Image Slideshow with Prominent Text

Create image slideshows with prominent text overlays. 3.2M views, 3,800 likes.

When to Use This Template

• You want AI-generated images with large, prominent text overlays for a news-style or story-style carousel

• You are creating "did you know" content, news recaps, or information-heavy slideshows for Instagram or TikTok

• All images are AI-generated from prompts -- you do not upload your own images with this template

Template Information

Property	Value
Template ID	/base/v2/images-with-text/0ddb8655-c3da-43da-9f7d-be1915ca7818/v1
Output Type	Slideshow
Category	Images with Text

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
slides	array	Yes	-	Slide objects. Min: 1, Max: 20
slides[].image	string	Yes	-	AI prompt to generate image. 20-400 chars
slides[].text	string	Yes	-	Text overlay. 30-200 chars
slideDuration	number	No	5	Seconds per slide. Range: 1-10
aspectRatio	enum	No	4:5	Values: 16:9, 1:1, 4:5, 9:16

Example 1: AI-Powered with Prompt

POST https://backend.blotato.com/v2/videos/from-templates
Content-Type: application/json
blotato-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY

{
  "templateId": "/base/v2/images-with-text/0ddb8655-c3da-43da-9f7d-be1915ca7818/v1",
  "inputs": {},
  "prompt": "Create a 4-slide news story about a tech startup that raised $100M in funding",
  "render": true
}

Example 2: Manual Inputs

POST https://backend.blotato.com/v2/videos/from-templates
Content-Type: application/json
blotato-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY

{
  "templateId": "/base/v2/images-with-text/0ddb8655-c3da-43da-9f7d-be1915ca7818/v1",
  "inputs": {
    "slides": [
      {
        "image": "A professional business person at a modern startup office with computers",
        "text": "Parag Agarwal, removed by Elon Musk as Twitter CEO, built an AI company valued at $740M"
      },
      {
        "image": "Modern tech infrastructure with servers and AI visualization",
        "text": "After leaving Twitter, he founded Parallel Web Systems. The company builds AI infrastructure for web search."
      },
      {
        "image": "Social media and AI concept with digital connections",
        "text": "We share informative AI content you will not find anywhere else"
      }
    ],
    "slideDuration": 5,
    "aspectRatio": "4:5"
  },
  "render": true
}

Example 3: Hybrid Approach

POST https://backend.blotato.com/v2/videos/from-templates
Content-Type: application/json
blotato-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY

{
  "templateId": "/base/v2/images-with-text/0ddb8655-c3da-43da-9f7d-be1915ca7818/v1",
  "inputs": {
    "slideDuration": 6,
    "aspectRatio": "9:16"
  },
  "prompt": "Create a 5-slide story about the rise of remote work in tech companies",
  "render": true
}

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See Also

• Create Visual API Reference

• All Visual Templates