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Shotstack ACTION

Start Render

Initiate rendering of a video using a timeline created in Shotstack API. See the documentation here.
  • Action
  • Writes data
  • API key
  • SDK
  • MCP

IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's Shotstack account once, then configure and run Start Render from your backend or agent.

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-start-render",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    shotstack: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    timeline: "Timeline",
    outputFormat: "Output Format",
  },
})

console.log(result)

SCHEMA

Inputs

Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.

Start Render inputs
Property Type Description
timeline Timeline string
Required
outputFormat Output Format string
The output format and type of media file to generate.
Required
outputResolution Output Resolution string
The output resolution of the video or image.
Required
callback Callback URL string
An optional webhook callback URL used to receive status notifications when a render completes or fails.
Optional

REFERENCE

Tool details

Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.

Registry key
shotstack-start-render
Version
0.0.2
App
Shotstack
Authentication
API key
Read-only
No
Destructive
No
Open world
Yes