Zapier, Make and n8n

Paraplex works inside Zapier, Make and n8n. A new row in a sheet, a form, a sale or a post can render a template with its own words, numbers, colors and pictures, or run one of your automations (Menu › Automations…). When the video is ready, the next step can send it anywhere those apps reach.

All three connect with a Paraplex API key.

Note

Paraplex is on its way into Zapier's and Make's own app lists. If you can't find it there yet, email support@paraplex.ai for an invite link.

Get a Paraplex API key

API keys come with Pro.

Click your email at the right of the top bar to open your account window.
Under Paraplex API keys, click New API key.
Name the key for where you'll use it, such as Zapier.
Under It may, tick Render. A key needs it to render templates and run automations.
To keep every video on brand, choose one design system. Otherwise leave Any design system.
To let the key use only some of your own templates, set Templates to Only templates I choose and tick them. Otherwise leave Any template.
Click Make key, then Copy.

The key starts with pxk_. Paste it straight into Zapier, Make or n8n when they ask for it.

Important

The key is shown only once. If you lose it, make a new one and revoke the old one.

Your keys are listed with their first characters and when each was last used. Click Revoke twice to stop a key working. Use one key per app, so you can revoke one without breaking the others.

Fill your own templates

Any template you save can be filled from Zapier, Make, n8n and the API, not only Paraplex's. A form on your site can put a lead's first name in a title, or a picture link from the form behind it, so every lead gets a video of their own.

Open the piece in the editor.
Select a layer that should change each time, such as a title or a picture.
Give it a clear name in the Layers panel, such as First Name. That name is the field you'll see in Zapier, Make and n8n.
In the right-hand panel, under Automations, turn on Fill from automations.
Repeat for each layer that should change.
Click Menu › Templates › Save as template. The window lists the fields it will offer, and says if two layers share a name or one has none.
Click Save.

The template is listed first wherever you pick one, under your own name for it, including a Render step in your own automations (Menu › Automations…). Text layers take words, number counters take a number, picture layers take a picture link, and other layers take a color.

Save the template again after changing it. Videos are made from the last saved version.

Tip

Each field needs its own name. Two layers called Title fill neither, so rename one.

Zapier

In a Zap, add a step and search for Paraplex.
Choose a trigger or an action, then click Sign in.
Paste your key into API Key in the window that opens, and continue.

Paraplex in Zapier	What it does
Render a Template	Makes a video from a template. Pick the template, then fill in its words, numbers, colors and pictures. With Wait for the Video on, the step waits until the video is made and passes on its download link.
Run an Automation	Starts one of your automations, with input of its own.
Cancel a Render	Stops a render that hasn't finished.
Render Finished, Render Failed	Start a Zap when a render made through the API is ready, or fails.
Automation Run Ended	Starts a Zap when a run of an automation ends: done, failed or cancelled, as you choose.
Find a Render, Find an Automation Run	Look one up by its ID.

Make

In a scenario, add a module and search for Paraplex.
Choose a module, then click Create a connection.
Paste your key into API Key, and click Save.

Paraplex in Make	What it does
Render a Template	Starts a video from a template. Pick the template, then fill in its slots. Make doesn't wait for the video: use Watch Finished Renders, or give a Webhook URL for Paraplex to call when it's done.
Get a Render, Cancel a Render	Look up a render, with its download link once made, or stop it.
Run an Automation, Get an Automation Run	Start one of your automations, or look up a run.
Watch Finished Renders, Watch Failed Renders	Start a scenario when a render made through the API is ready, or fails.
Watch Automation Runs	Starts a scenario when a run of an automation ends.
Make an API Call	Any other call to the Paraplex API, with your key added.

n8n

In n8n, open Settings › Community Nodes, click Install, and type n8n-nodes-paraplex.
In a workflow, add the Paraplex node (or Paraplex Trigger to start a workflow).
Under Credential, create a new Paraplex API credential, paste your key into API Key, and save it.

The Paraplex node renders templates and gets, lists or cancels renders, lists templates with their slots, and runs automations and reads their runs. Paraplex Trigger starts a workflow when a render finishes or fails, or when a run of an automation ends.

Things to know

Renders count toward your monthly cloud allowance, the same as Render in the cloud in the editor. See Exporting video.
Download links last an hour. Have the next step copy the video somewhere, such as cloud storage, rather than saving the link.
Slots are a template's words, numbers, colors and pictures, by their names in the editor's Layers panel. In your own templates, they're the layers with Fill from automations on.
"This key is kept to some templates, and this isn't one of them" means just that. Tick it under the key's Templates, or make a new key. Pictures are https links to a PNG, JPEG, WebP, GIF or AVIF of up to 15 MB.
"This key has no Render scope" means the key was made without Render. Make a new key with it ticked.
For scripts, the same key works with the Paraplex API directly. See Connect an agent.