Give every Slack-announced event its own photo album
Keep event photos easy to find by creating a Google Photos album as soon as the plan appears in 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
Event photos end up scattered because nobody remembers to set up an album before the day gets busy.
- Start with a ready album instead of adding setup to the event checklist.
- Keep each event's photos separate and easier to share.
- Reduce follow-up messages asking where event pictures belong.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Google Photos to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Open Automations, choose New Automation, and give it a clear name.
- 3Write one plain-language prompt asking Notis to create an album for each new Slack event announcement.
- 4Select the Slack Channel Message Received trigger and choose a channel for run reports.
- 5Test it with a real event announcement and check that the album appears in Google Photos.
Questions about this workflow
Does this create an album for every Slack message?
Describe the event-announcement signals in your prompt so Notis can tell which channel messages warrant an album.
Can I start this by messaging Notis instead?
Yes. Ask Notis in plain language to create an automation from Slack event announcements, then select the Slack trigger.
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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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