Quickstart

1. Get Your API Key

Sign up at stratakit.io and create an API key from your dashboard.

2. Create Your First Production

A "production" is a video rendering job. Let's start with the simplest possible example - a solid color video.

Simplest Example: Solid Color

No external media needed. Just a color and duration. The flat segments format is the simplest way to define content.

Basic Video Clip

Create a YouTube Short from a sample video.

Using cURL

Prefer command line? Here's the same request as cURL:

curl -X POST https://stratakit.io/api/v1/productions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "canvas": {
      "preset": "youtube_short",
      "segments": [
        { "type": "video", "url": "https://assets.stratakit.io/samples/video/8366020-hd_1080_1920_25fps.mp4", "duration": 10 }

Using JavaScript

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const response = await fetch('https://stratakit.io/api/v1/productions', {
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  method: 'POST',
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  headers: {
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    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
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    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
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  },
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  body: JSON.stringify({
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    canvas: {

Using Python

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import requests
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response = requests.post(
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    'https://stratakit.io/api/v1/productions',
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    headers={
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        'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
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        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
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    },

3. Check Status

Poll the production endpoint to check when your video is ready:

When complete, you'll get:

{
  "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "status": "completed",
  "output_url": "https://assets.stratakit.io/outputs/550e8400.mp4",
  "output_duration": 10.0,
  "processing_time_ms": 8500
}

4. Add Text Overlays

Text segments are automatically rendered on top of video content. Just add a text segment alongside your video — the API routes it to an overlay track.

5. Add Background Music

Add background audio with volume control. With the flat segments format, audio segments are automatically placed on a separate track.

6. Add Narration (TTS)

Generate voiceover using text-to-speech. TTS segments are automatically placed on a separate audio track. Add captions to display synchronized text. All TTS providers are powered by fal.ai.

7. Use Webhooks (Recommended)

Instead of polling, set up a webhook to be notified when your video is ready. Just add a webhookUrl to your request:

We'll POST to your URL when the video completes:

{
  "event": "production.completed",
  "timestamp": "2026-01-15T10:30:12Z",
  "data": {
    "production_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "status": "completed",
    "output_url": "https://assets.stratakit.io/...(presigned URL)",
    "error": null,

8. Full Production Example

Here's a complete example combining everything: multiple video clips, TTS narration, auto-captions, background music, and webhook notification — all using the simple segments format.

Available Presets

Next Steps

• API Reference - Complete technical documentation
• Full Documentation - All asset types and advanced options
• Browse Templates - Start from pre-built video templates
• Webhook Documentation - Event handling and best practices
• n8n Integration - Automate video workflows
• OpenAPI Spec - Complete API reference