Basic Text to Video

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 text content - this will be converted into video
const SAMPLE_TEXT =
  "AI is transforming how we create content. By automating video production, " +
  "creators can focus on strategy while AI handles the technical work. " +
  "This means faster turnaround times and consistent quality across all videos.";

async function createTextToVideo() {
  try {
    console.log("Creating video from text...");

    const response = await axios.post(
      `${API_BASE_URL}/v2/video/storyboard/render`,
      {
        videoName: "my_first_text_video",
        scenes: [
          {
            story: SAMPLE_TEXT,
            createSceneOnNewLine: true,
            createSceneOnEndOfSentence: true,
          },
        ],
      },
      {
        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
createTextToVideo()
  .then(jobId => waitForVideo(jobId))
  .then(result => console.log("\nDone!"))
  .catch(error => console.error("Error:", error));