Spiro creates a Dropbox folder for every job and watches the folders you mark as Auto Imported Folders. When you export your enhanced images from Autoenhance into the job's auto-import folder, Spiro imports them into the property website for that order automatically. No downloading or re-uploading needed.
How it works at a glance:
1. The photographer uploads the raw photos to the job's RAWs folder in Dropbox (for example, 01-RAW-Photos).
2. You import them into Autoenhance straight from Dropbox and let them enhance.
3. You export the enhanced images to the job's auto-import folder for photos (for example, 04-Final-Auto).
4. Spiro imports them into the property website, ready for you to review and deliver.
The Autoenhance steps (importing, enhancing and exporting) are done manually in the Autoenhance web app.
Note: this article includes screenshots of Spiro and Dropbox, which are third-party platforms not managed by Autoenhance. Over time, some labels or button locations may change. If something looks different from what you see here, contact our Support team and we'll be happy to help.
Prerequisites
An Autoenhance account. An active plan is required to export images without a watermark.
A Spiro account with admin access, so you can open Settings > Integrations.
A Dropbox account connected to Spiro. Spiro creates its job folders in this account. Personal, Business and Team accounts are supported.
The same Dropbox account connected in Autoenhance. This gives Autoenhance access to every job folder, before and after delivery.
Are you an editor working for a media company? Spiro shares each job folder with the editor's own Dropbox account while their task is active, and removes that access 7 days after the delivery email is sent. If that's your case, check with the media company how they want you to handle access before setting up this workflow.
Setting up Spiro
This setup is done once in Settings > Integrations > Dropbox Configuration. Settings only apply to jobs completed after you save them.
Connect Dropbox
1. In Spiro, go to Settings > Integrations > Dropbox Configuration.
2. Click Add Dropbox Account, sign in to Dropbox and allow access. You're taken back to Spiro once the account is connected.
Add a folder for the raw photos
1. Under Static Folders, click Add New Folder.
2. Enter a Folder Name, for example 01-RAW-Photos, and select RAW / Unedited Photos as the type.
3. Click Save Changes.
Static folders are only for sharing files. Spiro doesn't import anything from them.
Add an auto-import folder for the finished photos
1. Under Auto Imported Folders, click Add New Folder.
2. Set Delivery Selection to Photo and enter a Folder Name, for example 04-Final-Auto.
3. Click Save Changes.
You can only have one auto-import folder per Delivery Selection. If you already have one for Photo, use that folder.
Keep importing after delivery (recommended)
By default, Spiro stops importing as soon as the order is delivered. Turning this on lets you send corrected photos to a delivered listing without uploading them manually.
1. In Dropbox Configuration, turn on After Delivery Auto Import Settings.
2. Under Continue importing files for up to X days after delivery, choose 1, 2, 3 or 4 days, then click Save Changes.
Step-by-step workflow
1. Upload the raw photos
1.1. When the photographer completes the job in the Photographer Portal, Spiro creates the job folder in Dropbox, with the folders you set up (such as 01-RAW-Photos and 04-Final-Auto) inside. The job folder name includes the shoot date, appointment number, address and agent. Where you find it depends on your Dropbox account: it may be inside a Spiro Uploads folder or, if the folder was shared with you, directly in your main Dropbox folder.
1.2. The photographer clicks Storage Folder on the job in the Photographer Portal and uploads the raws to 01-RAW-Photos.
As an admin, you can open the same folder by clicking Dropbox on the order in the Property Website Editor.
2. Import and enhance the photos in Autoenhance
2.1. Go to Upload in the web app, or open app.autoenhance.ai/upload, and click Dropbox.
2.2. Browse to the job folder (look for the shoot date and address in its name), open 01-RAW-Photos, select the raw files and confirm.
2.3. Name the order with the property address, so it's easy to match with the Spiro order.
2.4. Choose your grouping mode and enhancement settings, then click Enhance selected photos.
2.5. Review your images once they're ready. See Review and re-enhance images for details.
3. Export the enhanced images to the auto-import folder
3.1. Open the order and click Export. To export everything, skip the selection.
3.2. Set your export settings. We recommend:
Type: JPEG for website and MLS use.
Quality: 100%.
File naming: Image name. Spiro sorts the first photos it imports by file name, so keeping your camera's file names keeps them in shooting order.
Watermark: No watermarks.
3.3. Choose Save to Dropbox, browse to the same job folder, select 04-Final-Auto and confirm.
4. Check the photos in Spiro
4.1. Open the order in Spiro and check the Gallery. The photos appear automatically once Spiro has imported them, usually after about 5 minutes. Larger orders can take longer.
That's it on the Autoenhance side. From here, you can finish any other adjustments you need in Spiro (such as the photo order) and deliver the order whenever everything is ready.
Troubleshooting
The photos aren't showing up in the Property Website Editor. Give it a few more minutes first, since imports aren't instant. If they still don't appear, check that:
You exported to the auto-import folder set to Photo (for example, 04-Final-Auto), not to the raws folder.
You exported to the same Dropbox account that's connected to Spiro.
The job was completed after you saved your Dropbox settings.
The order hasn't been delivered yet, or it's still within your After Delivery Auto Import Settings window.
Re-exporting a photo adds a copy instead of replacing it. When a file with the same name already exists in the folder, Dropbox saves the new one as a copy (for example IMG_4521 (1).jpg), and Spiro imports it as a new photo. Remove the photo you don't need in Spiro.
The order was already delivered. Spiro only keeps importing for the number of days set in After Delivery Auto Import Settings. After that, upload corrected photos manually in the Property Website Editor.
Some photos were skipped. Spiro only imports each file name once per order, even across subfolders. Make sure every photo has a unique name.
The gallery order changed. If New Photo Import Order (in Settings > My Company) is set to Alphanumerical order, Spiro re-sorts the whole gallery by file name on every import and your manual order is lost. Use New images at the end or New images at the beginning to keep it.
Avoid Order name & number for file naming. Spiro sorts by file name, so files like 1_123 Main Street.jpeg, 10_123 Main Street.jpeg and 2_123 Main Street.jpeg end up out of order.
Deleting a file in Dropbox doesn't remove it from Spiro. Delete unwanted photos in the Property Website Editor.
Don't rename, move or delete Spiro job folders in Dropbox. The Dropbox and Storage Folder buttons stop working for that order.
Imports are slow when many orders arrive at once. Spiro recommends sending each set as soon as it's finished instead of all at the end of the day, so export each order when it's ready.
The photos have a watermark. Check that you have an active plan and that No watermarks was selected when exporting, then export again.