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    "a": {
      "slug": "apitemplate-io",
      "name": "APITemplate.io",
      "vendor": "Alphacloud Technologies Pte Ltd",
      "vendorUrl": "https://apitemplate.io",
      "kind": "http-api",
      "category": "design-assets",
      "summary": "APITemplate.io generates PDF documents and JPEG or PNG images from reusable templates filled with JSON data, and converts HTML, Markdown or a web page to PDF. Agents call its REST API with an API key.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apitemplate-io",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apitemplate-io.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apitemplate-io.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/apitemplate-io.json",
      "license": "Proprietary service under APITemplate.io's Terms of Use. The SDK repositories have no licence file, and the Python client's `setup.py` names Apache 2.0",
      "transports": [
        "http"
      ],
      "remoteUrl": "https://rest.apitemplate.io/v2",
      "packages": [],
      "auth": "api-key",
      "authNotes": "Calls send an API key in the `X-API-KEY` header, or as `Authorization: Token \u003ckey\u003e`. A browser signup at app.apitemplate.io creates the key, self-serve, and it can be regenerated under API Integration. Each team has its own key, separate from the personal one. No scopes or read-only keys were found. Direct URL image links carry a per-template `auth` code in the query string, with a quota and an expiry.",
      "pricing": "freemium",
      "pricingNotes": "The free plan gives 50 images or PDFs a month and 3 templates with no card, so an agent's owner can start without a contract. PDF-only plans run from $24 a month for 3,000 PDFs to $179 for 25,000, and image and PDF plans from $35 for 1,500 files to $179 for 20,000, billed monthly. Annual billing is up to 20 per cent less. Overage billing exists only on Enterprise plans by request, with no rate published (checked 2026-10-09).",
      "priceSummary": "$24 / mo",
      "where": "hosted",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "Monthly subscriptions paid through Stripe. No x402, MPP or L402 in the API description, the docs or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-09).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": 0,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": null,
        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-09"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://apitemplate.io/docs/",
      "openapi": "https://apitemplateio.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/redoc_apiv2/apitemplateiov2_api.yaml",
      "capabilities": [
        "design.templates",
        "design.render",
        "pdf.generate",
        "pdf.convert",
        "pdf.merge"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hosted",
        "closed-source",
        "openapi",
        "no-card",
        "async-jobs",
        "webhooks",
        "images",
        "pdf",
        "regional-endpoints",
        "status-page",
        "sla"
      ],
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 46.6,
        "grade": "D",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 850,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 950,
        "categoryRank": 7,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 49,
          "maintenance": 11,
          "payments": 30,
          "reliability": 65,
          "schema": 52,
          "security": 53,
          "transparency": 59
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-09"
        },
        "negative": -2,
        "negativeNotes": [
          "2026-10-09. Two vendor documentation pages disagree on regional endpoints. The first-request guide (https://apitemplate.io/docs/getting-started/first-api-request) lists `rest.apitemplate.io` as the US default with `rest-eu` and `rest-sg` hosts. The API reference and REST guide (https://apitemplate.io/docs/integrations/rest-api) list it as the Singapore default with `rest-de` and `rest-us`. The vendor says data is processed and stored in the region of the endpoint, so the conflict affects data residency. We did not test which hostnames resolve. 2 points."
