CONNECT APP
Build with Shotstack
File Storage
- API key
MCP
Give your agent Shotstack tools
Every Shotstack action is exposed as an MCP tool on Pipedream's remote server. Point a client at it with your end user's ID and Connect resolves that user's Shotstack account for each tool call — you store no tokens.
// accessToken: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
{
requestInit: {
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
"x-pd-project-id": "{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": "shotstack",
},
},
},
)
const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)
const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()
// e.g. run Create Timeline:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
name: "shotstack-create-timeline",
arguments: {
howManyTracks: 10,
soundtrackSrc: "Soundtrack Source",
},
})# access_token: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
headers = {
"Authorization": f"Bearer {access_token}",
"x-pd-project-id": "{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": "shotstack",
}
async with streamablehttp_client("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3", headers=headers) as (read, write, _):
async with ClientSession(read, write) as session:
await session.initialize()
tools = await session.list_tools()
# e.g. run Create Timeline:
result = await session.call_tool("shotstack-create-timeline", {
"howManyTracks": 10,
"soundtrackSrc": "Soundtrack Source",
})API PROXY
Call the Shotstack API directly
For an endpoint with no pre-built tool, the Connect proxy forwards your request to the Shotstack API with the connected user's credentials attached. You store no tokens and write no refresh logic.
const resp = await pd.proxy.get({
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
accountId: "apn_xxxxxxx",
url: "https://api.example.com/v1/me",
})
// Any allowed Shotstack endpoint works here. Pipedream attaches the
// connected account's credentials to the outgoing request.# The path segment is the target URL, URL-safe base64 encoded:
# https://api.example.com/v1/me
curl "https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/proxy/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkuZXhhbXBsZS5jb20vdjEvbWU?external_user_id={external_user_id}&account_id=apn_xxxxxxx" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
-H "x-pd-environment: production"SDK
Run Shotstack actions from your backend
Connect a user's Shotstack account once, then run Create Timeline on their behalf from your own code — TypeScript, Python, or plain HTTP.
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: "shotstack-create-timeline",
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
configuredProps: {
shotstack: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
howManyTracks: 10,
soundtrackSrc: "Soundtrack Source",
},
})from pipedream import Pipedream
pd = Pipedream(
client_id="{oauth_client_id}",
client_secret="{oauth_client_secret}",
project_id="{project_id}",
project_environment="production",
)
result = pd.actions.run(
id="shotstack-create-timeline",
external_user_id="{external_user_id}", # any stable ID for this user in your system
configured_props={
"shotstack": {"authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx"},
"howManyTracks": 10,
"soundtrackSrc": "Soundtrack Source",
},
)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": "shotstack-create-timeline",
"configured_props": {
"shotstack": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
"howManyTracks": 10,
"soundtrackSrc": "Soundtrack Source"
}
}'TOOLS
Shotstack actions
On-demand operations your product or agent can configure and run on behalf of a connected user.
-
Create Timeline
actionGenerate a timeline with layers and assets for a new video project. See the documentation here.Writev0.0.2 -
Start Render
actionInitiate rendering of a video using a timeline created in Shotstack API. See the documentation here.Writev0.0.2 -
Upload Asset
actionAdd media assets like images, audio, or video to the Shotstack API for use in video projects. See the documentation here.Writev0.0.2
EVENTS
Shotstack triggers
Event sources your backend can deploy for users and receive through a webhook.
- App slug
- shotstack
- Authentication
- API key
- Categories
- File Storage
- Actions
- 3
- Triggers
- 1
- API proxy
- Available