Creatomate API Documentation

This is the complete API documentation for connecting to the Creatomate API using MindCloud's Universal API. If you are new to MindCloud, start with the Introduction to see how one API can sit in front of many different apps.

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Meet Creatomate: Create, render, and manage automated videos and images. Keep reading to get started.

Quickstart

Before you run your first Creatomate request, you need three things:

1. A MindCloud account — sign in or create an account at MindCloud.
2. A MindCloud API Key — create one in API Keys. Keep it on your server.
3. At least one Creatomate connection — create or choose one in Connections. Note its connectionId.

Every Creatomate action uses the same URL pattern:

POST https://connect.mindcloud.co/v2/universal/apps/creatomate/actions/{actionSlug}/run

You need a MindCloud API Key and a Creatomate connection. Then call an action such as Get Render Status:

curl --request POST \
  --url "https://connect.mindcloud.co/v2/universal/apps/creatomate/actions/get-render-status/run" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $MINDCLOUD_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
  "connectionId": "$CONNECTION_ID",
  "arguments": {}
}'

Every response comes back in the same envelope, with your rows in a data array:

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    { "id": "1042", "name": "Ava" }
  ],
  "meta": {}
}

After your first request works, use Shape your requests to control arguments, pagination, filtering, fields, and errors.

Authenticate with a MindCloud API Key plus a connectionId for your Creatomate account. See Creatomate API Authentication for the full flow and how to get your connection credentials.

Creatomate actions

All 22 published actions for this Creatomate version. Each page documents the endpoint, arguments, and response controls.

• POSTConcatenate Multiple Videos
• POSTCreate Image From Template
• POSTCreate Render
• POSTCreate Render From RenderScript
• POSTCreate Render With Metadata
• POSTCreate Render With Render Scale
• POSTCreate Render With Size Constraints
• POSTCreate Render With Template Modifications
• POSTCreate Render With Webhook Callback
• POSTCreate Video From Template
• POSTDistribute Elements Over Time
• POSTGenerate Image Slideshow
• POSTGenerate Voiceover Video
• POSTGenerate Voiceover Video With Captions
• GETGet Render Status
• GETGet Template By ID
• POSTGroup Elements Into Scenes
• POSTInject RenderScript Into Template
• GETList Templates
• POSTRearrange Scenes In Template
• POSTSynchronize Multiple Elements
• POSTUse A Custom Font

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