Find image alt text from WhatsApp
Ask about an image in WhatsApp and let Notis search your Alttext.ai library for matching images and existing descriptions.
Trigger
New Message Received
Triggered in real time when your WhatsApp Business number receives an inbound message from a customer (text, media, location, or contact). Delivered via the Cloud API webhook.
Action
Search Images
Tool to search for images and their alt text. use after specifying search keywords to retrieve matching images.
Why this helps
Image questions get buried in chat, and tracking down the right asset and its current alt text takes extra context switching.
- Search the image library from a familiar chat
- Surface existing alt text for matching images
- Keep the lookup and its result together in a run report
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect WhatsApp and Alttext.ai once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis to search Alttext.ai for image keywords found in incoming WhatsApp messages and report matching images with their existing alt text.
- 4Pick the WhatsApp New Message Received trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real WhatsApp message that names an image or describes what to find.
Questions about this workflow
Does this generate or change alt text?
No. It searches for matching images and reports alt text already present in the results. Alttext.ai's listed search action does not generate or update image descriptions.
What should I include in my message?
Include distinctive words that might appear in the image name, metadata, or existing alt text. Notis can only search using information available from the message.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Whatsapp to Alttext ai. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Whatsapp triggers
Alttext ai actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Account
Tool to retrieve account settings and usage information. use when you need to check your alttext.ai account configuration and usage limits before generating alt text.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Account
Tool to retrieve account settings and usage information. use when you need to check your alttext.ai account configuration and usage limits before generating alt text.
Message Status Updated
Triggers when a WhatsApp message status changes. IMPORTANT LIMITATION: WhatsApp Cloud API does not provide a native polling endpoint for message status. Status updates are ONLY delivered via webhooks in real-time. This trigger cannot directly poll the WhatsApp API for status updates. This trigger will return empty results as WhatsApp does not support this operation. To track message status updates, you must: 1. Set up a webhook endpoint to receive status notifications from WhatsApp 2. Store the webhook data in your own database 3. Use a different mechanism to query your stored webhook data For more information, see: - https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/webhooks
Get Images
Tool to retrieve a paginated list of images in your library, including their alt text and metadata. use when you need to browse or filter images programmatically after authentication.
New Message Received
Triggered in real time when your WhatsApp Business number receives an inbound message from a customer (text, media, location, or contact). Delivered via the Cloud API webhook.
Search Images
Tool to search for images and their alt text. use after specifying search keywords to retrieve matching images.
Interactive Reply Received
Triggered when a customer taps a quick-reply button or selects an option from an interactive list message you sent.
Update Account
Tool to update account settings (e.g., webhook url, name). use after confirming current account details to modify settings.
Message Template Status Update
Triggered when the review status of a WhatsApp message template changes — for example approved, rejected, or flagged — on your WhatsApp Business Account.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Whatsapp and Alttext ai, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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