        ],
        "verdict": "A public OpenAPI description covers 12 operations, with rate limits, four regional endpoints and a 99.9 per cent uptime SLA published. Each account or team has one unscoped API key, no changelog or deprecation notices were found, the SDK repositories date from September 2023, and two documentation pages name different regional hostnames.",
        "bestFor": "Owners who need invoices, certificates, reports and social images filled from templates, with HTML, URL and Markdown to PDF on the same key and a choice of storage region.",
        "strengths": [
          "OpenAPI 3.0.0 description of 12 operations is linked from the docs, with request samples in cURL, Python, PHP, Node.js and C# on the main operations",
          "Rate limits are published as 100 requests per 10 seconds per IP address and 100 concurrent synchronous PDF requests per account",
          "Regional endpoints in Singapore, Frankfurt, N. Virginia and Sydney process and store requests and output in the region, per the API reference",
          "The SLA page commits to 99.9 per cent monthly availability for the REST API and dashboard, with service credits of 10 to 50 per cent",
          "Free plan of 50 images or PDFs a month with no card, and output can skip vendor storage with `export_type=file` or `cloud_storage=0`"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "One API key per account or team with no scopes or read-only mode, and `GET /v2/delete-object` deletes a file with a GET request",
          "No changelog, release notes or dated deprecation notices were found, and the terms allow the service to change with or without notice",
          "The five SDK repositories each hold a generated client committed on 17 September 2023, with no tags, no licence file and placeholder install commands",
          "The first-request guide names `rest-eu` and `rest-sg` hostnames and a US default, while the API reference names `rest-de` and `rest-us` and a Singapore default",
          "Errors are documented as one `status` and `message` object with no status codes listed, and no idempotency key exists for generation calls",
          "The terms of use forbid any robot or other automatic device accessing the Site or Service, and bar load or vulnerability testing without agreement. This matters before any probe is run"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Send the key in the `X-API-KEY` header and pick the regional host first, because requests and output are processed and stored in that region",
          "Call `GET /v2/list-templates` with `with_layer_info=1` before `POST /v2/create-image`, so the `name` values in `overrides` match the template's elements",
          "Set `meta` to your own reference on each generation and check `GET /v2/list-objects` before retrying, since there is no idempotency key",
          "Set `expiration` in minutes (1 to 10080) or `export_type=file` for sensitive output. By default the download URL does not expire",
          "For `async=1` you must pass `webhook_url`. The callback is a GET with the result in the query string, retried three times",
          "On HTTP 429 pause and retry on your own schedule. The docs give no `Retry-After` header or backoff interval"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 0,
        "avgRating": 0,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "D",
            "methodology": "0.4",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 46.6
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 49,
          "maintenance": 11,
          "payments": 30,
          "reliability": 65,
          "schema": 52,
          "security": 53,
          "transparency": 58
        },
        "provenanceScore": 59
      },
      "connect": {
        "http": "curl -X POST \"https://rest.apitemplate.io/v2/create-image?template_id=TEMPLATE_ID\" -H \"X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" -d '{\"overrides\": [{\"name\": \"title\", \"text\": \"Hello World\"}]}'"
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/design.templates",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/apitemplate-io"
      },
      "area": "design-diagrams",
      "unitPrices": [
        {
          "item": "PDF Basic",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 24,
          "note": "3,000 PDFs a month, 20 templates. $19 a month billed annually"
        },
        {
          "item": "PDF Standard",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 89,
          "note": "12,000 PDFs a month, 180 templates. $69 a month billed annually"
        },
        {
          "item": "PDF Enterprise",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 179,
          "note": "25,000 PDFs a month, unlimited templates, own storage. $139 a month billed annually"
        },
        {
          "item": "Starter (image and PDF)",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 35,
          "note": "1,500 images or PDFs a month, 15 templates. $29 a month billed annually"
        },
        {
          "item": "Standard (image and PDF)",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 89,
          "note": "9,000 images or PDFs a month, 150 templates. $69 a month billed annually"
        },
        {
          "item": "Enterprise (image and PDF)",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 179,
          "note": "20,000 images or PDFs a month, unlimited templates, own storage. $139 a month billed annually"
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Alphacloud Technologies Pte Ltd",
        "domain": "apitemplate.io",
        "domainRegistered": "",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://apitemplate.io/terms-of-use/",
        "privacy": "https://apitemplate.io/privacy-policy/",
        "statusPage": "https://status.apitemplate.io/",
        "changelog": "",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-10-09",
        "notes": [
          "The terms of use name Alphacloud Technologies Pte Ltd, a Singapore company. The DPA gives Unique Entity Number 201902224G and an address at 50 Lakeside Drive, Singapore 648315.",
          "The terms of use are dated 8 April 2022. They are the customer contract for the service and its APIs, covering subscriptions, fees, content and termination.",
          "The privacy policy is dated 21 January 2024 and covers the websites, the app and the APIs. It holds the sub-processor list and the storage regions.",
          "A Data Processing Agreement with standard contractual clauses is at apitemplate.io/data-processing-agreement/, and an SLA dated 13 February 2020 at apitemplate.io/service-level-agreement/.",
          "The API answers at rest.apitemplate.io and regional hosts under apitemplate.io, per the API reference. We sent no request to an API host.",
          "apitemplate.io/.well-known/security.txt returns 404.",
          "The status page is hosted by UptimeRobot. Its figures load by script from a path its robots.txt disallows.",
          "No changelog or release notes page was found on the site, in the docs or in the SDK repositories.",
          "The domain's registration date was not established. rdap.org answered 404 for apitemplate.io."
