Polotno Studio pairs a full canvas editor with a render API — so your team designs visually and your systems generate images, videos, GIFs, and carousels on autopilot.
The visual content engine for automation
Most image APIs are headless: you wire up templates in code and design somewhere else. Polotno flips that. The canvas is the product — design templates the way you'd design anything, mark the parts that should change, flip on automation, and call the API.
What you can generate
| Operation | What it's for |
|---|---|
| Image | On-brand PNG/JPG at any size — social posts, ads, OG images, thumbnails |
| Hi-res image | Print-ready and large-format renders (>3000²) |
| GIF | Animated graphics from your canvas designs |
| Video | Programmatic video from templated scenes |
| Image carousel | Multi-slide image sets in a single call |
| Video carousel | Sequenced video sets for stories and reels |
Every output starts from a template you designed in the studio — no design skills required from the systems calling the API.
How it works
1
Design your template
Build it in the full Polotno canvas editor — text, images, brand colors, fonts, layouts.
2
Name your dynamic layers
Use the {} convention. A text layer named {headline} or an image layer named {product_photo} automatically becomes an API field.
3
Call the API or fire an automation
Pass your values with your scoped API key and get back a rendered image, video, GIF, or carousel.
4
Receive a render webhook
We POST the signed output URL to your endpoint with an HMAC signature and automatic retries.
Connect it to everything
No-code or full-code — your choice. Dynamic {} fields mean no extra setup: any layer you name with curly braces is exposed automatically to Zapier, n8n, Make, and the API.
Built for the work you actually do
Storage that works like a studio, not a pipe
Because the canvas is the product, your work lives here — it's not something you import and throw away.
Simple, credit-based pricing
One credit pool, weighted per operation. Top-up packs carry over for 12 months. A standard image is 1 credit, a hi-res image (>3000²) or PDF page is 3, and video is 1 credit per second plus overlay frames. The free plan needs no credit card.
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