Start a project visual collection with one clear signal
Mark the project kickoff message with your agreed reaction and give its visual references a dedicated album.
Trigger
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Action
Create Album
Creates a new album in google photos.
Why this helps
Project images and visual references get mixed into general channels without a reliable collection.
- Tie a collection to a clear project message.
- Use a lightweight signal instead of a separate setup request.
- Make project visuals easier to find during ongoing work.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Google Photos once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation named for project visual collections.
- 3Write one plain-language prompt specifying the reaction and project messages that should create albums.
- 4Choose Message Reaction Added and a channel for run reports.
- 5Test on a real project kickoff message and verify the album is created.
Questions about this workflow
Does this create an album for every reacted message?
Explain in the prompt which project messages qualify, and configure the trigger for an appropriate channel or reaction where available.
Can the album title include a project name?
Ask Notis to use the project name from the message when it is clearly available.
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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