REST API
Explore the available endpoints for working with templates, images, and results via RenderForm's Image Generation API.
How video generation works
Three steps from a blank artboard to a rendered clip.
1. Design the template
Create a video template in the Advanced Editor. Add text, images, shapes, QR codes, custom HTML or a source video, exactly like an image template.
2. Animate on the timeline
Pick enter, loop and exit effects for every component, set when it appears and disappears, and scrub the timeline to preview the result instantly.
3. Render with your data
Send your data to the API or render from the dashboard. Every clip is rendered frame by frame, so the video matches the editor preview pixel for pixel.
Timeline editor
Animations without
keyframes
Choose from ready-made effects such as fade, slide, zoom, pop, wipe, blur or typewriter, adjust duration, delay and easing, and drag bars on the timeline to decide when each element is on screen. No motion design skills required.
Video generation API
One request,
one video
Call POST /api/v2/render with your template and data, receive a request id, and poll or wait for a webhook. Override the text, images, video length and frame rate per request to personalize every clip.
Built for social media formats
Start from presets for Stories and Reels (1080×1920), square posts (1080×1080), landscape videos (1920×1080) or banners (1200×628), or set any custom size.
- MP4 (H.264) or WebM (VP9) output
- 1 to 30 seconds, 24, 25 or 30 fps
- Deterministic frame-by-frame rendering
- Poster image generated with every clip
- 10 credits per second of video, on every plan
POST https://get.renderform.io/api/v2/render
X-Api-Key: <your-api-key>
{
"template": "video-template-id",
"outputFormat": "mp4",
"duration": 6000,
"fps": 30,
"data": {
"headline.text": "Summer sale starts today",
"product.src": "https://example.com/sneaker.png"
}
}
HTTP 202 Accepted
{
"requestId": "req-...",
"href": "https://cdn.renderform.io/.../req-....mp4",
"status": "pending"
}Plugins and Integrations
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Automate short video generation with RenderForm
RenderForm lets you generate short videos from templates and dynamic data, the same way you generate images and PDFs. Design a template once in the Advanced Editor, animate its components on a timeline, and render personalized MP4 or WebM clips through the REST API, from a spreadsheet, or with no-code tools such as Zapier and Make.com. Ideal for social media stories and reels, product promos, event announcements, personalized video ads and e-commerce feeds.
How are videos rendered?
Every video is rendered frame by frame in a headless browser and encoded with ffmpeg. The animation engine that drives the editor preview is the same one used during rendering, so what you see on the timeline is exactly what ends up in the file. Videos are rendered asynchronously: the API responds immediately with a request id and a pending status, and you can poll the results endpoint or receive a webhook when the clip is ready.
How much does video generation cost?
Video rendering costs 10 credits per started second of video, on every plan. A 5-second clip costs 50 credits. Credits are charged when the request is accepted and refunded automatically if the render fails.
Can I add my own video or music?
You can place a video component inside a template and trim, loop or speed up the source clip; it is rendered as part of the timeline. Audio tracks are not supported yet and rendered videos are silent.
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