Blog URL to Video with AI Voice Over
This example demonstrates how to create a video from a blog post URL with AI-generated voice-over narration. The API will extract the content from the blog and generate a video with both relevant visuals and professional narration.
Overview
This example covers:
- Getting an access token
- Creating a video from a blog URL with AI voice-over
- Using the "Brian" AI voice speaker for narration
- Automatic content extraction and scene generation
- Monitoring job status and retrieving the final video
Node.js Example
Prerequisites
npm install axiosComplete Code
import axios from "axios";
const API_BASE_URL = "https://api.pictory.ai/pictoryapis";
const CLIENT_ID = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID";
const CLIENT_SECRET = "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET";
// Blog URL to convert to video
const BLOG_URL = "https://pictory.ai/blog/edutainment-combining-fun-and-learning-for-effective-education";
async function createBlogToVideoWithVoiceOver() {
try {
// Step 1: Get Access Token
console.log("Step 1: Getting access token...");
const tokenResponse = await axios.post(
`${API_BASE_URL}/v1/oauth2/token`,
{
client_id: CLIENT_ID,
client_secret: CLIENT_SECRET,
},
{
headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
}
);
const accessToken = tokenResponse.data.access_token;
console.log("Access token obtained successfully");
console.log("Token expires in:", tokenResponse.data.expires_in, "seconds\n");
// Step 2: Create Video from Blog URL with AI Voice Over
console.log("Step 2: Creating video from blog URL with AI voice-over...");
const storyboardResponse = await axios.post(
`${API_BASE_URL}/v2/video/storyboard/render`,
{
videoName: "blog_to_video_with_voice",
voiceOver: {
enabled: true,
aiVoices: [
{
speaker: "Brian",
},
],
},
scenes: [
{
blogUrl: BLOG_URL,
createSceneOnNewLine: true,
createSceneOnEndOfSentence: true,
},
],
},
{
headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
Authorization: accessToken,
},
}
);
const renderJobId = storyboardResponse.data.data.jobId;
console.log("Blog to video with voice-over render job created");
console.log("Job ID:", renderJobId, "\n");
// Step 3: Monitor Job Status
console.log("Step 3: Monitoring job status...");
let jobCompleted = false;
let jobResult = null;
while (!jobCompleted) {
const jobStatusResponse = await axios.get(`${API_BASE_URL}/v1/jobs/${renderJobId}`, {
headers: {
Authorization: accessToken,
},
});
const status = jobStatusResponse.data.data.status;
console.log("Current status:", status);
if (status === "completed") {
jobCompleted = true;
jobResult = jobStatusResponse.data;
console.log("\nVideo from blog with AI voice-over created successfully!");
console.log("Video URL:", jobResult.data.videoUrl);
} else if (status === "failed") {
throw new Error("Job failed: " + JSON.stringify(jobStatusResponse.data));
} else {
// Wait 5 seconds before checking again
await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000));
}
}
return jobResult;
} catch (error) {
console.error("Error:", error.response?.data || error.message);
throw error;
}
}
// Run the function
createBlogToVideoWithVoiceOver();Python Example
Prerequisites
pip install requestsComplete Code
import requests
import time
import json
API_BASE_URL = 'https://api.pictory.ai/pictoryapis'
CLIENT_ID = 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID'
CLIENT_SECRET = 'YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET'
# Blog URL to convert to video
BLOG_URL = "https://pictory.ai/blog/edutainment-combining-fun-and-learning-for-effective-education"
def create_blog_to_video_with_voiceover():
try:
# Step 1: Get Access Token
print('Step 1: Getting access token...')
token_response = requests.post(
f'{API_BASE_URL}/v1/oauth2/token',
json={
'client_id': CLIENT_ID,
'client_secret': CLIENT_SECRET
},
headers={
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}
)
token_response.raise_for_status()
access_token = token_response.json()['access_token']
print('Access token obtained successfully')
print(f"Token expires in: {token_response.json()['expires_in']} seconds\n")
# Step 2: Create Video from Blog URL with AI Voice Over
print('Step 2: Creating video from blog URL with AI voice-over...')
storyboard_response = requests.post(
f'{API_BASE_URL}/v2/video/storyboard/render',
json={
'videoName': 'blog_to_video_with_voice',
'voiceOver': {
'enabled': True,
'aiVoices': [
{
'speaker': 'Brian'
}
]
},
'scenes': [
{
'blogUrl': BLOG_URL,
'createSceneOnNewLine': True,
'createSceneOnEndOfSentence': True
}
]
},
headers={
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'Authorization': access_token
}
)
storyboard_response.raise_for_status()
render_job_id = storyboard_response.json()['data']['jobId']
print('Blog to video with voice-over render job created')
print(f'Job ID: {render_job_id}\n')
# Step 3: Monitor Job Status
print('Step 3: Monitoring job status...')
job_completed = False
job_result = None
while not job_completed:
job_status_response = requests.get(
f'{API_BASE_URL}/v1/jobs/{render_job_id}',
headers={
'Authorization': access_token
}
)
job_status_response.raise_for_status()
status = job_status_response.json()['data']['status']
print(f'Current status: {status}')
if status == 'completed':
job_completed = True
job_result = job_status_response.json()
print('\nVideo from blog with AI voice-over created successfully!')
print(f"Video URL: {job_result['data']['videoUrl']}")
elif status == 'failed':
raise Exception(f"Job failed: {json.dumps(job_status_response.json())}")
else:
# Wait 5 seconds before checking again
time.sleep(5)
return job_result
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as error:
print(f'Error: {error}')
if hasattr(error, 'response') and error.response is not None:
print(f'Response: {error.response.text}')
raise
# Run the function
if __name__ == '__main__':
create_blog_to_video_with_voiceover()Key Parameters
- blogUrl: The full URL of the blog post to convert
- voiceOver: Configuration for AI voice-over narration
- enabled: Set to
trueto enable voice-over - aiVoices: Array of AI voice configurations
- speaker: The name of the AI voice (e.g., "Brian")
- enabled: Set to
How It Works
- The API fetches the content from the provided blog URL
- It extracts the main article text
- The extracted text is processed and split into scenes
- AI voice-over is generated for each scene's text
- Relevant visuals are automatically selected
- Voice-over is synchronized with the visuals
- A complete video with narration is generated
Use Cases
- Create narrated video summaries of blog posts
- Repurpose written content for audio/video platforms
- Generate podcast-style videos from articles
- Make blog content more accessible to audio learners
- Automate video content creation for social media
Response
The API returns a job ID for monitoring the video creation progress. Once completed, you'll receive a video URL containing the visual representation of your blog post with AI-generated narration.
Notes
- Replace
YOUR_CLIENT_IDandYOUR_CLIENT_SECRETwith your actual API credentials - The blog URL must be publicly accessible
- The AI voice-over is automatically synchronized with the video scenes
- Processing time depends on the length of the blog post
- You can customize voice speed and amplification if needed
Updated about 15 hours ago
