Turn WhatsApp video links into Amara metadata
Send a video link in WhatsApp and get the Amara title, duration, thumbnail, and video ID ready for the next step.
Trigger
New WhatsApp Message Received
Polling trigger that monitors for new messages received in TimelinesAI WhatsApp chats.
Action
Get Video URL Details
Tool to get details for a specific video url. use when you have a public or embeddable video url and need its amara metadata (id, title, duration, thumbnails, etc.).
Why this helps
Video links arrive in chat without enough context, forcing manual lookups and repeated app switching.
- Reduce manual metadata searches
- Keep video context attached to the original conversation
- Prepare reliable IDs for subtitle workflows
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect TimelinesAI and Amara in the Notis portal.
- 2Create a new automation and name the outcome.
- 3Tell Notis to find public video links in new WhatsApp messages and retrieve their Amara URL details.
- 4Pick the TimelinesAI New WhatsApp Message Received trigger.
- 5Choose a report channel, then test with one real message containing a video link.
Questions about this workflow
What does this workflow need from the message?
It needs a public or embeddable video URL that Amara can inspect.
Can it process ordinary text messages?
Notis can ignore messages without a recognizable video URL and report that no match was found.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
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Timelinesai triggers
Amara actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Timelinesai and Amara, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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