Skip to content
Documentation
Contact
← Back to documentation
Technical Reference

Placid

Creative automation engine that generates dynamic images, PDFs, and videos from templates and data.

CategoryContent And Files
Authenticationcustom
Version0.2.0
Published scopes0 published scopes
Last updatedSeptember 23, 2026

Overview

Connect Placid with Flows360

Creative automation engine that generates dynamic images, PDFs, and videos from templates and data.

Use the Placid connector to include its declared actions and events in Flows360 workflows without duplicating the integration logic inside each consuming system. This pinned connector version currently exposes 8 actions and no declared triggers.

Available actions

  • Create Image
  • Create PDF
  • Create Video
  • Convert File to URL
  • Get Image
  • Get PDF
  • Get Video
  • Custom API Call

Available triggers

  • No triggers are declared in this pinned package.

The capability list above is generated from the exact reviewed connector package so the public description stays aligned with the version Flows360 operates.

Technical guide

Technical reference

Package identity

  • Connector: Placid
  • Package: @activepieces/piece-placid@0.2.0
  • Exact artifact digest: sha256:1d426e3df6e86514ff8dc1ebe63651315efb49256ea02ee882c39aac3a2f6450
  • Runtime: Activepieces-compatible deterministic worker
  • Source: the exact reviewed Activepieces source

Authentication

SECRET TEXT. Connection values are tenant-specific and remain in the consuming Studio instance; CDK stores definitions and field metadata, not customer credential values.

Action contracts

  • Create Image (create_image), Generates a dynamic image from a specified template using input data. Classification: read.
  • Create PDF (create_pdf), Generates a PDF document from a specified template. Classification: read.
  • Create Video (create_video), Produces a video based on a template. Classification: read.
  • Convert File to URL (convert_file_to_url), Convert uploaded file(s) into media URL(s) consumable by Placid templates. Classification: read.
  • Get Image (get_image), Retrieves a generated image by its ID. Classification: read.
  • Get PDF (get_pdf), Retrieves the generated PDF by its ID. Classification: read.
  • Get Video (get_video), Retrieves the generated video by its ID. Classification: read.
  • Custom API Call (custom_api_call), Make a custom API call to a specific endpoint Classification: read.

Trigger contracts

  • No trigger delivery contracts are declared.

Verification

Deterministic execution evidence is recorded for the pinned artifact, including 1 exercised action entrypoint and 0 exercised trigger entrypoints.

Capability summary

Authenticationcustom
Supported objects8
Supported actions8
TriggersNone published

Authentication

Authentication method: custom

Authentication profiles

connection · custom
  • API Token Required · protected credential

Supported objects

ObjectReadWriteNotes
Create Image Yes No Generates a dynamic image from a specified template using input data.
Create PDF Yes No Generates a PDF document from a specified template.
Create Video Yes No Produces a video based on a template.
Convert File to URL Yes No Convert uploaded file(s) into media URL(s) consumable by Placid templates.
Get Image Yes No Retrieves a generated image by its ID.
Get PDF Yes No Retrieves the generated PDF by its ID.
Get Video Yes No Retrieves the generated video by its ID.
Custom API Call Yes No Make a custom API call to a specific endpoint

Supported actions

Create Image · Read

Generates a dynamic image from a specified template using input data.

create_image · Risk: low · Retry: safe

Inputs

  • template · string · Required, Select a Placid template for image generation
  • layers · object · Optional
  • outputDpi · string · Optional
  • outputFilename · string · Optional
  • webhook_success · string · Optional, Optional webhook URL to receive notification when generation is complete.
  • create_now · boolean · Optional, Whether to create the image immediately (synchronous) or queue it (asynchronous).
  • passthrough · string · Optional
Create PDF · Read

Generates a PDF document from a specified template.

