Cloudinary Automation

Cloudinary Automation

Automate Cloudinary media management workflows -- create folders, configure upload presets, look up assets, manage transformations, search folders, and monitor usage -- all through natural language.

Toolkit docs: composio.dev/toolkits/cloudinary

---

Setup

Add the Rube MCP server to your environment: https://rube.app/mcp

Connect your Cloudinary account when prompted (API key auth via Composio)

Start issuing natural language commands for Cloudinary automation

---

Core Workflows

1. Organize Assets with Folders

Create folder structures for organizing hosted images, videos, and raw files.

Tool: CLOUDINARY_CREATE_FOLDER

Key parameters:

folder -- full path of the new asset folder (required), e.g., images/events/2023

Supporting tools:

CLOUDINARY_SEARCH_FOLDERS -- search folders by name, path, or creation date using Lucene-like expressions

- expression -- search filter (e.g., name:sample AND path:events)
- max_results -- 1-500 results (default 50)
- sort_by -- list of sort objects (e.g., [{"created_at": "desc"}])
- next_cursor -- pagination cursor

CLOUDINARY_GET_RESOURCES_BY_ASSET_FOLDER -- list assets within a specific folder

Example prompt:
> "Create a folder called 'marketing/campaigns/spring-2026' in Cloudinary"

---

2. Configure Upload Presets

Define centralized upload behavior including target folder, allowed formats, transformations, tags, and overwrite rules.

Tool: CLOUDINARY_CREATE_UPLOAD_PRESET

Key parameters:

name -- preset name (auto-generated if omitted)

folder -- target folder path for uploads (e.g., samples/)

allowed_formats -- comma-separated list (e.g., jpg,png,webp)

tags -- comma-separated tags to apply (e.g., marketing,thumbnail)

transformation -- incoming transformation (e.g., c_limit,w_500)

eager -- eager transformations to generate on upload (e.g., c_fill,g_face,h_150,w_150)

unsigned -- allow unsigned uploads (true/false)

overwrite -- overwrite existing assets with same public_id (cannot be true when unsigned=true)

resource_type -- image, video, or raw (default image)

unique_filename -- append random suffix to avoid collisions (default true)

use_filename -- use original filename (default false)

moderation -- moderation type: manual, webpurify, aws_rek, etc.

auto_tagging -- confidence threshold 0.0-1.0 for AI auto-tagging

notification_url -- webhook URL for upload notifications

Example prompt:
> "Create an upload preset called 'product-images' that only allows JPG and PNG, stores in 'products/' folder, and auto-tags with 0.7 confidence"

---

3. Look Up Asset Details

Retrieve full details for a specific asset by its public ID, including metadata, derived assets, and related resources.

Tool: CLOUDINARY_GET_RESOURCE_BY_PUBLIC_ID

Key parameters:

public_id -- the asset's public ID (required)

resource_type -- image, video, or raw (required)

type -- delivery type: upload, private, authenticated, fetch, etc. (required)

colors -- include color histogram and predominant colors

faces -- include detected face coordinates

media_metadata -- include IPTC, XMP, and detailed metadata

quality_analysis -- include quality analysis scores

phash -- include perceptual hash for similarity detection

versions -- include backed-up versions

related -- include related assets

max_results -- max derived/related assets to return (1-500)

Example prompt:
> "Get full details for the image 'products/hero-banner' including color analysis and quality scores"

---

4. Manage Transformations and Derived Assets

List existing transformations, apply eager transformations to uploaded assets, and clean up derived resources.

Tools:

CLOUDINARY_GET_TRANSFORMATIONS -- list all named and unnamed transformations

- max_results -- 1-500 (default 10)
- next_cursor -- pagination cursor

CLOUDINARY_EXPLICIT_RESOURCE -- update an existing asset: pre-generate transformations, update metadata, move to new folders, or modify tags

- public_id -- target asset (required)
- eager -- list of transformation strings to pre-generate (e.g., ["c_fill,w_300,h_200", "c_thumb,w_100,h_100,g_face"])
- eager_async -- generate transformations asynchronously
- tags -- replace existing tags
- asset_folder -- move asset to a new folder
- display_name -- set display name
- context -- key-value metadata (e.g., {"alt": "Mountain view"})
- invalidate -- invalidate CDN cache (takes up to 1 hour)

CLOUDINARY_DELETE_DERIVED_RESOURCES -- delete specific derived assets by IDs (up to 100 per call)

Example prompt:
> "Pre-generate a 300x200 fill crop and a 100x100 face-detection thumbnail for asset 'products/hero-banner'"

---

5. Monitor Usage and Configuration

Check account-level usage limits, environment configuration, and tag inventory.

Tools:

CLOUDINARY_GET_USAGE -- monitor storage, bandwidth, requests, and quota limits

CLOUDINARY_GET_CONFIG -- fetch environment config details

- settings -- set to true to include configuration settings like folder_mode

CLOUDINARY_GET_TAGS -- list all tags for a resource type

Example prompt:
> "Show me my Cloudinary account usage and remaining quota"

---

6. Set Up Webhook Triggers

Create webhook notifications for specific Cloudinary events.

Tool: CLOUDINARY_CREATE_TRIGGER

Use to receive callbacks when uploads complete, transformations finish, or other events occur.

Example prompt:
> "Create a webhook trigger that notifies https://my-app.com/hook on upload events"

---

Known Pitfalls

---

Quick Reference

---

Powered by Composio