Distribute Elements Over Time

Creates a render that distributes elements over time.

POST

Query

Field selectionChoose which fields should be included in the response. Learn more

string

Comma-separated response fields to include.

Body

Arguments

stringrequired

Audio track used as the timeline anchor for the fractional distribution.

array of stringrequired

Ordered list of image or video URLs to distribute evenly over the timeline.

string

Whether the distributed media items are images or videos.

Uncommon arguments

boolean

Whether distributed video elements should loop to fill their fractional duration.

Try this request

Request

curl --request POST \
  --url "https://connect.mindcloud.co/v1/universal/creatomate/latest/actions/distribute-elements-over-time" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $MINDCLOUD_API_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
  "connectionId": "$CONNECTION_ID",
  "backgroundAudioUrl": "",
  "mediaUrls[]": "",
  "mediaType": "image"
}'

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "string",
      "outputFormat": "string",
      "status": "string",
      "url": "https://example.com"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {}
}

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