Generate alt text for images from IoT cameras
Turn camera image URLs from your connected-device workflow into descriptive alt text without adding another manual review step.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create Image
Add an image and generate its alt text.
Why this helps
Images captured by connected devices can pile up without useful descriptions, especially when their URLs and context live in separate tools.
- Generate alt text when an image URL arrives in a webhook request.
- Include device or scene context in the request when it is available.
- Keep image descriptions in Alttext ai for later use.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Adafruit IO and Alttext ai once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation named for IoT camera image descriptions.
- 3Tell Notis to use each submitted image URL and any supplied scene context to generate descriptive alt text in Alttext ai.
- 4Pick the Notis webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Send one real image URL with its available context to test the workflow.
Questions about this workflow
Does Adafruit IO provide an image trigger for this workflow?
No. Start it with a Notis webhook. Your camera workflow or other connected service must send the image URL and any relevant context in the request.
Can the workflow describe an image if the request has no scene details?
It can generate a description from the image URL, but device or scene details must be included in the webhook request if you want them considered.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Adafruit IO to Alttext ai. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Adafruit IO triggers
Alttext ai actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Bulk Create Images
Upload and process a CSV of image URLs to generate alt text in bulk.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Image
Add an image and generate its alt text.
Get Images
Retrieves images in your library.
Delete Image by Asset ID
Permanently delete an image from your library.
Search Images
Searches your library for previously processed images.
Get Account
Retrieve account settings and usage information.
Update Account
Updates account settings.
Get Image by Asset ID
Retrieve details about an image in your library.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Adafruit IO and Alttext ai, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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