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Read text from new YouTube activity thumbnails

See the words on every new thumbnail without opening each video.

Trigger

New YouTube Activity

Triggers when a new activity is detected on a YouTube channel.

Action

ASTICA_READ_TEXT

Tool to perform ocr on an image to extract text. use when you need to read raw text from images after confirming the image source.

Why this helps

Thumbnail promises and labels are easy to overlook when activity arrives in batches.

  • Extract visible thumbnail copy
  • Triage activity at a glance
  • Create searchable visual notes

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect YouTube and Astica ai in Notis.
  • 2Create an automation for thumbnail text extraction.
  • 3Tell Notis to send each activity thumbnail image to Astica ai OCR and report the extracted text.
  • 4Select New YouTube Activity as the trigger and choose where reports should go.
  • 5Test with one activity that includes a thumbnail image.

Questions about this workflow

What image is sent to OCR?

The image source included in the YouTube activity data, such as a thumbnail, is used.

Can OCR recover text that is not visible?

No. Astica ai can extract visible text from the supplied image only.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Youtube to Astica ai. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Youtube triggers

Astica ai actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Analyze Audio

Tool to analyze audio input for transcription. use when you need to convert an audio url or base64 string to text.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

ASTICA_READ_TEXT

Tool to perform ocr on an image to extract text. use when you need to read raw text from images after confirming the image source.

ActionInstant

New YouTube Activity

Triggers when a new activity is detected on a YouTube channel.

TriggerPolling

New Item in YouTube Playlist

Triggers when a new item is added to a YouTube playlist.

TriggerPolling

New Playlist in YouTube Channel

Triggers when a new playlist is added to a YouTube channel.

TriggerPolling

New YouTube Channel Subscription

Triggers when a new channel is subscribed.

TriggerPolling

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Youtube and Astica ai, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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