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Get video context before a new event

Understand shared videos before they become last minute homework.

Trigger

New Calendar Event

Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.

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

Event links may include videos you need to understand before attending.

  • Capture video purpose
  • See titles and descriptions
  • Prepare before the event

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Outlook and Diffbot in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation named New event video context.
  • 3Tell Notis to extract metadata from video URLs attached to the new event and summarize why each may matter.
  • 4Pick New Calendar Event as the trigger and choose where run reports should go.
  • 5Test with one real event.

Questions about this workflow

What video fields are available?

Diffbot can return titles, descriptions, and embedded HTML from supported pages.

Does it watch the video?

It extracts available page metadata rather than replacing your own viewing.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Outlook to Diffbot. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Outlook triggers

Diffbot actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Diffbot Search

Tool to search data extracted by crawl or bulk jobs using dql queries. use after data extraction jobs complete to retrieve search results.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Get Diffbot Account Details

Tool to retrieve account details, including plan information and usage statistics. use after authenticating to verify subscription and daily quota status.

ActionInstant

New Contact Added

Triggered when a new contact is added in the Outlook contacts.

TriggerInstant

Diffbot Analyze

Tool to automatically determine a page's content type and route it to the appropriate extraction api. use when you have only a url and need diffbot to choose the right extractor.

ActionInstant

Calendar Event Changes

Triggered when a new calendar event occurs (created, updated, or deleted) in the Outlook calendar.

TriggerInstant

Get Article Data

Tool to extract information from articles, including authors, publication dates, and images. use when you need structured metadata from a web article url.

ActionInstant

New Calendar Event

Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.

TriggerInstant

Get Discussion Thread

Tool to extract threads of content from forums, comment sections, and review pages. use when you need structured discussion data from web pages after identifying the discussion url.

ActionInstant

New Outlook Message

Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.

TriggerInstant

Diffbot Get Event

Tool to extract event details from web pages. use when you need structured event data such as venue, date, and description.

ActionInstant

New Sent Message

Triggered when a new message is sent from the Outlook mailbox.

TriggerInstant

Diffbot Get Image

Tool to extract detailed information about images, including dimensions and recognition data. use after confirming the image url is publicly accessible.

ActionInstant

Diffbot Get Product

Tool to extract product information such as specifications, prices, availability, and reviews. use when you need structured product data including specs, pricing, and reviews.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Outlook and Diffbot, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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