This page is the field-by-field reference for the
elements[] array in POST /v1/renders. For full request body examples see the Render Examples section.How to read this page
Dimension fields accept a pixel number (960), a percentage string ("50%"), or an angle string ("90°" / "90deg") depending on context.
Common fields
These fields are present on every element type.Advanced transform & looks
These fields are accepted on every visual element (video, image, text, gradient, shape). They compose against the canvas backdrop and are ignored on audio.
video and image also accept the extended colour grade: temperature, tint, vibrance, highlights, shadows (in addition to brightness/contrast/etc.).video
Plays a video clip on the timeline.Source and trim
Video elements do not have a
duration field. Clip length on the output timeline is determined by out_point − in_point (accounting for speed). To fix the output to a specific length, set a top-level duration on the request.Position and size
Audio
Color adjustments
Cropping
Border and shadow
Effects, motion
AI media operations — background removal, gaze redirect, super-resolution — are not inline
render fields. Run them first as standalone Tasks (
POST /v1/tasks/{type}),
then reference the processed output URL as a video element’s source_url.audio
Plays an audio clip or background music track.text
Renders a text layer on screen.image
Renders a static image on screen.gradient
A rounded gradient card / bar / pill as one element (§5e). Accepts the common transform/looks fields plus:shape
A first-class vector primitive: SVG path fill + stroke, morphing, trim paths (§5b).Composition-level features
Set on the render request itself (siblings ofelements), not on individual elements:
Sub-objects
Motion
Used inmotion[] on video, text, and image. These are pre-built motion presets — not keyframe animations.
Effect
Used ineffects[] on video and image.
ChromaKeyProps
WordAnimation
Used asword_animation on text. Drives word-by-word animated text synchronized to timestamps.
Word
Used inword_animation.words[]. Timestamps are absolute timeline seconds — the same clock as the element’s time, motion time, and everything else.
WordSpec
Used inwords[] on text. Per-word timing with an optional style override (whole-word matches only).
ValueCounter
Used ascounter on text. Rewrites the text from an eased numeric sweep.
TextGlow
Used asglow on text.
Gradient object
Used asgradient on gradient elements and as background_gradient on the request.
DropShadow
Used asshadow on gradient / shape elements.
Matte
Used asmatte on visual elements. Drives coverage from another layer’s isolated render (the source auto-hides).
MaskConfig
Used asmask on visual elements (layered on the analytic mask_shape).
AudioGenerator
Used asaudio in a motion[] entry. Each frame the soundtrack FFT reduces to the feature and offsets the element’s properties by amount × feature.
RangeSelector
Used asselector in a motion[] entry on text. Shapes the animation amount by position along the text.
Group
Used in the request-levelgroups[]. Composes member → group → parent (pixel-space, aspect-correct).

