Connect Shotstack to AI agents

Connect Shotstack to Claude, Codex, Cursor, or other AI agents for your entire team. Metorial security, governance, observability, and gives your team a unified Magic MCP url to connect.

Supported Tools

render_template

Render Template

Render a previously saved template. Optionally provide merge field replacements to personalize the output. Use this for mass video personalization.

get_hosted_asset

Get Hosted Asset

Retrieve details of a hosted asset by its asset ID. Returns the CDN URL, status, and metadata. Assets are stored on Shotstack's CDN by default.

transfer_asset

Transfer Asset

Fetch a file from a public URL and distribute it to one or more hosting destinations. Supports Shotstack CDN, AWS S3, Mux, Google Cloud Storage, Google Drive, and Vimeo.

request_upload_url

Request Upload URL

Request a signed URL for direct file upload. Upload your file to the returned URL with a PUT request. Optionally specify renditions to apply after upload.

render_video

Render Video

Submit a video, image, or audio edit for rendering. Define a timeline with tracks, clips, transitions, effects, and filters. Supports output in MP4, GIF, JPG, PNG, BMP, and MP3 formats at various resolutions. Use merge fields to substitute dynamic values into the edit. Configure output destinations including Shotstack CDN, AWS S3, Mux, Google Cloud Storage, Google Drive, and Vimeo.

get_assets_by_render

Get Assets by Render

Look up all hosted assets for a render job (video, poster, thumbnail). Up to 3 assets may be returned per render.

generate_ai_asset

Generate AI Asset

Generate images, videos, speech, or text using built-in or third-party AI providers. **Built-in Shotstack providers:** - **text-to-speech**: Generate speech audio from text with multiple voices and languages. - **text-to-image**: Generate images from text prompts. - **image-to-video**: Convert still images into videos. - **text-generator**: Generate text content powered by GPT-4. **Third-party providers** (require API keys configured in the Shotstack dashboard): - **elevenlabs**: Realistic text-to-speech. - **d-id**: Talking avatar generation from text. - **stability-ai**: Image generation using Stable Diffusion engines. - **heygen**: Avatar video generation.

probe_media

Probe Media

Inspect a media file at a given URL and retrieve its metadata. Returns format, duration, codec, resolution, and other technical details. Useful for validating media before rendering.

get_template

Get Template

Retrieve a template's full details including the edit configuration. Use this to inspect or duplicate a template.

ingest_source

Ingest Source

Fetch and ingest a media file from a URL. Optionally apply transformations (renditions) like format conversion, resizing, and speed changes. The source is stored by Shotstack and can be used directly in edits.

list_sources

List Sources

List all ingested sources. Returns source IDs, status, and metadata sorted by most recent first.

delete_hosted_asset

Delete Hosted Asset

Permanently delete a hosted asset from the Shotstack CDN.

get_render

Get Render Status

Check the status and details of a render job. Returns the current status, output URL (when complete), poster and thumbnail URLs, and timing information.

create_template

Create Template

Save a reusable edit configuration as a template. Templates can include merge field placeholders for dynamic content substitution at render time.

update_template

Update Template

Update an existing template's name and/or edit configuration.

get_generated_asset

Get Generated Asset

Check the status of an AI-generated asset. When complete, returns the output URL for the generated image, video, speech, or text.

delete_source

Delete Source

Permanently delete an ingested source and its stored files.

delete_template

Delete Template

Permanently delete a saved template.

list_templates

List Templates

Retrieve a list of all saved templates. Returns template IDs, names, and timestamps.

get_source

Get Source

Retrieve details of an ingested source including status, dimensions, duration, rendition outputs, and transcription results.