        ],
        "score": 59
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        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://status.apitemplate.io",
          "indicator": "unknown",
          "summary": "no machine-readable status found",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-10T00:50:05.907079503Z"
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        "pages": [
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            "url": "https://apitemplate.io/privacy-policy/",
            "kind": "privacy",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:32:36.641195644Z",
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            "url": "https://apitemplate.io/terms-of-use/",
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    },
    "answer": "Shotstack scores 65.3 (B) on agent readiness against APITemplate.io's 46.6 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. APITemplate.io leads on security \u0026 auth.",
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      "slug": "shotstack",
      "name": "Shotstack",
      "vendor": "ShotStack Pty Ltd",
      "vendorUrl": "https://shotstack.io",
      "kind": "http-api",
      "category": "design-assets",
      "summary": "Shotstack is a cloud video editor driven by JSON. It renders video, images and audio from edits and templates with merge fields. Agents reach it through the Edit API, a hosted MCP server or a CLI with an agent skill.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shotstack",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shotstack.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shotstack.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/shotstack.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/shotstack/shotstack-cli",
      "license": "Proprietary service under Shotstack's Terms and Conditions. The CLI and skill are Apache-2.0, the schemas package and SDKs are MIT, and the Studio SDK is under PolyForm Shield 1.0.0",
      "transports": [
        "http",
        "streamable-http"
      ],
      "remoteUrl": "https://api.shotstack.io/edit/v1",
      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "@shotstack/cli"
        },
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "@shotstack/schemas"
        },
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "shotstack-sdk"
        },
        {
          "registry": "pypi",
          "name": "shotstack-sdk"
        }
      ],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "REST calls and the CLI send an API key in the `x-api-key` header. A browser signup at app.shotstack.io gives one sandbox key and one production key, self-serve, with no scopes found in the docs. The same keys reach the Edit, Serve and Ingest APIs. The MCP server uses OAuth (authorisation code with PKCE S256, dynamic client registration, one scope, `mcp:tools`) or the API key in an `x-api-key` header for headless use.",
      "pricing": "usage",
      "pricingNotes": "10 free credits on signup, valid 30 days, with no card. Pay as you go is $10 for 50 credits, 20 cents a minute of rendered video. Monthly plans run from $39 for 250 minutes to $499 for 10,000. The `stage` sandbox renders free with a watermark, so an agent can start without a contract. AI generation is charged per model in credits (checked 2026-10-08).",
      "priceSummary": "$0.20 / credit",
      "where": "hosted",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "Prepaid credits and monthly plans. No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs, llms.txt, OpenAPI definition or pricing page (checked 2026-10-08).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": 15,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": 0,
        "npmWeekly": 1211,
        "pypiWeekly": 326,
        "asOf": "2026-10-08"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/",
      "llmsTxt": "https://shotstack.io/llms.txt",
      "openapi": "https://shotstack.io/docs/api/api.edit.json",
      "capabilities": [
        "design.templates",
        "design.render",
        "video.edit",
        "video.generate",
        "image.generate",
        "speech.tts",
        "audio.music"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hosted",
        "closed-source",
        "mcp",
        "oauth",
        "openapi",
        "llms-txt",
        "cli",
        "agent-skill",
        "async-jobs",
        "webhooks",
        "video",
        "images",
        "sandbox",
        "status-page",
        "sla"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-10-05",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 65.3,
        "grade": "B",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 324,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 950,
        "categoryRank": 1,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 63,
          "maintenance": 73,
          "payments": 45,
          "reliability": 85,
          "schema": 88,
          "security": 48,
          "transparency": 73
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-08"
        },
        "negative": -3,
        "negativeNotes": [
          "4 October 2026. Release 1.22.0 of the published API definition removed the `pricing` object from the `GET /models` response and replaced it with `POST /generate/quote`, in a minor release with no breaking-change mark and no notice found. We did not test whether the live response changed that day (https://github.com/shotstack/oas-api-definition/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)"
        ],
        "verdict": "A public OpenAPI definition, Markdown docs, a hosted MCP server with OAuth and a free watermarked sandbox let an agent draft, check and render video with little setup. API keys have no scopes, webhooks are unsigned, no security contact or certification of Shotstack's own was found, and the published Node and Python SDKs date from July 2024.",
        "bestFor": "Teams that render video, images or audio from JSON or templates at volume and want an agent to draft edits that a person reviews in Studio.",
