# Start Render — Shotstack

> Initiate rendering of a video using a timeline created in Shotstack API. See the documentation here.

- Key: `shotstack-start-render`
- 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/start-render
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/shotstack/actions/start-render/start-render.mjs

## Description

Initiate rendering of a video using a timeline created in Shotstack API. [See the documentation here](https://shotstack.io/docs/api/?shell#render-asset).

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `timeline` | `string` | Yes | The timeline to render. See the documentation for the timeline object here |
| `outputFormat` | `string` | Yes | The output format and type of media file to generate. |
| `outputResolution` | `string` | Yes | The output resolution of the video or image. |
| `callback` | `string` | No | An optional webhook callback URL used to receive status notifications when a render completes or fails. |

## 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-start-render",
  arguments: {
    timeline: "Timeline",
    outputFormat: "Output Format",
  },
})
```

**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-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)
```

**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-start-render",
    "configured_props": {
      "shotstack": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "timeline": "Timeline",
      "outputFormat": "Output Format"
    }
  }'
```

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