More integrations teams use with Shotstack

GitHub

Manage repositories, issues, and pull requests. Create and configure branches, star repositories, review code, and merge changes. Automate CI/CD workflows with GitHub Actions, manage workflow runs, secrets, and artifacts. Track issues with labels, milestones, and assignees. Search across code, repositories, issues, and users. Manage organizations, teams, and memberships. Create and manage projects, gists, packages, deployments, and environments. Access security alerts including code scanning, secret scanning, and Dependabot alerts. Read and write file contents in repositories. Manage webhooks, notifications, and codespaces.

Sharepoint

Manage SharePoint sites, document libraries, lists, and files. Create, read, update, and delete lists and list items with custom columns. Upload, download, move, copy, and version files in document libraries. Search across sites, files, folders, lists, and list items using Microsoft Search. Manage permissions at site, list, and item levels with granular access control. Define and manage content types and site columns. Subscribe to webhooks for list and library change notifications. Retrieve site properties and search for sites across Microsoft 365.

Salesforce

Manage CRM data including Accounts, Contacts, Leads, Opportunities, Cases, and custom objects. Create, read, update, and delete records. Query data using SOQL and search across objects using SOSL. Perform bulk data operations for large-scale imports, exports, and migrations. Execute composite requests to batch multiple operations in a single API call. Access analytics, reports, and dashboards. Manage files and attachments associated with records. Interact with Chatter feeds, posts, and groups for social collaboration. Subscribe to real-time change events via Change Data Capture and Platform Events. Manage org metadata including custom objects, fields, layouts, and workflows. Query data using GraphQL for precise data retrieval across related objects.

Airtable

Create, read, update, and delete records in Airtable bases and tables. Manage base schemas including creating tables and fields. Filter records using formulas, sort by fields, and scope queries to specific views. Upsert records to find, create, or update in a single call. Upload attachments to records, read and write record comments, list accessible bases, and receive real-time base change events through webhooks.

Confluence

Create, read, update, and delete pages, blog posts, comments, and attachments in Confluence spaces. Manage spaces, permissions, labels, and content restrictions. Search content using Confluence Query Language (CQL). Upload and download file attachments with versioning. Manage users, groups, and group memberships. Create and manage whiteboards, databases, folders, and templates. View and update inline tasks. Access audit logs. Listen for webhooks on page, blog, comment, attachment, space, label, and user events.

Bitbucket

Manage Git repositories, pull requests, and CI/CD pipelines on Bitbucket Cloud. Create, fork, and configure repositories within workspaces and projects. Create, review, approve, merge, and decline pull requests with inline code comments. Browse source code, list commits, and manage branches and tags. Track issues with the built-in issue tracker. Trigger, monitor, and manage Bitbucket Pipelines. List workspace members, configure repository default reviewers and branch restrictions, create and manage repository webhooks, and search code across repositories.

Technical notes for Shotstack

Programmatically edit and generate videos, images, and audio using a JSON-based timeline model. Arrange clips with transitions, effects, filters, and overlays. Create reusable templates with merge fields for mass video personalization. Ingest and transform source assets (resize, convert formats, adjust frame rates). Host and distribute rendered assets via CDN or to AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage, Google Drive, Mux, and Vimeo. Generate AI-powered assets including text-to-image, text-to-speech, image-to-video, text generation, talking avatars (D-ID), realistic voice synthesis (ElevenLabs), and Stable Diffusion image generation. Inspect media file metadata such as format, duration, and codecs. Receive webhook callbacks for render, hosting, and ingestion completion events.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about connecting Shotstack to AI agents with Metorial.

  1. Can Metorial connect Shotstack to AI agents?
    Yes. Metorial connects AI agents to Shotstack through a governed integration layer, so teams can use the provider while keeping access controlled and observable.
  2. Metorial is MCP compatible and lets teams expose approved provider tools to MCP-capable agents and clients through a controlled access layer.
  3. Metorial applies policies across users, groups, providers, agents, and individual tools, then records the context around every agent interaction.
  4. Yes. Metorial records provider activity so teams can inspect tool calls, troubleshoot integrations, and give security teams the visibility they need.