Check existing photo collections without a manual hunt
Answer an album inventory request by listing your Google Photos collections from the Slack conversation.
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
List Albums
Lists all albums shown to a user in the albums tab of google photos.
Why this helps
Before starting a new collection, people may not know whether a suitable album already exists.
- Make existing collections easier to review.
- Reduce duplicate album creation caused by uncertainty.
- Keep album checks close to the team's request.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Google Photos to Notis once.
- 2Create a named automation in the portal for album inventory requests.
- 3Write one plain-language prompt telling Notis when to list albums in response to Slack.
- 4Select Slack Channel Message Received and a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with a real request and review the albums returned.
Questions about this workflow
Does listing albums create or change anything?
No. This action lists albums so you can review existing collections.
Can this run for every channel message?
Use the prompt and available trigger settings to keep it focused on genuine album inventory requests.
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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