Get the context behind a video link
Pass a video page URL through Ably and collect its title, description, and embedded HTML for a faster review.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Get Video Data
Tool to extract information from videos, including titles, descriptions, and embedded html. use when you need structured video metadata from any web page.
Why this helps
Video links often arrive without context, leaving you to open each one just to learn what it contains.
- Adds available video context to incoming links.
- Reduces unnecessary tab switching.
- Makes video references easier to triage.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Ably and Diffbot once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to extract video data from URLs received in the Ably webhook and return the title and description with a brief summary.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real video page URL sent through Ably.
Questions about this workflow
Does the URL have to be a video file?
The action extracts video information from a web page URL, including title, description, and embedded HTML when available.
Can Notis summarize the description?
Yes. Ask Notis to summarize the extracted video metadata in the automation instruction.
When this happens · Trigger
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