# Generate Image — Placid

> Generate a new image based on a specified template. See the documentation

- Key: `placid-generate-image`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.2
- App: Placid (`placid`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/placid.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/placid/actions/generate-image
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/placid/actions/generate-image/generate-image.mjs

## Description

Generate a new image based on a specified template. [See the documentation](https://placid.app/docs/2.0/rest/images#create)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `templateId` | `string` | Yes | The ID of the template Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `layers` | `object` | Yes | The layers of the template. For each key representing a layer name, the value should be a JSON object representing the layer's properties. Eg. for the key title, the value can be { "text": "Hello World" }. See the documentation |

## 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": "placid",
      },
    },
  },
)

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: "placid-generate-image",
  arguments: {
    templateId: "Template ID",
    layers: "Layers",
  },
})
```

**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: "placid-generate-image",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    placid: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    templateId: "Template ID",
    layers: "Layers",
  },
})

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": "placid-generate-image",
    "configured_props": {
      "placid": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "templateId": "Template ID",
      "layers": "Layers"
    }
  }'
```

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