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Placid

Generates branded images, PDFs, and videos from custom templates using dynamic data and pushes them directly to your marketing channels.

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Why use Ceven?

  1. AI native Placid integration

    • Describe the outcome and Ceven picks the right Placid calls, fills the parameters, and checks the result.
    • Structured, agent friendly tool schemas so each call runs reliably instead of by guesswork.
    • Rich coverage for reading, writing, and querying your Placid data, across all 11 of its actions.

  2. Managed auth

    • Built in OAuth with automatic token refresh and rotation.
    • One place to manage, scope, and revoke Placid access.
    • Per user and per environment credentials instead of shared keys.

  3. Agent optimized design

    • Actions are tuned from real success and error rates so reliability climbs over time.
    • Full execution logs so you always know what ran in Placid, when, and on whose behalf.
    • The agent pauses and asks when Placid is unclear instead of plowing ahead.

  4. Enterprise grade security

    • Fine grained access so you control which agents and people can reach Placid.
    • Least privilege by default, read scopes first and only the writes a workflow needs.
    • A full audit trail of every Placid action to support review and sign off.

Supported tools

Every action Ceven's agents can run on Placid, and when to use it.

Create Template
Use this when you need a new template with specific dimensions and custom metadata for a new campaign.
Delete Template
Remove a specific template by its ID after confirming the design is no longer needed.
Get Collections
Pull a list of all template collections to organize and paginate through your design library.
Generate Image
Push data into a template to render a final image file for a specific user or product.
Generate Video
Trigger a video render using a template and dynamic text or media assets.
Create PDF
Convert template data into a professional PDF document for reports or certificates.
Update Template Layer
Modify the default text or image of a specific layer within a template.
Get Template Details
Pull the current configuration and layer names for a template to ensure data mapping is correct.
List Templates
Search for available templates by tag or name to find the right asset for a workflow.
Get Render Status
Check if a complex video or PDF render is complete before attempting to download the file.
Create Collection
Group related templates together into a single collection for easier management.
Delete Collection
Remove an entire group of templates and its associated organization settings.

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Frequently asked questions

Ceven uses an asynchronous polling pattern for Placid video renders. When the agent triggers a video generation call, Placid returns a job ID rather than the final file. The Ceven agent then enters a wait state and periodically calls the Get Render Status action to check if the video is finished. Once the status returns as complete, the agent retrieves the final URL and pushes it to your destination. This ensures that your workflow does not time out during high resolution renders that take several minutes to process on the Placid servers.
Yes. You can set up a Placid template designed for multi page output and use Ceven to send an array of data objects. The agent iterates through your source data, such as a list of award winners or line items, and maps each entry to a new page in the PDF. The workflow then triggers the render and provides you with a single PDF link containing all pages. This is ideal for generating personalized catalogs or detailed monthly reports where the number of pages varies based on the customer data.
Ceven monitors the API response codes from Placid in real time. If a render fails due to a timeout or a missing asset, the agent catches the error and can trigger a fallback action. For example, you can configure the workflow to notify a Slack channel or try a different template if the primary one fails. The agent logs the specific error message from Placid, such as an invalid image URL or a missing required layer, so you can fix the source data and restart the process.
The limits are governed by your Placid subscription plan rather than Ceven. Placid uses a credit based system where each render consumes a certain amount of credits. If your account hits its monthly limit, Placid will return a rate limit error. Ceven handles this by pausing the workflow and alerting you that your Placid credit balance is exhausted. Once you upgrade your plan or purchase more credits in the Placid dashboard, the agent can resume the pending renders from where it left off.
Ceven can modify the content of layers, such as changing text or swapping images, but it cannot move elements or change colors and fonts that are locked in the Placid design editor. The design architecture of Placid is intended to keep the visual brand consistent while allowing the data to be dynamic. If you need a completely different layout, you should create a second template in Placid and tell the Ceven agent to switch between template IDs based on the logic in your workflow.
Placid hosts the generated assets on their own content delivery network for a period of time. When Ceven completes a render, it receives a public URL for the image or video. The agent can then pass this URL to another tool, such as uploading it to an S3 bucket, posting it to a social media API, or embedding it in an email. We recommend using a follow up step in your workflow to move the file to your own permanent storage since Placid is a generation tool and not a long term asset manager.
Ceven primarily interacts with the REST API for more robust control and error handling. However, the agent can construct Placid URL API strings if you need to embed a dynamic image directly into an HTML email or a website. The agent pulls the required parameters from your data source and builds the formatted URL according to Placid specifications. This allows you to have images that update automatically when the page loads without needing to trigger a separate workflow run every time a user views the asset.
Yes. You can create a workflow that lists all your existing Placid templates and applies a specific update to each one. For instance, if your company changes its brand tagline, the agent can loop through every template in a specific collection and update the text layer containing the tagline. This prevents you from having to open the Placid editor for every single asset. The agent ensures the update is successful for each template and provides a summary report of which templates were updated and if any failed.

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