# Create Timeline — Shotstack

> Generate a timeline with layers and assets for a new video project. See the documentation here.

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

## Description

Generate a timeline with layers and assets for a new video project. [See the documentation here](https://github.com/shotstack/shotstack-sdk-node#timeline).

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `howManyTracks` | `integer` | Yes | The number of tracks to create. |
| `soundtrackSrc` | `string` | No | The URL of the soundtrack to use. |
| `soundtrackEffect` | `string` | No | The effect to apply to the soundtrack. |
| `background` | `string` | No | A hexadecimal value for the timeline background colour. Defaults to #000000 (black). |
| `fonts` | `string[]` | No | An array of custom fonts to be downloaded for use by the HTML assets. The URL must be publicly accessible or include credentials. E.g. https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/my-bucket/open-sans.ttf |

## 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": "shotstack",
      },
    },
  },
)

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: "shotstack-create-timeline",
  arguments: {
    howManyTracks: 10,
    soundtrackSrc: "Soundtrack Source",
  },
})
```

**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: "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",
  },
})

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": "shotstack-create-timeline",
    "configured_props": {
      "shotstack": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "howManyTracks": 10,
      "soundtrackSrc": "Soundtrack Source"
    }
  }'
```

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- App: https://pipedream.com/apps/shotstack.md · All apps: https://pipedream.com/apps