# Creatomate — card for AI agents

Template-based video rendering API with a hosted MCP server.

Category: Video assembly and rendering · maker Creatomate · checked 2026-10-10

## Price
- Price: Free tier
- Free tier: Trial 50 credits, no card (about 3.5 min of 720p).
- Paid from $54/month
- Usage price: Essential $54 monthly ($45 annual), 2,000 credits; about 14 credits per minute of 720p/25fps. Growth $129, Beyond $329.
- Pricing page: https://creatomate.com/pricing

## License
not stated — https://creatomate.com/pricing

- commercial: **unclear** (Commercial use unclear)
- in app: **unclear** (Shipping inside an app unclear)
- Why unclear: The terms cover account rules, user-posted Content and liability, and the pricing pages cover plans and credits. None of them says who owns the rendered videos or images, or whether they may be used commercially, in apps or on YouTube.

## Rules to follow
- Download renders within 30 days; they are deleted after that.

## How an agent gets files
- Hosted MCP server https://api.creatomate.com/mcp (tools create_render, get_render, templates); the endpoint accepts a project API key as a bearer token for headless use. (sign-in: api-key)
- Not allowed: Generated videos and images are hosted for up to 30 days, then permanently deleted.

## How to connect
- Official MCP server
- MCP server (official): https://api.creatomate.com/mcp
- API docs: https://creatomate.com/docs/fundamentals/getting-started/introduction (API key needed)
- Website: https://creatomate.com

## Notes
MCP tools include create_render, get_render and templates. JS Preview SDK on Growth and above.

## Lines to paste into your prompt or AGENTS.md

```
- Creatomate (Video assembly and rendering). Template-based video rendering API with a hosted MCP server. Price: free tier; commercial use unclear; shipping inside an app unclear.
  Connect: official MCP server https://api.creatomate.com/mcp; API docs https://creatomate.com/docs/fundamentals/getting-started/introduction (API key needed).
  Get files: Hosted MCP server https://api.creatomate.com/mcp (tools create_render, get_render, templates); the endpoint accepts a project API key as a bearer token for headless use.
  Not allowed: Generated videos and images are hosted for up to 30 days, then permanently deleted.
  Rule: Download renders within 30 days; they are deleted after that.
  License: https://creatomate.com/pricing (checked 2026-10-10; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/creatomate/)
```

Not verified: Per-minute cost is a calculation from credits.

## Links
- AgentGid page: https://agentgid.com/assets/creatomate/
- Source: https://creatomate.com/pricing
- Source: https://creatomate.com/docs/fundamentals/getting-started/mcp-integration

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