# Display Video — Voice Monkey

> This action will display a video on your device with a screen e.g. Echo Show. See docs here

- Key: `voice_monkey-display-video`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.2
- App: Voice Monkey (`voice_monkey`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/voice-monkey.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/voice-monkey/actions/display-video
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/voice_monkey/actions/display-video/display-video.mjs

## Description

This action will display a video on your device with a screen e.g. Echo Show. [See docs here](https://voicemonkey.io/docs)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `monkey` | `string` | Yes | This is the ID of the Monkey you want to trigger. Sign in and visit ‘Manage Monkeys’ to create a monkey and view its ID |
| `videoUrl` | `string` | Yes | You can send a video to alexa devices with a screen including the Echo Show. The ‘announcement’ parameter must not be blank. You must open the Voice Monkey Skill as the last step of your routine. |

## 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": "voice_monkey",
      },
    },
  },
)

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: "voice_monkey-display-video",
  arguments: {
    monkey: "Monkey",
    videoUrl: "Video URL (https://)",
  },
})
```

**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: "voice_monkey-display-video",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    voice_monkey: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    monkey: "Monkey",
    videoUrl: "Video URL (https://)",
  },
})

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": "voice_monkey-display-video",
    "configured_props": {
      "voice_monkey": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "monkey": "Monkey",
      "videoUrl": "Video URL (https://)"
    }
  }'
```

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