What is a render type?

Render type picks the output family for a template: image, PDF or video. Set it per API call.

Updated Apr 6, 2026

The renderType tells the API what kind of output to produce. This is used in endpoints like signed URL generation.

Available values:

Value	Output Type
`images`	PNG, JPEG, WebP, AVIF
`pdfs`	PDF documents

Where It's Used#

Render type appears in the URL path for generation endpoints:

JavaScript

https://api.orshot.com/v1/generate/images
https://api.orshot.com/v1/generate/pdfs

And as a parameter when generating signed URLs:

JavaScript

const response = await orshot.generateSignedUrl({
  templateId: "your-template-id",
  modifications: { title: "Hello" },
  renderType: "images", // [!code highlight]
  responseFormat: "png",
  expiresAt: 1744276943,
});

For the Studio render endpoint (/v1/studio/render), you control the output type through response.format instead — set it to png, pdf, mp4, etc. See Response Format.

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