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Create short social video from incoming story submission

Automatically monitor incoming story submissions across Webhooks by Zapier and creative tools. Get instant creative outputs when story submission payload received, submission metadata changes, or locale details includedβ€”so you can select templates, generate scripts and images, and render publish-ready videos without manual production.

How this automation creates ready-to-post social clips

When incoming story submissions arrive, delays can slow publishing and leave creative work unfinished. This automation captures submission payloads, finds the right template, generates prompts and scripts, creates voiceovers, and renders short social videosβ€”so your team can publish faster.

  1. 1.Catches Hook payload submission

    Integrate Webhooks by Zapier and data mapping tools to ingest the submission payload and centralize story content and metadata.

    Webhooks by Zapieror swap with your favorite app
  2. 2.Finds matching creative template

    Integrate Zapier Tables and lookup tools to find a template by submission identifier and return a selected template or defaults.

    Zapier Tablesor swap with your favorite app
  3. 3.Generates six image prompts and script lines

    Integrate Google AI Studio (Gemini) and prompt engineering tools to generate six image prompts and a cleaned line-delimited script.

    Google AI Studio (Gemini)or swap with your favorite app
  4. 4.Creates voiceover audio URLs per line

    Integrate ElevenLabs and text-to-speech tools to create voiceover files for each script segment and return audio URLs.

    ElevenLabsor swap with your favorite app
  5. 5.Renders vertical short video with assets

    Integrate Creatomate and video template tools to render a short social clip using six images and six voiceover URLs.

    Creatomateor swap with your favorite app

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Calendly
Okta
Zendesk
Dropbox
Asana
Allstate
Airbnb
ActiveCampaign
Lyft
Webflow
Canva
Sysco
LA Clippers
Getaround
Grammarly
HelloFresh
Lululemon
Barry's
Hopper
Casper
Hudl
Miro
The New York Times
Ruggable

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  1. Step 1

    Connect your tools

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  2. Step 2

    Define the trigger

    Choose the events that should start your workflow, like a new submission, updated record, completed task, or customer action.

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