Shotstack

Name: Shotstack API
Brand: Shotstack
Availability: InStock

★ Only Publicly Available OpenAPI DocumentMediaContent DeliveryapiKey20 EndpointsREST

For Agents

Programmatically render asset, get render status. Covers 20 operations with apiKey authentication.

Use for: I need to render asset, I want to render status, Search for template, Find all templates

Connect the Shotstack to your agent

Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the Shotstack, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.

Install Jentic One Beta (Self-Hosted)

Jentic One Host machine

# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh

Agent machine

# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh
jentic register       # connects your agent to your Jentic One instance

Jentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.

Capabilities

What an agent can do with Shotstack API.

Render Asset

Get Render Status

Create Template

List Templates

Retrieve Template

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View OpenAPI Document

Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI document for Shotstack, keeping it validated and agent-ready.

Shotstack is a video, image and audio editing service that allows for the automated generation of videos, images and audio using JSON and a RESTful API. You arrange and configure an edit and POST it to the API which will render your media and provide a file location when complete. For more details visit [shotstack.io](https://shotstack.io) or checkout our [getting started](https://shotstack.io/doc. The API exposes 20 endpoints secured with apiKey authentication.

Use Cases

Patterns agents use Shotstack API for, with concrete tasks.

★ Media and Content Operations

Use the Shotstack to perform media operations programmatically. The API provides 20 endpoints covering core functionality including render asset, get render status, create template.

Call POST /render to render asset

Automated Edit Management

Automate edit operations by combining multiple Shotstack endpoints. Agents can get render status and then create template in a single workflow.

Call GET /render/{id} to get render status, then verify the result

AI Agent Integration via Jentic

AI agents discover and call Shotstack endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle apiKey tokens manually.

Search Jentic for 'render asset', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials

Key Endpoints

20 endpoints — shotstack is a video, image and audio editing service that allows for the automated generation of videos, images and audio using json and a restful api.

METHOD

PATH

DESCRIPTION

POST

/render

Render Asset

GET

/render/{id}

Get Render Status

POST

/templates

Create Template

GET

/templates

List Templates

GET

/templates/{id}

Retrieve Template

PUT

/templates/{id}

Update Template

DELETE

/templates/{id}

Delete Template

POST

/templates/render

Render Template

POST

/render

Render Asset

GET

/render/{id}

Get Render Status

POST

/templates

Create Template

GET

/templates

List Templates

GET

/templates/{id}

Retrieve Template

PUT

/templates/{id}

Update Template

Why though Jentic?

Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.

Credential isolation

Shotstack apiKey credentials are stored encrypted in the Jentic vault (MAXsystem). Agents receive scoped access tokens — raw secrets never enter the agent context.

Intent-based discovery

Agents search by intent (e.g., 'render asset') and Jentic returns the matching Shotstack operation with its input schema, so the agent can call the right endpoint without browsing docs.

Time to first call

Direct Shotstack integration: 1-3 days for auth handling, response parsing, and error cases. Through Jentic: under 1 hour — search, load schema, execute.

Related APIs

Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.

Alternative

Cloudinary

Alternative media API

Choose Cloudinary when you need a different approach to media operations

Alternative

Mux

Alternative media API

Choose Mux when you need a different approach to media operations

FAQs

Specific to using Shotstack API through Jentic.

What authentication does the Shotstack use?

The Shotstack uses an API key passed in the `x-api-key` header. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in the MAXsystem vault and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.

Can I render asset with the Shotstack?

Yes. Use the POST /render endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.

What are the rate limits for the Shotstack?

Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.

How do I render asset through Jentic?

Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate at https://app.jentic.com/sign-up, then search for 'render asset'. Jentic returns the matching Shotstack operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call — credentials are injected automatically.

How many endpoints does the Shotstack have?

The Shotstack exposes 20 endpoints covering edit, serve, ingest operations.