        "strengths": [
          "OpenAPI 3.0.1 definition at `https://shotstack.io/docs/api/api.edit.json` with 122 schemas, plus llms.txt, llms-full.txt and a Markdown twin of every guide page",
          "Hosted MCP server at `https://mcp.shotstack.io/` with 15 tools, OAuth authorisation code with PKCE S256 and dynamic client registration, or an `x-api-key` header",
          "`shotstack validate` checks an edit offline and `shotstack studio` opens a preview link, both with no API key and no credits",
          "The `stage` environment renders free with a watermark, and `POST /generate/quote` returns the credit cost of an AI generation without charging",
          "Rate limits are published per API (Edit 300 requests per 60 seconds in production), and the terms carry a 99.9 per cent uptime SLA with a 10 per cent credit"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "API keys have no scopes. One production key and one sandbox key reach the Edit, Serve and Ingest APIs, and key rotation was not found in the docs",
          "Webhook callbacks are not signed, per the webhooks guide, which tells receivers to confirm a render by calling the API",
          "No security.txt, disclosure policy or certification of Shotstack's own was found. The DPA relies on AWS's SOC 2 and ISO 27001 reports",
          "The published API definition dropped the `pricing` object from `GET /models` in release 1.22.0 on 4 October 2026, a minor release with no breaking-change mark",
          "The npm `shotstack-sdk` (0.2.9) and PyPI `shotstack-sdk` (0.2.8) packages were last published in July 2024"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Fetch `https://shotstack.io/docs/api/api.edit.json` and the conventions guide before writing an edit. Track order is reversed, so the first track renders on top",
          "Render in `stage` first. It is free and watermarked, but AI generation there is charged from the production credit balance",
          "Call `POST /generate/quote` before `POST /generate`, and send an `Idempotency-Key` header on generation. `POST /render` has no idempotency key, so do not resubmit blindly",
          "Do not store the `url` from the render status response. It expires after 24 hours. Use the CDN address built from `owner` and the render id",
          "On a 429, wait for the 60-second window to reset and retry with backoff. Limits are per API key, 300 a minute on the Edit API in production"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 0,
        "avgRating": 0,
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            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "B",
            "methodology": "0.4",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 65.3
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        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 63,
          "maintenance": 73,
          "payments": 45,
          "reliability": 85,
          "schema": 88,
          "security": 48,
          "transparency": 61
        },
        "provenanceScore": 84
      },
      "connect": {
        "install": "npm install -g @shotstack/cli",
        "http": "curl -X POST https://api.shotstack.io/edit/stage/render -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" -H \"x-api-key: $SHOTSTACK_API_KEY\" -d @edit.json",
        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http shotstack https://mcp.shotstack.io",
        "config": {
          "mcpServers": {
            "shotstack": {
              "url": "https://mcp.shotstack.io/"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/design.templates",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/shotstack"
      },
      "area": "design-diagrams",
      "unitPrices": [
        {
          "item": "Pay as you go credit",
          "unit": "credit",
          "usd": 0.2,
          "note": "$10 for 50 credits, one credit renders one minute of video, valid 12 months"
        },
        {
          "item": "Starter",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 39,
          "note": "250 minutes a month"
        },
        {
          "item": "Pro",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 99,
          "note": "750 minutes a month"
        },
        {
          "item": "Scale",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 199,
          "note": "2,000 minutes a month"
        },
        {
          "item": "Volume",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 499,
          "note": "10,000 minutes a month"
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "ShotStack Pty Ltd",
        "domain": "shotstack.io",
        "domainRegistered": "2017-06-30",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://shotstack.io/terms/",
        "privacy": "https://shotstack.io/privacy/",
        "statusPage": "https://status.shotstack.io",
        "changelog": "https://github.com/shotstack/oas-api-definition/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-10-08",
        "notes": [
          "The terms name ShotStack Pty Ltd, ACN 632 863 024, and the privacy policy gives an address in Maroubra, New South Wales.",
          "The terms were last updated on 6 October 2026. They cover the APIs, Studio and AI generation, and include plans and an SLA as schedules.",
          "The privacy policy was last updated on 21 December 2021. A DPA and a sub-processor list, both updated 6 October 2026, are at shotstack.io/dpa/ and shotstack.io/sub-processors/.",
          "The API answers at api.shotstack.io, the MCP server at mcp.shotstack.io and hosted files at cdn.shotstack.io.",
          "shotstack.io/.well-known/security.txt returns 404.",
          "The status page runs on Kener and links an RSS feed of incidents and maintenance.",
          "The changelog is the CHANGELOG.md of the API definition repository. No changelog page was found on shotstack.io.",
          "RDAP for shotstack.io gives a registration date of 2017-06-30 and Gandi SAS as registrar."
