Introduction

An overview of the Visla API — generate videos from text, scripts, audio, images, documents, webpages, or AI-generated visuals, with key features and the full list of available APIs.

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Visla API: Transform Any Content into Video

Generate videos programmatically from text, scripts, audio, images, documents, and more using the Visla API. This page covers the available APIs, authentication, and common integration patterns.

Key Features

  • AI-Powered Video Generation
    Create videos from ideas, scripts, text, audio, images, video clips, PDFs, and PowerPoint presentations — complete with synchronized visuals, AI voiceovers, and background music.
  • AI-Generated Visuals (AIGC)
    Generate custom storyboard images and motion videos for each scene using AI, instead of relying solely on stock footage. Control the visual style, regenerate failed scenes, and batch-process multiple scenes at once.
  • Customizable Output
    Fine-tune videos using natural language prompts. Adjust pacing, select aspect ratios, and set background music.
  • Multi-Language Support
    Create videos narrated in multiple languages, including English, Spanish, German, and more.
  • Flexible Integration
    Integrate into marketing tools, e-learning systems, content creation apps, and AI agent workflows.

Current APIs

  1. Script-to-Video API
    Quickly convert plain text scripts or structured scene-based scripts into fully polished videos. This API offers customization options like pacing, aspect ratio, and background music.
  2. Webpage-to-Video API
    Provide crawler-accessible webpage URLs to generate a video using the webpage content and image assets. Ideal for creating videos from blogs, news articles, and product pages, this API helps automate content repurposing into engaging visual formats.
  3. Document-to-Video API
    Transform PDF documents or PPT presentations into engaging explainer videos.
  4. Idea-to-Video API
    Provide a brief idea, and our AI will generate a complete video.
  5. Text-to-Video API
    Transform plain text into engaging video, making it easy to turn written content into dynamic visual presentations.
  6. Speech-to-Video API
    Transform audio files or speech-centric video into polished, engaging video content. Ideal for podcasts, interviews, webinars, and more, this API helps turn spoken content into visually rich presentations.
  7. Visual-to-Video API
    Turn images and short clips into storylined videos. Ideal for event recaps, travel logs, and other visual-driven content.
  8. AIGC Video API
    Create a video project using the AIGC pipeline with full control over visual specs (style, object, environment) and automatic motion video generation for each scene.
  9. Storyboard Image Generation API
    Generate or batch-generate AI storyboard frame images for individual scenes on demand.
  10. Motion Video Generation API
    Generate or regenerate AI motion videos for specific scenes, with webhook-based async tracking.

Get Started Quickly

  1. Sign up — Create a Visla account at visla.us.
  2. Generate an API key — Open Project Settings > API tab and create an API key and secret. Follow API Authentication for step-by-step instructions.
  3. Choose an API — Select one of the APIs listed above based on your input format (text, audio, images, documents, or a webpage URL).
  4. Make your first API call — Open the corresponding API reference page from the sidebar, fill in your API credentials, and send a test request directly from the docs.
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Each API reference page includes request parameters, example payloads, and response schemas. Use the Try It button to test calls without writing code.

Example Use Cases

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  • Marketing Automation — Automatically generate promotional videos for different campaigns.
  • E-Learning — Create instructional videos from course scripts or presentations.
  • News Summaries — Turn daily news briefs into engaging video summaries.
  • Social Media Content — Produce platform-specific videos (TikTok, Instagram Stories) with optimized aspect ratios.
  • Corporate Presentations — Convert PowerPoint slides into polished explainer videos.
  • Podcast & Webinar Visualizations — Create engaging video versions of audio podcasts or webinars.
  • Event Recaps & Travel Logs — Use images and short clips to create story-driven recap videos.
  • AI Agent Workflow Integration — Chain Visla's API with other tools in an AI agent workflow. For example, use a web search API to gather trending topics, an AI writing tool to generate a script, and Visla's Script-to-Video API to produce the final video.