# JSON2Video — card for AI agents

Video rendering API driven by JSON, with an MCP server in its CLI.

Category: Video assembly and rendering · maker JSON2Video · checked 2026-10-12

## Price
- Price: Free tier
- Free tier: 600 credits, no card (about 10 min); free-plan videos are watermarked.
- Paid from $16.63/month
- Usage price: 60 credits = 1 min. Hobby $199.50/year (50 min/month); Professional $49.95/month (200 min); Startup $99.95 (500 min).
- Pricing page: https://json2video.com/pricing/

## License
JSON2Video plan terms (Plans documentation) — https://json2video.com/docs/v2/pricing/plans

- commercial: **conditions** (Commercial use with conditions)
  > All paid plans render without a watermark, allow unrestricted commercial use, and unlock priority support.
  (https://json2video.com/docs/v2/pricing/plans)
- in app: **conditions** (Ship inside your app with conditions)
  > All paid plans render without a watermark, allow unrestricted commercial use, and unlock priority support.
  (https://json2video.com/docs/v2/pricing/plans)

## Rules to follow
- Use a paid plan for videos without the watermark.

## How an agent gets files
- npm install -g @json2video/cli; MCP server: npx -y @json2video/cli mcp run; set JSON2VIDEO_API_KEY (tools render_video, check_status). (sign-in: api-key)
- Not allowed: Free plan is not for commercial use and renders may include a JSON2Video watermark.
- Not allowed: Paid plans render without a watermark and allow commercial use.

## How to connect
- Official MCP server
- MCP server (official): npx -y @json2video/cli mcp
- API docs: https://json2video.com/docs/api/ (API key needed)
- npm: `npm install @json2video/cli`
- Website: https://json2video.com

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

```
- JSON2Video (Video assembly and rendering). Video rendering API driven by JSON, with an MCP server in its CLI. Price: free tier; commercial use with conditions; ship inside your app with conditions.
  Connect: official MCP server npx -y @json2video/cli mcp; API docs https://json2video.com/docs/api/ (API key needed); npm @json2video/cli.
  Get files: npm install -g @json2video/cli; MCP server: npx -y @json2video/cli mcp run; set JSON2VIDEO_API_KEY (tools render_video, check_status).
  Not allowed: Free plan is not for commercial use and renders may include a JSON2Video watermark.
  Not allowed: Paid plans render without a watermark and allow commercial use.
  Rule: Use a paid plan for videos without the watermark.
  License: https://json2video.com/docs/v2/pricing/plans (checked 2026-10-12; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/json2video/)
```

Not verified: Official PHP and Node.js SDKs listed only in a search snippet.

## Links
- AgentGid page: https://agentgid.com/assets/json2video/
- Is it free for commercial use? https://agentgid.com/assets/json2video/commercial-use/
- Source: https://json2video.com/pricing/
- Source: https://json2video.com/docs/v2/help-for-ai-agents/mcp-server
- Source: https://json2video.com/docs/v2/pricing/plans

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