# Create an Image — APITemplate.io

> Create a JPEG file(along with PNG) with JSON data and your template. See the docs for more information

- Key: `apitemplate_io-create-image`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.2
- App: APITemplate.io (`apitemplate_io`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/apitemplate-io.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/apitemplate-io/actions/create-image
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/apitemplate_io/actions/create-image/create-image.ts

## Description

Create a JPEG file(along with PNG) with JSON data and your template. [See the docs](https://apitemplate.io/apiv2/#tag/API-Integration/operation/create-image) for more information

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `apiEndpoints` | `string` | No | A regional API endpoint is intended for customers in the same region. The data for the request and generated PDFs/images are processed and stored within the region. see docs |
| `templateId` | `string` | Yes | The ID of the template that you want to use. Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `overrides` | `any` | Yes | Array of objects with the property name and the replaced values on the template, as shown below: [{"name": "text_name","text": "My Name"}, {"name": "text_quote","text": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit..."}] |
| `expiration` | `integer` | No | Expiration of the generated image in minutes(default to 0, store permanently). |
| `meta` | `string` | No | Specify an external reference ID for your own reference. It appears in the list-objects API. |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "apitemplate_io",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "apitemplate_io-create-image",
  arguments: {
    apiEndpoints: "API Endpoints",
    templateId: "Template Id",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "apitemplate_io-create-image",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    apitemplate_io: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    apiEndpoints: "API Endpoints",
    templateId: "Template Id",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "apitemplate_io-create-image",
    "configured_props": {
      "apitemplate_io": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "apiEndpoints": "API Endpoints",
      "templateId": "Template Id"
    }
  }'
```

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