Project as Template

npm install axios

import axios from "axios";

const API_BASE_URL = "https://api.pictory.ai/pictoryapis";
const API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"; // Replace with your actual API key

// Your template project ID from the Pictory App URL
const TEMPLATE_ID = "20260108050148221f72c80c778d14153b2d1628cf4f3cb72";

async function createVideoFromTemplate() {
  try {
    console.log("Creating video from template...");

    const response = await axios.post(
      `${API_BASE_URL}/v2/video/storyboard/render`,
      {
        templateId: TEMPLATE_ID,
        videoName: "happy_new_year_james",
        variables: {
          Name: "James Thomas",
          Year: "2026"
        }
      },
      {
        headers: {
          "Content-Type": "application/json",
          Authorization: API_KEY,
        },
      }
    );

    const jobId = response.data.data.jobId;
    console.log("✓ Video creation started!");
    console.log("Job ID:", jobId);

    return jobId;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Error creating video:", error.response?.data || error.message);
    throw error;
  }
}

async function waitForVideo(jobId) {
  console.log("\nMonitoring video creation...");

  while (true) {
    const statusResponse = await axios.get(
      `${API_BASE_URL}/v1/jobs/${jobId}`,
      {
        headers: { Authorization: API_KEY },
      }
    );

    const status = statusResponse.data.data.status;
    console.log("Status:", status);

    if (status === "completed") {
      console.log("\n✓ Video is ready!");
      console.log("Video URL:", statusResponse.data.data.videoURL);
      return statusResponse.data;
    } else if (status === "failed") {
      throw new Error("Video creation failed: " + JSON.stringify(statusResponse.data));
    }

    // Wait 5 seconds before checking again
    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000));
  }
}

// Run the complete workflow
createVideoFromTemplate()
  .then(jobId => waitForVideo(jobId))
  .then(result => console.log("\nDone!"))
  .catch(error => console.error("Error:", error));

import axios from "axios";

const API_BASE_URL = "https://api.pictory.ai/pictoryapis";
const API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY";
const TEMPLATE_ID = "your_template_project_id";

// List of recipients for personalized videos
const recipients = [
  { name: "James Thomas", email: "[email protected]" },
  { name: "Sarah Wilson", email: "[email protected]" },
  { name: "Michael Brown", email: "[email protected]" },
];

async function createPersonalizedVideos() {
  const jobs = [];

  for (const recipient of recipients) {
    console.log(`Creating video for ${recipient.name}...`);

    const response = await axios.post(
      `${API_BASE_URL}/v2/video/storyboard/render`,
      {
        templateId: TEMPLATE_ID,
        videoName: `new_year_greeting_${recipient.name.toLowerCase().replace(" ", "_")}`,
        variables: {
          Name: recipient.name,
          Year: "2026"
        }
      },
      {
        headers: {
          "Content-Type": "application/json",
          Authorization: API_KEY,
        },
      }
    );

    jobs.push({
      recipient: recipient,
      jobId: response.data.data.jobId
    });

    console.log(`✓ Started job: ${response.data.data.jobId}`);
  }

  return jobs;
}

createPersonalizedVideos()
  .then(jobs => {
    console.log("\n✓ All video creation jobs started!");
    console.log("Jobs:", jobs);
  })
  .catch(error => console.error("Error:", error));