion** Http Request *Service* - 32 **Attach Binary Data for Upload** Code *Logic* - 33 **Post File Content to Notion** Http Request *Service* - 34 **Build Notion Attach Block** Code *Logic* - 35 **Attach File Block to Notion** Http Request *Service* ## How it's built - **Starts on:** An incoming Telegram message - **Steps:** 35, with 3 branches - **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live - **Connects to:** Notion, Telegram - **Model:** None. This is plumbing, not judgement ## Questions What does it need to run? An n8n account, plus your own Notion and Telegram accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included. What starts it? It starts on an incoming Telegram message. Does it use AI? No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time. How long does it take to set up? Take your time. At 35 steps it is large: read it before trusting it with anything live. How do I import it? Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts. **Before you run it** Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 35 steps before you point it at anything that matters. ## Run it in n8n - **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n) - **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fonboard-frontline-workers-with-telegram-and-deepseek) - **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts. Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind. ## Connects to Each opens the other workflows that use it. 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