Orshot API Python SDK

View on pypi.org: pypi.org/project/orshot

Installation

pip install orshot

Usage

If you don't have your API key, get one from orshot.com.

Initialise

os = orshot.Orshot('YOUR_ORSHOT_API_KEY')

Render from template

response = os.render_from_template({'template_id': 'open-graph-image-1', 'modifications': {'title': 'From python sdk new'}, 'response_type': 'base64', 'response_format': 'png'})
print(response['data'])

Generate signed URL

response = os.generate_signed_url({'template_id': 'open-graph-image-1', 'modifications': {'title': 'From python sdk new'}, 'render_type': 'images', 'response_format': 'png', 'expires_at': 1744276943})
print(response['data'])

Example

Base64 response format

import orshot

os = orshot.Orshot('os-he2jdus1cbz1dpt4mktgjyvx')
modifications = {
    'title': 'From Orshot Python SDK',
    'description': 'Create Visuals and Automate Image Generation'
}
response = os.render_from_template({ 
    'template_id': 'open-graph-image-1',
    'modifications': modifications,
    'response_type': 'base64',
    'response_format': 'png'
})
print(response)

Base64 output

{
    'data': {
        'content': 'data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAA',
        'format': 'png',
        'type': 'base64',
        'responseTime': 3208.03
    }
}

Binary response format

from io import BytesIO

import orshot
from PIL import Image

os = orshot.Orshot('os-he2jdus1cbz1dpt4mktgjyvx')
modifications = {
    'title': 'From Orshot Python SDK',
    'description': 'Create Visuals and Automate Image Generation'
}
response = os.render_from_template({ 
    'template_id': 'open-graph-image-1',
    'modifications': modifications,
    'response_type': 'binary',
    'response_format': 'png'
})

with Image.open(BytesIO(response.content)) as im:
    im.save('og.png')

This example writes the binary image to the file og.png

URL response format

import orshot

os = orshot.Orshot('os-he2jdus1cbz1dpt4mktgjyvx')
modifications = {
    'title': 'From Orshot Python SDK',
    'description': 'Create Visuals and Automate Image Generation'
}
response = os.render_from_template({ 
    'template_id': 'open-graph-image-1',
    'modifications': modifications,
    'response_type': 'url',
    'response_format': 'png'
})
print(response)

URL output

{
    'data': {
        'content': 'https://storage.orshot.com/00632982-fd46-44ff-9a61-f52cdf1b8e62/images/AuBgAsKzLJl.png',
        'type': 'url',
        'format': 'png',
        'responseTime': 3387.08
    }
}

Signed URL

import orshot

os = orshot.Orshot('os-he2jdus1cbz1dpt4mktgjyvx')
modifications = {
    'title': 'From Orshot Python SDK',
    'description': 'Create Visuals and Automate Image Generation'
}

response = os.generate_signed_url({ 
    'template_id': 'open-graph-image-1',
    'modifications': modifications,
    'render_type': 'images',
    'response_format': 'png',
    'expires_at': 1744276943
})
print(response)

Output

{
  "data": {
    "url": "https://api.orshot.com/v1/generate/images?expiresAt=1744276943&id=28&templateId=open-graph-image-1&title=From%20python%20sdk%20new&signature=fa4ea0aa4cf05bd9b836be031dccfc26abf41dcc623561ac262c75b658f725f1"
  }
}

render_from_template

Use this function to generate an image.

argument	required	description
template_id	Yes	ID of the template (open-graph-image-1, tweet-image-1, beautify-screenshot-1)
modifications	Yes	Modifications for the selected template.
response_type	No	base64, binary, url (Defaults to base64).
response_format	No	png, webp, pdf, jpg, jpeg (Defaults to png)

For available templates and their modifications refer Orshot Templates Page

generate_signed_url

Use this function to get a signed URL.

argument	required	description
template_id	Yes	ID of the template (open-graph-image-1, tweet-image-1, beautify-screenshot-1)
modifications	Yes	Modifications for the selected template.
expires_at	Yes	Expires at time in UNIX timestamp (Integer)
render_type	No	images, pdfs (Defaults to images).
response_format	No	png, webp, pdf, jpg, jpeg (Defaults to png)

Local development and testing

Install uv - https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/#installation-methods

uv venv to create the virtual environment.

Uninstall before building and installing again

uv pip uninstall orshot

Build

python -m build

To install the package locally for testing

uv pip install dist/orshot-0.2.1-py3-none-any.whl

You can create a test.py file with a sample code to render an image.