Keep company milestone photos easy to revisit
Celebrate the milestone and create its photo collection in the same motion, starting from Slack.
Trigger
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Action
Create Album
Creates a new album in google photos.
Why this helps
Milestone photos become difficult to find when the celebration is over and the team moves on.
- Create a lasting collection for meaningful moments.
- Make milestone recaps easier to prepare.
- Avoid depending on someone to assemble scattered photos later.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Google Photos to Notis once.
- 2Create a portal automation named for company milestone albums.
- 3Write one prompt describing which milestone posts should create a Google Photos album.
- 4Select Slack Channel Message Received and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with a real milestone announcement and check the resulting album.
Questions about this workflow
What milestones can trigger an album?
Name the milestones that matter to your team in the prompt, such as a launch, anniversary, or major customer win.
Can this also add photos later?
This workflow creates the album. Configure a separate media action to upload or add photos when they appear.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Googlephotos. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Googlephotos actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add Enrichment
Adds an enrichment at a specified position in a defined album.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Batch Add Media Items
Adds one or more media items to an album in google photos.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Batch Create Media Items
Unified action to upload media files and create them as items in google photos.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Batch Get Media Items
Returns the list of media items for the specified media item identifiers.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Create Album
Creates a new album in google photos.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Album
Returns the album based on the specified albumid.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Download Photos Media Item
Downloads a media item from google photos and returns it as a file.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
List Albums
Lists all albums shown to a user in the albums tab of google photos.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Googlephotos, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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