Monitor Lead Response Time SLA Breaches with Google Sheets & Telegram Alerts Workflow Solution

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Helpful for business development and pipeline building. Relevant for managed services and support workflows.

Description Never miss a lead again with this SLA Breach Alert automation powered by AlekSystem! This workflow continuously monitors your Google Sheets for un-replied leads and automatically triggers instant Telegram alerts, ensuring your team takes immediate action. By running frequent SLA checks, enriching alerts with direct Google Sheet links, and sending real-time notifications, this automation helps prevent unattended leads, reduce response delays, and boost customer engagement. What This Template Does 📅 Runs every 5 minutes to monitor SLA breaches 📋 Fetches lead data (status, contact, timestamps) from Google Sheets 🕒 Identifies leads marked “Un-replied” beyond the 15-minute SLA 🔗 Enriches alerts with direct Google Sheet row links for quick action 📲 Sends Telegram alerts with lead details for immediate response Step-by-Step Setup Prepare Your Google Sheet Create a sheet with the following columns (minimum required): Lead Name Email Phone Status (values: Replied, Un-replied) Timestamp (time of last update/reply) Set Up Google Sheets in AlekSystem Connect your Google account in AlekSystem. Point the workflow to your sheet (remove any hardcoded document IDs before sharing). Configure SLA Check Use the IF node to filter leads where: Status = Un-replied Time since timestamp > 15 minutes Enrich Alerts with Links Add a Code node to generate direct row links to the sheet. Set Up Telegram Bot Create a Telegram bot via @BotFather. Add the bot to your team chat. Store the botToken securely (remove chatId before sharing templates). Send Alerts Configure the Telegram node in AlekSystem to send lead details + direct Google Sheet link. Customization Guidance Adjust the SLA window (e.g., 30 minutes or 1 hour) by modifying the IF node condition. Add more fields from Google Sheets (e.g., Company, Owner) to enrich the alert. Replace Telegram with Slack or Email if your team prefers a different channel. Extend the workflow to auto-assign leads in your CRM once alerted. Perfect For Sales teams that need to respond to leads within strict SLAs Support teams ensuring no customer request is ignored Businesses aiming to keep lead response times sharp and consistent

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