shotstack.io

# Shotstack

> Shotstack is a cloud-based video editing API for automating video generation at scale using JSON and natural-language workflows.

## Documentation

- [Developer guides (index)](https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/llms.txt): Structured index of every guide and how-to, for LLMs and agents.
- [Developer guides (full text)](https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/llms-full.txt): The entire guide documentation inline, in a single file.
- [API reference](https://shotstack.io/docs/api/): Endpoints, request/response schemas, status codes and rate limits.
- [CLI + agent tools](https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/agents/cli.md): The @shotstack/cli npm tool and Claude Code Skill for using Shotstack from terminals and AI agents.
- [MCP server](https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/agents/mcp-server.md): Connect Shotstack to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other AI clients via the Model Context Protocol.

## Products

- [Video Editing API](https://shotstack.io/product/video-editing-api/): The core API for editing and rendering video programmatically with JSON.
- [AI Video Creation Platform](https://shotstack.io/product/ai-video-creation-platform/): Generate videos with AI voices, avatars and generative media.
- [Create API](https://shotstack.io/product/create-api/): Generate assets with AI services (text-to-speech, image and video generation).
- [Ingest API](https://shotstack.io/product/ingest-api/): Upload, fetch and transform source footage for rendering.
- [Serve API](https://shotstack.io/product/serve-api/): Host, serve and distribute rendered video and images.
- [Video Editor SDK](https://shotstack.io/product/sdk/video-editor-sdk/): Embed a white-label video editor in your own application.
- [Workflows](https://shotstack.io/product/workflows/): No-code media automation workflows.
- [Pricing](https://shotstack.io/pricing/): Plans, credits and free tier.

## Solutions and use cases

- [Solutions hub](https://shotstack.io/solutions/): Solutions by industry (real estate, automotive, media) and use case (personalized video, dynamic ads, UGC, text-to-video).
- [Agentic video editing](https://shotstack.io/solutions/agentic-video-editing/): Using Shotstack as the rendering layer for AI agents.

## Tutorials and templates

- [Learn hub](https://shotstack.io/learn/): 300+ developer tutorials and articles on video automation, editing and AI video generation.
- [Templates](https://shotstack.io/templates/): Ready-made video templates rendered via the API or Studio.

## Notes

- Every guide page is also available as raw Markdown by appending `.md` to its URL (e.g. `https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/getting-started/core-concepts.md`).
- If a documentation link returns 404, re-fetch the index above rather than guessing alternative URLs.
- The full page inventory (all learn articles, templates and solution pages) is listed at `https://shotstack.io/sitemap-0.xml`.