Metadata-Version: 2.4
Name: orshot
Version: 0.2.0
Summary: Orshot API SDK for Python.
Author-email: Rishi Mohan <iamrishi.ms@gmail.com>
Project-URL: Homepage, https://orshot.com
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Requires-Python: >=3.6
Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
Requires-Dist: requests>=2.27.1

# Orshot API Python SDK

View on pypi.org: [pypi.org/project/orshot](https://pypi.org/project/orshot/)

## Installation

```
pip install orshot
```

## Usage

If you don't have your API key, get one from [orshot.com](https://orshot.com).

### Initialise

```python
import orshot

os = orshot.Orshot('YOUR_ORSHOT_API_KEY')
```

## render_from_studio_template

Render from a custom [Studio template](https://orshot.com/features/orshot-studio). Supports image, PDF, video generation and publishing to social accounts.

### Generate Image

```python
response = os.render_from_studio_template({
    'template_id': 1234,
    'modifications': {
        'title': 'Orshot Studio',
        'description': 'Generate images from custom templates',
    },
    'response': { 'type': 'url', 'format': 'png', 'scale': 2 },
})
```

### Generate PDF

```python
response = os.render_from_studio_template({
    'template_id': 1234,
    'modifications': { 'title': 'Invoice #1234' },
    'response': { 'type': 'url', 'format': 'pdf' },
    'pdf_options': {
        'margin': '20px',
        'range_from': 1,
        'range_to': 2,
        'color_mode': 'rgb',
        'dpi': 300,
    },
})
```

### Generate Video

```python
response = os.render_from_studio_template({
    'template_id': 1234,
    'modifications': {
        'videoElement': 'https://example.com/custom-video.mp4',
        'videoElement.trimStart': 0,
        'videoElement.trimEnd': 10,
    },
    'response': { 'type': 'url', 'format': 'mp4' },
    'video_options': { 'trim_start': 0, 'trim_end': 20, 'muted': False, 'loop': True },
})
```

### Publish to Social Accounts

```python
response = os.render_from_studio_template({
    'template_id': 1234,
    'modifications': { 'title': 'Check out our latest update!' },
    'response': { 'type': 'url', 'format': 'png' },
    'publish': {
        'accounts': [1, 2],
        'content': 'Check out our latest design!',
    },
})
# response['publish'] => [{'platform': 'twitter', 'username': 'acmehq', 'status': 'published'}, ...]
```

### Schedule a Post

```python
response = os.render_from_studio_template({
    'template_id': 1234,
    'modifications': { 'title': 'Scheduled post' },
    'response': { 'type': 'url', 'format': 'png' },
    'publish': {
        'accounts': [1],
        'content': 'This will be posted later!',
        'schedule': { 'scheduled_for': '2026-04-01T10:00:00Z' },
        'timezone': 'America/New_York',
    },
})
```

### Parameters

| argument                         | required | description                                                                    |
| -------------------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `template_id`                    | Yes      | ID of the Studio template (integer).                                           |
| `modifications`                  | No       | Dict of dynamic modifications for the template.                                |
| `response.type`                  | No       | `base64`, `binary`, `url` (Defaults to `url`).                                 |
| `response.format`                | No       | `png`, `webp`, `jpg`, `jpeg`, `pdf`, `mp4`, `webm`, `gif` (Defaults to `png`). |
| `response.scale`                 | No       | Scale of the output (`1` = original, `2` = double). Defaults to `1`.           |
| `response.include_pages`         | No       | Page numbers to render for multi-page templates (e.g. `[1, 3]`).               |
| `response.file_name`             | No       | Custom file name (without extension). Works with `url` and `binary` types.     |
| `pdf_options`                    | No       | `{ margin, range_from, range_to, color_mode, dpi }`                            |
| `video_options`                  | No       | `{ trim_start, trim_end, muted, loop }`                                        |
| `publish.accounts`               | No       | List of social account IDs from your workspace.                                |
| `publish.content`                | No       | Caption/text for the social post.                                              |
| `publish.is_draft`               | No       | `True` to save as draft instead of publishing.                                 |
| `publish.schedule.scheduled_for` | No       | ISO date string to schedule the post.                                          |
| `publish.timezone`               | No       | Timezone string (e.g. `"America/New_York"`).                                   |
| `publish.platform_options`       | No       | Per-account options keyed by account ID.                                       |

---

## render_from_template

Render from a pre-built Orshot template.

```python
response = os.render_from_template({
    'template_id': 'open-graph-image-1',
    'modifications': { 'title': 'Hello World' },
    'response_type': 'url',
    'response_format': 'png',
})
```

| argument          | required | description                                                      |
| ----------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `template_id`     | Yes      | ID of the template (`open-graph-image-1`, `tweet-image-1`, etc.) |
| `modifications`   | Yes      | Modifications for the selected template.                         |
| `response_type`   | No       | `base64`, `binary`, `url` (Defaults to `url`).                   |
| `response_format` | No       | `png`, `webp`, `pdf`, `jpg`, `jpeg` (Defaults to `png`).         |

For available templates and their modifications refer [Orshot Templates Page](https://orshot.com/templates)

## generate_signed_url

Generate a signed URL for a template.

```python
response = os.generate_signed_url({
    'template_id': 'open-graph-image-1',
    'modifications': { 'title': 'Hello World' },
    'expires_at': 1744276943,
    'render_type': 'images',
    'response_format': 'png',
})
```

| argument          | required | description                                              |
| ----------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| `template_id`     | Yes      | ID of the template.                                      |
| `modifications`   | Yes      | Modifications for the selected template.                 |
| `expires_at`      | Yes      | Expires at time in UNIX timestamp (Integer).             |
| `render_type`     | No       | `images`, `pdfs` (Defaults to `images`).                 |
| `response_format` | No       | `png`, `webp`, `pdf`, `jpg`, `jpeg` (Defaults to `png`). |

## Local development and testing

Install `uv` - https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/#installation-methods

`uv venv` to create the virtual environment.

Uninstall before building and installing again

`uv pip uninstall orshot`

Build

`python -m build`

To install the package locally for testing

`uv pip install dist/orshot-0.2.1-py3-none-any.whl`

You can create a `test.py` file with a sample code to render an image.
