Orshot
Template-based API for automated creation of images, PDF files and video, with optional publishing to social accounts.
Orshot is a template automation platform that generates images, PDFs and videos from data. A design is built once in Orshot Studio, imported from Figma or Canva, or drafted by AI, and then rendered through a REST API, no-code tools such as Zapier, Make and n8n, built-in workflows, or an AI agent connected over MCP.
Best for Developers, agencies and marketing teams that produce large numbers of on-brand visuals or documents from structured data.
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- Freemium
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What is Orshot?
Orshot is a template automation service that turns structured data into finished images, PDF documents and video clips. Templates are created in a visual editor called Orshot Studio, brought in from Figma or Canva, generated by AI from a description, or picked from a library of more than 2,000 designs. Each text, picture and colour layer in a template becomes a parameter, so a single request with new values produces a new file. Requests can come from the REST API and its SDKs, from automation tools including Zapier, Make, n8n and Pipedream, from built-in scheduled workflows, or from AI agents through an MCP server. Finished files can be stored in the customer's own S3, R2 or Dropbox space and published to more than 15 social platforms. A white-label editor can also be embedded in other products.
Key Features
Orshot Studio
A visual editor for building multi-page image, PDF and video templates, with import paths from Canva and an official Figma plugin.
Render API
A single POST request carrying a template ID and the values to change returns a link to the output or the file itself; SDKs wrap the same call.
Automation Connectors
Native nodes for Zapier, Make, n8n and Pipedream, plus data sources such as Airtable, Notion and Google Sheets, let a spreadsheet row trigger a render without code.
MCP Server for Agents
Connects assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Codex, giving them over 90 tools for templates, renders, brand kits, workflows and publishing.
Social Publishing and Analytics
Posts renders to more than 15 social platforms immediately or on a schedule and reads engagement figures back through the API.
Embeddable Editor
A white-label version of the editor runs on the customer's own domain with multi-tenancy, webhooks and per-user brand libraries.
How Orshot works
Create a template
Design it in Orshot Studio, import it from Figma or Canva, have the AI generator draft it, or start from the template library.
Send your data
Call the render endpoint with the template ID and the values to swap in, or connect a source such as a spreadsheet, webhook or automation tool.
Collect the output
Images and PDFs come back as a link or a file; video renders run as background jobs that you poll or receive by webhook.
Deliver or publish
Route files to your own storage and apps, or post them to connected social accounts now or on a schedule.
Screenshots
Use Cases
- Catalogue Imagery
- Generate a product image for every item in a store feed, resized for each sales channel.
- Invoices and Reports
- Fill a multi-page PDF template with billing or analytics data and deliver it to customers automatically.
- Agency Content Pipelines
- Give each client a separate workspace and produce weekly carousels from a shared sheet.
- Short Product Videos
- Render clips with narration and subtitles from catalogue data and publish them to TikTok or Instagram.
- Design Tools Inside a SaaS Product
- Embed the editor so end users can create branded visuals without leaving the host application.
Things to know
- How credits are counted
- One credit covers a single image, a single PDF page or one second of rendered video, and the monthly allowance does not carry forward.
- Free plan scope
- The free tier refills to 100 credits every month; image and PDF output, API access, the editor and integrations are available on it, while video, audio and embeds are not.
- Running out of credits
- When the allowance is used up, rendering pauses until the reset date and the API responds with an explicit error.
- Refund window
- A new subscription can be refunded in full within 24 hours of payment provided no more than half of the plan's credits have been used.
FAQs
What is Orshot?
Orshot is an API-driven service that produces images, PDFs and videos from reusable templates. A design is prepared once and then filled with fresh data on every request.
What is Orshot used for?
Orshot is used to automate repetitive visual output such as social posts, product images, invoices and short videos. Teams connect it to their own code, to no-code tools or to an AI agent.
Is Orshot free?
Yes, Orshot has a free plan with 100 render credits each month and no card required. Video, audio and embed features are reserved for paid plans.
How much does Orshot cost?
The price of each tier rises with the credit volume chosen.
Does Orshot have an API?
Yes. Orshot provides a REST API with SDKs and webhooks, and the API is part of every plan.
Can Orshot be used with Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?
Yes. Orshot runs an MCP server that those assistants can connect to, after which an agent can build templates, start renders and set up recurring workflows.
What file formats does Orshot produce?
Orshot renders PNG images, single or multi-page PDFs, and video as MP4, WebM or GIF. Video jobs run asynchronously and are collected by polling or webhook.
Do unused Orshot credits roll over?
No. Orshot credits are a monthly allowance, and any unused balance expires when the next cycle begins.
Who it's for
- Developers
- Marketing agencies
- Marketing teams
- Automation builders
- SaaS product teams
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