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The "Get Metadata Fields" action retrieves all metadata field definitions configured in your Cloudinary account. This is particularly useful when you need to understand what structured metadata options are available before updating assets programmatically, or when building dynamic workflows that adapt to your metadata schema.

Key parameters:

• Credential to connect with: Select your Cloudinary account credentials from the dropdown. This is required for authentication.
• Resource: Choose the resource type to interact with—typically set to "Admin" for metadata operations. This is a required dropdown selection.
• Operation: Specifies the action to perform, fixed to "Get Metadata Fields" in this context. Required.

Use cases:

• Fetch available metadata fields before running bulk update operations
• Validate that required custom fields exist in your Cloudinary setup
• Build dynamic forms in other applications based on your Cloudinary metadata schema

When to use it: Run this action at the start of complex workflows to ensure your metadata structure matches expectations, or use it periodically to sync field definitions with external systems.

The "Get Tags" action retrieves all tags associated with resources in your Cloudinary account. It's essential for auditing your tag taxonomy, finding specific tagged assets, or synchronizing tag data with external systems like your CMS or e-commerce platform.

Key parameters:

• Credential to connect with: Your Cloudinary account credentials. Required dropdown selection.
• Resource: The specific resource category from which to fetch tags. Required.
• Resource Type: Specifies the asset type (e.g., Image, Video). Required dropdown.
• Prefix: Filter tags that start with a specific string. This is optional and accepts text input—great for organizing tags by category (e.g., "product_", "campaign_").
• Max Results: Numeric field setting the maximum number of tags to return, defaulting to 100. Optional.

Use cases:

• Export your complete tag list to a spreadsheet for review
• Find all tags matching a specific naming convention
• Sync tag taxonomies between Cloudinary and your product database

When to use it: Perfect for tag audits, building tag-based navigation in your applications, or cleaning up unused tags.

The "Update Asset Tags" action modifies the tags associated with a specific asset in Cloudinary. Use this when you need to categorize, organize, or update the discoverability of your media assets based on external events or data.

Key parameters:

• Credential to connect with: Cloudinary account for authentication. Required dropdown.
• Resource: Fixed to "Update Asset" for this operation. Required.
• Operation: Set to "Update Asset Tags." Required.
• Public ID: The unique identifier of the asset you want to update. Required text field—this is how Cloudinary identifies the specific file.
• Resource Type: The type of asset (Image, Video, Raw). Required dropdown.
• Type: Typically set to "Upload" for uploaded assets. Required.
• Tags: The tags to associate with the asset. Required text input—you can specify multiple tags.
• Update Fields: Optional section for additional configuration.

Use cases:

• Automatically tag new product images with category data from your e-commerce platform
• Add campaign tags to assets when they're selected for marketing materials
• Remove outdated tags when products are discontinued

The "Update Asset Structured Metadata" action allows you to modify custom metadata fields on your Cloudinary assets. Structured metadata is more powerful than tags—it supports defined field types, validation, and complex data organization.

Key parameters:

• Credential to connect with: Your Cloudinary credentials. Required.
• Resource: Fixed to "Update Asset." Required.
• Operation: Set to "Update Asset Structured Metadata." Required.
• Public ID: Unique asset identifier. Required text input.
• Resource Type: Asset type (Image, Video, etc.). Required dropdown.
• Type: Action type, typically "Upload." Required.
• Structured Metadata: The metadata to update in JSON-like format. Required text input.
• Update Fields: Optional fields for specifying which metadata properties to update.

Use cases:

• Sync product information (SKU, price, description) from your PIM to image metadata
• Update copyright and licensing information across asset libraries
• Store AI-generated image descriptions as structured metadata

This action uploads a file directly to your Cloudinary account. It's the foundation of any automated media pipeline where files originate from your server, another node in n8n, or binary data from previous workflow steps.

Key parameters:

• Credential to connect with: Cloudinary authentication. Required dropdown.
• Resource: Fixed to "Upload." Required.
• Operation: Set to "Upload File." Required.
• File: The file data to upload. Required text input—typically connected to binary data from a previous node.
• Resource Type: Type of file being uploaded (Image, Video, Raw). Required dropdown.
• Additional Fields: Optional section to add extra properties like folder path, tags, or transformations.

Use cases:

• Automatically upload screenshots captured by monitoring tools
• Push user-uploaded images from your app to Cloudinary for processing
• Migrate assets from local storage to Cloudinary in bulk

The "Upload from URL" action fetches a file from any publicly accessible URL and uploads it to your Cloudinary account. This is incredibly powerful for scraping images, processing external content, or building aggregation workflows.

Key parameters:

• Credential to connect with: Your Cloudinary credentials. Required.
• Resource: Fixed to "Upload." Required.
• Operation: Set to "Upload From URL." Required.
• URL: The direct URL of the asset to upload. Required text input—must be a valid, accessible link.
• Resource Type: The type of asset (Image, Video, etc.). Required dropdown.
• Additional Fields: Optional section for specifying folder, tags, public ID, or transformations.

Use cases:

• Import product images from supplier feeds via URL
• Archive social media images by uploading them to Cloudinary
• Build a web scraper that saves images to your media library automatically