Integration
Connect Pics.io and PubNub
When Assets Added to Collection fires in Pics.io, your agent runs Publish Message in PubNub, or New Message on Channel in PubNub to Add assets to collection in Pics.io. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
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What Pics.io and PubNub can do together
From Pics.io to PubNub
When Assets Added to Collection in Pics.io
then Publish Message in PubNub
From PubNub to Pics.io
Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships.
Everything your agent can do with Pics.io and PubNub
Triggers and actions 12 triggers · 20 actions
- Assets Added to Collection
Triggers when an asset is added to the selected Pics.io collection (including its nested collections).
- Assets Color Changed
Triggers when the color label on an asset in your Pics.io library is set or changed.
- Assets Flag Changed
Triggers when an asset's flag changes to flagged, unflagged or rejected in your Pics.io library.
- Assets Metadata Changed
Triggers when an asset's metadata (title, description, keywords, custom fields and other details) is changed in Pics.io.
- Assets Moved to Collection
Triggers when assets are moved into the chosen collection (or any collection inside it).
- Assets Raiting Changed
Triggers when an asset's star rating is changed in your Pics.io library.
- Metadata Processing Completed
Triggers when Pics.io finishes processing an asset's file metadata, including when metadata is reprocessed for an existing asset.
- New Asset
Triggers when a new asset is added to your Pics.io library, optionally limited to a collection, inbox, lightboard, type or other filters.
- New Collection
Triggers when a new collection is created directly inside the collection you choose (pick the root to watch top-level collections).
- New Comment
Triggers when a new comment is added to an asset in your Pics.io library.
- Add assets to collection
Adds one or more Pics.io assets to a collection, or moves them into it so they leave their other collections.
- Add keyword
Creates a new keyword in the Pics.io keyword tree, optionally nested under a parent keyword.
- Create Collection
Creates a new collection in Pics.io, optionally nested inside an existing parent collection.
- Delete collection
Deletes a collection from your Pics.io library.
- Find assets
Returns the assets in your Pics.io library that match a text search and optional filters such as collection, type, flag, rating, color or creation date.
- Find collections
Returns the collections whose name or description contains the text you search for.
- Find keywords
Returns the keywords in your Pics.io account whose name matches the search text.
- Get assets
Returns the full details of one or more Pics.io assets by their IDs.
- List custom fields
Returns every custom field defined in your Pics.io workspace, including each field's title, type, visibility and allowed options.
- Update asset
Updates an existing Pics.io asset by ID — its file name, title, description, rating, flag and color label — and returns the updated asset. Fields left blank are not changed.
- Update custom field values on assets
Sets the value of one custom field on one or more Pics.io assets at once.
- New Message on Channel
Triggers when a new message is published to a PubNub channel.
- Presence Change on Channel
Fires when a user appears on a PubNub channel or their presence state changes, by polling the channel's Here Now occupant list.
- Get channel metadata
Get App Context metadata for a channel.
- Get Channel Presence
Gets current occupancy and user list for a PubNub channel.
- Get user metadata
Get App Context metadata for a user.
- List channels
List all channels with App Context metadata.
- List users
List all users with App Context metadata.
- Publish Message
Publishes a message to a PubNub channel.
- Send signal
Send a lightweight signal to a channel.
- Update channel metadata
Set/update App Context metadata for a channel.
- Update user metadata
Set/update App Context metadata for a user.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
Pics.io and PubNub, answered
What can start an automation from Pics.io?
Any of Pics.io's 10 triggers in the catalog, including Assets Added to Collection, Assets Color Changed, Assets Flag Changed and Assets Metadata Changed. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in PubNub when something happens in Pics.io?
Any of PubNub's 9 actions, including Send signal, Update channel metadata, Update user metadata and Get channel metadata. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from PubNub to Pics.io?
Yes. When something happens in PubNub, your agent can act in Pics.io too. This page covers both directions: PubNub's triggers and Pics.io's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Pics.io or PubNub?
No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running.
Can my AI client use Pics.io and PubNub without building an automation?
Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both.
What happens when something fails?
Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.