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# Cloudinary MediaFlows Release Notes: January 31, 2026



## New Features

### New PowerFlow block: Export Metadata to CSV

The new **Export Metadata to CSV** block generates a CSV file listing assets and their structured metadata values in a readable format. The block outputs the generated file's details, including its public ID and secure URL.

[Learn about the Export Metadata to CSV block](mediaflows_block_reference#export_metadata_to_csv)

### New PowerFlow block: Generate Alt Text

The new **Generate Alt Text** block generates SEO-friendly alt text for an image using Cloudinary AI Vision, and saves it to the asset's contextual metadata in one or more selected languages.

This block streamlines a workflow that previously required multiple blocks: it analyzes the image, generates appropriate alt text, translates it into multiple languages if needed, and saves it to contextual metadata, all in a single step. This consolidation simplifies your flows and reduces the number of blocks needed to add accessible, SEO-optimized descriptions to your assets across multiple languages.

[Learn about the Generate Alt Text block](mediaflows_block_reference#generate_alt_text)

### Error paths for PowerFlow blocks

You can now add error paths to individual blocks in your PowerFlows. When a block fails, provided the error is recoverable, the flow continues along the error path instead of stopping, enabling you to handle errors gracefully by logging them, sending notifications, or taking alternative actions.

Error paths are available for all blocks except Triggers and Flow Logic blocks.

[Learn about error paths](mediaflows_build_flow#error_paths)

## Enhancements

### Set favorite flows

You can now mark flows as favorites by clicking the star icon next to any flow on the **Home** or **Flows** page. Favorite flows always appear at the top of the list, regardless of your selected sort order.

Your favorite flows are personal to you and don't affect other users in your product environment.

![Favorite flows in flows list](https://cloudinary-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/bo_1px_solid_gray/f_auto/q_auto/docs/mediaflows/mf_flow_favorites.png "thumb:c_scale,w_700,dpr_2.0, width: 800, popup:true")

### New PowerFlow templates

Templates provide inspiration and help you discover the various use cases that PowerFlows can solve. We've redesigned the **Templates** page and added more templates to help you get started.

To view all the templates, either click the **Templates** tab, or from the [MediaFlows Home page](https://console.cloudinary.com/mediaflows/home), click the **Start with a template** card.

![PowerFlow template](https://cloudinary-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/bo_1px_solid_gray/f_auto/q_auto/docs/mediaflows/mf_templates_tab "thumb:c_scale,w_800,dpr_2.0, width: 800, popup:true")

Look out for more improvements to templates coming soon.

[Learn about templates](mediaflows_powerflows#powerflow_templates)

### Use Product Identifier to retrieve product information from Akeneo

You can now configure the **Get Product Information From Akeneo** block to get information using a [Product Identifier](https://api.akeneo.com/api-reference-index.html#Productidentifier), in addition to the already supported [Product UUID](https://api.akeneo.com/api-reference-index.html#Productuuid).

[Learn about the Get Product Information From Akeneo block](mediaflows_block_reference#get_product_information_from_akeneo)

## Documentation

### New MediaFlows documentation structure

MediaFlows now has its own top-level menu entry, rather than being under **More Products**.

The new menu structure includes menus for **Get Started**, **PowerFlows**, **EasyFlows**, and **Release Notes**.

![New MediaFlows docs structure](https://cloudinary-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/bo_1px_solid_gray/f_auto/q_auto/docs/mediaflows/mf_new_menus.png "thumb:c_scale,w_700,dpr_2.0, width: 800, popup:true")

### New sample PowerFlows: Sync assets to Akeneo

There are new sample PowerFlows for Akeneo in the [Sample flows](mediaflows_sample_powerflows) section. These flows demonstrate multiple approaches for syncing Cloudinary assets to Akeneo's Product Information Management (PIM) system:

* **Sync from Assets**: Manually trigger syncs from the Media Library, providing parameters (SKU, asset family, attribute) at runtime. Ideal when users need full control over which assets to sync.
* **Sync on structured metadata change**: Automatically trigger syncs when users update a status field in structured metadata. Perfect for defined workflows where teams prepare asset metadata before syncing.
* **Scheduled retry for failed syncs**: Periodically search for and retry assets stuck in a "requires link" state, providing a safety net for failed syncs.

[Learn about syncing assets to Akeneo](mediaflows_akeneo_sync_powerflow)

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