Shotstack

Shotstack is a cloud video-editing platform that turns a JSON timeline into a rendered video, image, or audio file. The Edit API renders programmatically from a JSON edit specification and templates, the Ingest API uploads and transforms source footage, the Serve API hosts and delivers generated assets, and the Create API generates AI assets such as text-to-speech, text-to-image, and image-to-video.

Shotstack publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Create API, Edit API, Ingest API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Video, Video Editing, Media, Rendering, and Generative AI.

Shotstack’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, and 8 more developer resources.

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38.0/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 20/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

5 APIs

Video Video Editing Media Rendering Generative AI

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

Composite quality — 38.0/100 · thin

Contract Quality 14.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20

Access Clarity 7.9 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.4 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 20/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5

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APIs 5

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Shotstack Rate Limits

4 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

aid: shotstack
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shotstack/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Shotstack
kind: company
description: Shotstack is a cloud video-editing platform that turns a JSON timeline into a rendered video, image, or audio
  file. The Edit API renders programmatically from a JSON edit specification and templates, the Ingest API uploads and transforms
  source footage, the Serve API hosts and delivers generated assets, and the Create API generates AI assets such as text-to-speech,
  text-to-image, and image-to-video.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/shotstack.png
tags:
- Video
- Video Editing
- Media
- Rendering
- Generative AI
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: shotstack:shotstack-create-api
  name: Shotstack Create API
  description: Generate AI assets such as text-to-speech and text-to-image.
  humanURL: https://shotstack.io/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://api.shotstack.io/edit/v1
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - Create
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shotstack-create-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/architecture/apis/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/api/
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/shotstack.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/shotstack.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/templates/templates/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/ingesting-footage/ingest-api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/serving-assets/serve-api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/product/create-api/
- aid: shotstack:shotstack-edit-api
  name: Shotstack Edit API
  description: Render videos, images, and audio from a JSON edit specification.
  humanURL: https://shotstack.io/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://api.shotstack.io/edit/v1
  tags:
  - Edit
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shotstack-edit-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/architecture/apis/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/api/
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/shotstack.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/shotstack.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/templates/templates/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/ingesting-footage/ingest-api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/serving-assets/serve-api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/product/create-api/
- aid: shotstack:shotstack-ingest-api
  name: Shotstack Ingest API
  description: Upload, store, and transform source assets.
  humanURL: https://shotstack.io/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://api.shotstack.io/edit/v1
  tags:
  - Ingest
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shotstack-ingest-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/architecture/apis/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/api/
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/shotstack.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/shotstack.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/templates/templates/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/ingesting-footage/ingest-api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/serving-assets/serve-api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/product/create-api/
- aid: shotstack:shotstack-serve-api
  name: Shotstack Serve API
  description: Inspect, manage, and deliver hosted assets.
  humanURL: https://shotstack.io/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://api.shotstack.io/edit/v1
  tags:
  - Serve
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shotstack-serve-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/architecture/apis/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/api/
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/shotstack.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/shotstack.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/templates/templates/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/ingesting-footage/ingest-api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/serving-assets/serve-api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/product/create-api/
- aid: shotstack:shotstack-templates-api
  name: Shotstack Templates API
  description: Manage and render reusable edit templates with merge fields.
  humanURL: https://shotstack.io/docs/api/
  baseURL: https://api.shotstack.io/edit/v1
  tags:
  - Templates
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shotstack-templates-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/architecture/apis/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/api/
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/shotstack.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/shotstack.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/templates/templates/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/ingesting-footage/ingest-api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/serving-assets/serve-api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shotstack.io/product/create-api/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/shotstack-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/shotstack-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/shotstack-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/shotstack
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shotstack
- type: Website
  url: https://shotstack.io
- type: Documentation
  url: https://shotstack.io/docs/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/shotstack-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/shotstack-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/shotstack-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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