        ],
        "score": 84
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shotstack.json",
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          "indicator": "unknown",
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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shotstack.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/shotstack.json\n- Best programmatic image and design asset APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/design-assets/index.md\n- All 45 assets comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/design-assets/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### APITemplate.io (D)\n\nGood for: Owners who need invoices, certificates, reports and social images filled from templates, with HTML, URL and Markdown to PDF on the same key and a choice of storage region.\n\nAhead on:\n- Security \u0026 auth, 53 against 48\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Free to start without a card\n\nWatch for: One API key per account or team with no scopes or read-only mode, and `GET /v2/delete-object` deletes a file with a GET request\n\n### Shotstack (B)\n\nGood for: Teams that render video, images or audio from JSON or templates at volume and want an agent to draft edits that a person reviews in Studio.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 85 against 65\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 88 against 52\n- Agent ergonomics, 63 against 49\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 45 against 30\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 73 against 11\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 73 against 59\n\nWatch for: API keys have no scopes. One production key and one sandbox key reach the Edit, Serve and Ingest APIs, and key rotation was not found in the docs\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | APITemplate.io | Shotstack | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 65 | 85 | Shotstack +20 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 52 | 88 | Shotstack +36 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 49 | 63 | Shotstack +14 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 53 | 48 | APITemplate.io +5 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 45 | Shotstack +15 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 11 | 73 | Shotstack +62 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 59 | 73 | Shotstack +14 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -2 | -3 | |\n| **Total** | | **46.6 · D** | **65.3 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | APITemplate.io | Shotstack |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Alphacloud Technologies Pte Ltd | ShotStack Pty Ltd |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://rest.apitemplate.io/v2` | `https://api.shotstack.io/edit/v1` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary service under APITemplate.io's Terms of Use. The SDK repositories have no licence file, and the Python client's `setup.py` names Apache 2.0 | Proprietary service under Shotstack's Terms and Conditions. The CLI and skill are Apache-2.0, the schemas package and SDKs are MIT, and the Studio SDK is under PolyForm Shield 1.0.0 |\n| Tools exposed | 0 | 15 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | no | yes |\n| Last release | none | 2026-10-05 |\n| Terms last updated | no date given | no date given |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | no date given |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | none | 0 stars, 1.2k npm/wk, 326 PyPI/wk |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**APITemplate.io.** A public OpenAPI description covers 12 operations, with rate limits, four regional endpoints and a 99.9 per cent uptime SLA published. Each account or team has one unscoped API key, no changelog or deprecation notices were found, the SDK repositories date from September 2023, and two documentation pages name different regional hostnames.\n\n**Shotstack.** A public OpenAPI definition, Markdown docs, a hosted MCP server with OAuth and a free watermarked sandbox let an agent draft, check and render video with little setup. API keys have no scopes, webhooks are unsigned, no security contact or certification of Shotstack's own was found, and the published Node and Python SDKs date from July 2024.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### APITemplate.io\n\n1. Send the key in the `X-API-KEY` header and pick the regional host first, because requests and output are processed and stored in that region\n2. Call `GET /v2/list-templates` with `with_layer_info=1` before `POST /v2/create-image`, so the `name` values in `overrides` match the template's elements\n3. Set `meta` to your own reference on each generation and check `GET /v2/list-objects` before retrying, since there is no idempotency key\n4. Set `expiration` in minutes (1 to 10080) or `export_type=file` for sensitive output. By default the download URL does not expire\n5. For `async=1` you must pass `webhook_url`. The callback is a GET with the result in the query string, retried three times\n6. On HTTP 429 pause and retry on your own schedule. The docs give no `Retry-After` header or backoff interval\n\n### Shotstack\n\n1. Fetch `https://shotstack.io/docs/api/api.edit.json` and the conventions guide before writing an edit. Track order is reversed, so the first track renders on top\n2. Render in `stage` first. It is free and watermarked, but AI generation there is charged from the production credit balance\n3. Call `POST /generate/quote` before `POST /generate`, and send an `Idempotency-Key` header on generation. `POST /render` has no idempotency key, so do not resubmit blindly\n4. Do not store the `url` from the render status response. It expires after 24 hours. Use the CDN address built from `owner` and the render id\n5. On a 429, wait for the 60-second window to reset and retry with backoff. Limits are per API key, 300 a minute on the Edit API in production\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, APITemplate.io or Shotstack?\n\nShotstack scores 65.3 (B) on agent readiness against APITemplate.io's 46.6 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. APITemplate.io leads on security \u0026 auth.\n\n### Do APITemplate.io and Shotstack need an API key?\n\nAPITemplate.io needs an API key. Shotstack takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call APITemplate.io and Shotstack without installing anything?\n\nYes. 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