Turn Slack asset questions into instant Cloudinary lookups
Keep the team moving by answering asset questions where they are asked.
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
Get Resource by Asset ID
Get resource by asset id
Why this helps
People lose time switching between Slack and Cloudinary to find one asset record.
- Reduce context switching
- Share authoritative asset metadata
- Speed up creative reviews
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slackbot and Cloudinary in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named Slack channel asset lookup.
- 3Tell Notis to find the requested Cloudinary asset and summarize its details in the channel.
- 4Pick Channel Message Received as the trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Test with one real asset question.
Questions about this workflow
Does this search every Cloudinary asset?
It can retrieve an asset when the Slack request includes an identifying asset id or public id.
Where does the answer appear?
Notis posts the run report to the channel you select.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slackbot to Cloudinary. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slackbot triggers
Cloudinary actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
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Tool to create a new metadata field definition. use when extending your metadata schema with new fields.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Create Trigger
Tool to create a new webhook trigger for a specified event type. use after configuring your webhook endpoint and choosing the event type. example: "create a trigger for uploads to https://example.com/hooks/cloudinary"
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
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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 Upload Preset
Tool to create a new upload preset. use when defining centralized upload options (tags, formats, transformations, etc.) before asset uploads.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Delete Derived Resources
Tool to delete derived assets. use when you need to remove specific derived assets by their ids. example: "delete derived assets with ids [id1, id2]".
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Delete Metadata Field Datasource Entries
Tool to delete datasource entries for a specified metadata field. use when you need to soft-delete (inactivate) specific entries in a field's datasource. example prompt: "delete entries ['color1','color2'] from metadata field 'color id'"
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Delete Folder
Tool to delete an empty asset folder. use when the folder is confirmed empty and you need to remove it.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slackbot and Cloudinary, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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Do this · Action
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