Locate an asset folder from the email asking about it
Let an incoming location request start a Cloudinary folder search using criteria you provide.
Trigger
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
Action
Search Folders
Tool to search asset folders with filtering, sorting, and pagination. use when you need to locate specific folders by name, path, or creation date.
Why this helps
Finding an asset folder can turn a quick email request into a manual search across Cloudinary.
- Start folder discovery from an incoming message.
- Search using folder name, path, or creation date criteria.
- Reduce time spent manually locating asset folders.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Gmail and Cloudinary once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3In one instruction, tell Notis which folder search criteria to extract from the incoming request and use to search Cloudinary.
- 4Pick the New Gmail Message Received trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real email requesting a folder location.
Questions about this workflow
What can the folder search filter by?
The action searches asset folders with filtering, sorting, and pagination, including criteria such as name, path, or creation date.
Does this return assets inside the matching folders?
No. It searches for folders. Use a folder resource listing action to retrieve assets stored directly in a specified folder.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Gmail to Cloudinary. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
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