Render images, PDFs and videos from Placid templates, and manage templates, collections, media and fonts.
Explore 22 workflow actions for Placid, including account permissions and operation limits.
9 read actions13 write actions
WORKFLOW ACTIONS
What you can configure.
Choose an action in the workflow builder, connect an account, and map its inputs. These actions are available in the catalog; your account access and a successful test determine whether they work for your setup.
Create collection
Write
Group templates in a new collection.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Placid project API token (Projects, API Tokens)
A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.
Create image
Write
Render an image from a template with layer values; poll Get image until status is finished.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Placid project API token (Projects, API Tokens)
A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.
Create PDF
Write
Render a PDF from one or more template pages with layer values; poll Get PDF until status is finished.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Placid project API token (Projects, API Tokens)
A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.
Create template
Write
Create an empty template of a size, or duplicate one, optionally into collections.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Placid project API token (Projects, API Tokens)
A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.
Create video
Write
Render a video from one or more template clips with layer values and audio; poll Get video until status is finished.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Placid project API token (Projects, API Tokens)
A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.
Delete image
Write
Delete an image.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Placid project API token (Projects, API Tokens)
A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.
Delete PDF
Write
Delete a PDF.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Placid project API token (Projects, API Tokens)
A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.
Delete video
Write
Delete a video.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Placid project API token (Projects, API Tokens)
A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.
Get collection
Read
A collection's title, reference data and template IDs.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Placid project API token (Projects, API Tokens)
Get font
Read
A custom font's code, title and file name.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Placid project API token (Projects, API Tokens)
Get image
Read
An image job's status and, once finished, the image address.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Placid project API token (Projects, API Tokens)
Get PDF
Read
A PDF job's status and, once finished, the PDF address.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Placid project API token (Projects, API Tokens)
Get template
Read
A template's title, tags, thumbnail and dynamic layers.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Placid project API token (Projects, API Tokens)
Get video
Read
A video job's status and, once finished, the video address.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Placid project API token (Projects, API Tokens)
List collections
Read
The project's template collections with their template IDs.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Placid project API token (Projects, API Tokens)
List fonts
Read
The project's custom fonts (20 a page); each UUID is the font code for text layers.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Placid project API token (Projects, API Tokens)
List templates
Read
The project's templates (20 a page) with their dynamic layers, by collection, title or tag.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Placid project API token (Projects, API Tokens)
Merge PDFs
Write
Merge 2 to 10 existing PDFs from their addresses into one PDF.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Placid project API token (Projects, API Tokens)
A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.
Rename font
Write
Change a custom font's display title.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Placid project API token (Projects, API Tokens)
A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.
Update collection
Write
Rename a collection, replace its templates, or add and remove some.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Placid project API token (Projects, API Tokens)
A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.
Update template
Write
Change a template's title, tags or reference data.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Placid project API token (Projects, API Tokens)
A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.
Upload media
Write
Upload up to five files to Placid's temporary storage and get addresses to fill picture layers with.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
A Placid project API token (Projects, API Tokens)
A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.
SETUP
Start with a controlled test.
01Connect the intended account
Use the account and permissions required for your process. Review the connection check before configuring a workflow action.
02Review inputs and access
Select a listed operation and map its required inputs. Use test records and add a human approval before writes that need review.
03Confirm the result
Inspect step outputs and confirm the result in Placid. A saved workflow is not a completed provider action.