Placid API Documentation

This is the complete API documentation for connecting to the Placid 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.

MindCloud is an integration company that offers one normalized API to access 3,100+ apps from a single place. It cleans up provider-specific quirks, keeps requests and responses consistent, and centralizes authentication so you do not need to manage separate flows for every app. Browse other apps.

Meet Placid: Generate images, PDFs, and videos from templates. Keep reading to get started.

Quickstart

Before you run your first Placid 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 Placid connection — create or choose one in Connections. Note its connectionId.

Every Placid action uses the same URL pattern:

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

You need a MindCloud API Key and a Placid connection. Then call an action such as List Templates:

curl --request POST \
  --url "https://connect.mindcloud.co/v2/universal/apps/placid/actions/list-templates/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 Placid account. See Placid API Authentication for the full flow and how to get your connection credentials.

Placid actions

All 21 published actions for this Placid version. Each page documents the endpoint, arguments, and response controls.

• POSTCreate Collection
• POSTCreate Image
• POSTCreate PDF
• POSTCreate Template
• POSTCreate Video
• DELETEDelete Collection
• DELETEDelete Image
• DELETEDelete PDF
• DELETEDelete Template
• DELETEDelete Video
• GETGet Collection
• GETGet Image
• GETGet PDF
• GETGet Template
• GETGet Video
• GETList Collections
• GETList Templates
• POSTMerge PDFs
• PUTUpdate Collection
• PUTUpdate Template
• POSTUpload Media

Related apps

More Marketing apps on the Universal API, behind the same REST shape. Or browse all apps.

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