create_pdf · Risk: low · Retry: safe

Inputs

  • template · string · Required, Select a Placid template for pdf generation
  • layers · object · Optional
  • outputDpi · string · Optional
  • outputFilename · string · Optional
  • webhook_success · string · Optional, Optional webhook URL to receive notification when generation is complete.
  • create_now · boolean · Optional, Whether to create the image immediately (synchronous) or queue it (asynchronous).
  • passthrough · string · Optional
Create Video · Read

Produces a video based on a template.

create_video · Risk: low · Retry: safe

Inputs

  • template · string · Required, Select a Placid template for video generation
  • layers · object · Optional
  • outputFps · number · Optional
  • outputFilename · string · Optional
  • webhook_success · string · Optional, Optional webhook URL to receive notification when generation is complete.
  • create_now · boolean · Optional, Whether to create the image immediately (synchronous) or queue it (asynchronous).
  • passthrough · string · Optional
Convert File to URL · Read

Convert uploaded file(s) into media URL(s) consumable by Placid templates.

convert_file_to_url · Risk: low · Retry: safe

Inputs

  • file · object · Required, The file to convert to a URL.
  • filename · string · Optional, Optional custom filename for the uploaded file.
Get Image · Read

Retrieves a generated image by its ID.

get_image · Risk: low · Retry: safe

Inputs

  • imageId · string · Required, The ID of the image to retrieve.
Get PDF · Read

Retrieves the generated PDF by its ID.

get_pdf · Risk: low · Retry: safe

Inputs

  • pdfId · string · Required, The ID of the PDF to retrieve
Get Video · Read

Retrieves the generated video by its ID.

get_video · Risk: low · Retry: safe

Inputs

  • videoId · string · Required, The ID of the video to retrieve.
Custom API Call · Read

Make a custom API call to a specific endpoint

custom_api_call · Risk: low · Retry: safe

Inputs

  • url · object · Required
  • method · string · Required
  • headers · object · Optional, Authorization headers are injected automatically from your connection.
  • queryParams · object · Optional, Appended to the URL as ?key=value.
  • body_type · string · Optional
  • body · object · Optional
  • response_is_binary · boolean · Optional, Enable for files like PDFs, images, etc.
  • failsafe · boolean · Optional, On a failed request, output the error instead of failing the step.
  • timeout · number · Optional, Seconds to wait for a response. Empty: up to the flow limit (10 min).
  • followRedirects · boolean · Optional, Follow 3xx redirects instead of returning them as the response.

Setup

Setup

  1. Add the Placid connector to the workflow in the target Flows360 Studio instance.
  2. Create or select the tenant-specific connection required by the connector. Connection secrets remain in the Studio connection boundary and are not copied into CDK documentation.
  3. Provide the connection fields declared by the pinned package:
  • No provider credential fields are declared by the pinned package.
  1. Select the required action or trigger and complete its declared input fields. Required and optional inputs are defined by the exact package schema.
  2. Test the workflow in the appropriate environment before enabling production scheduling or event delivery.

Limitations

Limitations and operational notes

  • This content describes @activepieces/piece-placid@0.2.0; provider behaviour can change independently and should be revalidated when the provider or connector version changes.
  • Only the 8 actions and 0 triggers declared by this pinned package are represented here.
  • Tenant credentials and connection values are not stored in the public connector record.
  • Provider-side permissions, account entitlements, quotas and rate limits remain subject to the connected provider account and are not inferred when the package does not declare them.
  • Deterministic execution evidence is recorded for the pinned artifact, including 1 exercised action entrypoint and 0 exercised trigger entrypoints.

Troubleshooting

Why canu2019t the connector authenticate?

Check the tenant connection in Studio and confirm every required Placid connection field is present. Re-authorise OAuth-based connections if the provider token or consent has expired. Do not place credential values in CDK content or logs.

Why is an action or trigger unavailable?

Confirm that the workflow is using @activepieces/piece-placid@0.2.0 and compare the requested capability with the declared action and trigger list for this version. A capability that is not declared by the pinned package should not be presented as supported.

What should I check after a provider-side change?

Revalidate authentication, required fields, action/trigger behaviour and provider documentation before publishing refreshed connector content or moving a new package version into production.

github.com