Automated photo/video upload to event gallery

Purpose

 1.1. Automates the upload of photos and videos from event participants or staff to a centralized gallery for organizational review, sharing, and archiving.
 1.2. Provides immediate access for veterans, service members, and attendees to visual event content, enhancing engagement and legacy preservation.
 1.3. Streamlines the collection, curation, and publishing workflow, automating compliance checks, tagging, quality assurance, and distribution across internal and external platforms.
 1.4. Automates multimedia content expiration, permissions management, and gallery updates according to defense sector regulations and corporate branding requirements.

Trigger Conditions

 2.1. Automated upload starts when photos/videos are added to a designated folder, inbox, or secure upload link.
 2.2. Automator triggers upon form submission, SMS/MMS receipt, mobile app event, or third-party API call.
 2.3. Automation can be scheduled (e.g., post-event), real-time (instantly on upload), or on manual approval for compliance.

Platform Variants (with automatable feature/API/settings)

 3.1. Dropbox
 • Feature: File Request — configure to automatically save uploads to a monitored folder.
 3.2. Google Drive
 • API: Files.create — automate upload with authenticated service account.
 3.3. Microsoft OneDrive
 • API: DriveItem:CreateUploadSession — automates large file uploads.
 3.4. Amazon S3
 • API: PutObject — automates upload and tagging of media objects.
 3.5. Box
 • API: Files Upload endpoint — configure folder automation.
 3.6. SmugMug
 • API: Image Upload — automate event gallery updates.
 3.7. Flickr
 • API: flickr.photos.upload — automate mass photo contribution.
 3.8. WordPress
 • REST API: /wp/v2/media — automate upload into gallery plugins.
 3.9. Instagram Graph API
 • Content Publishing API — automate approved gallery posts.
 3.10. Facebook
 • Graph API: /{page-id}/photos — automate event page uploads.
 3.11. Zapier
 • "Upload File" actions — automates integrations between apps.
 3.12. Google Photos
 • Library API: mediaItems:batchCreate — automate gallery population.
 3.13. Twilio
 • Feature: Programmable MMS — automate receipt and upload of media via SMS.
 3.14. Eventbrite
 • Webhooks + API — automate post-event media uploads from attendees.
 3.15. Vimeo
 • API: /me/videos — automate secure video event collections.
 3.16. YouTube
 • Data API: videos.insert — automate gallery playlist contributions.
 3.17. SharePoint
 • REST API: /_api/web/lists — automate internal gallery for corporate defense.
 3.18. Slack
 • Files.upload API — automate event channel gallery.
 3.19. Discord
 • Bot API: message attachments — automate gallery channel uploads.
 3.20. Trello
 • Attachments API — automate media tracking cards for review.
 3.21. WeTransfer
 • Public API — automate large batch media transfers to event gallery.

Benefits

 4.1. Automates compliance checks by routing uploads for secure review and classification.
 4.2. Automating gallery population accelerates live event engagement and operational transparency.
 4.3. Automated archiving supports defense sector audit and historical preservation.
 4.4. Automator eliminates manual intervention, reducing errors and time spent by staff.
 4.5. Automatable multi-platform integration caters to varied device sources and user bases.
 4.6. Automated privacy controls ensure only authorized viewers have access, vital for military events.