Shotstack
shotstack.io
A cloud-based REST API that renders videos, images and audio from a JSON edit specification for automated media generation at scale.
The Shotstack API uses api key authentication; has usage based pricing; offers a free tier (10 free credits valid for 30 days; free sandbox environment, no credit card required). Verified 2026-07-12 with per-field source links.
Base URL
https://api.shotstack.io/edit/{version} (Edit API); also /serve/{version} and /ingest/{version}
shotstack.io ↗Free tier
10 free credits valid for 30 days; free sandbox environment, no credit card required
shotstack.io ↗Pricing
Pay-as-you-go $0.30/min (from $75 one-time credits); Subscription $0.20/min (from $39/month); High volume from 50,000 min/year (contact sales). 1 credit = 1 min video or 10 images.
shotstack.io ↗Rate limits
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no sourceOpenAPI spec
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no sourceMCP server
MCP server available to connect Shotstack to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI clients (docs at /docs/guide/agents/mcp-server.md)
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