Content Automation

How to automate the creation of content in the platform

Almost everything you can do in Studio can be controlled via the Control API.

What can I achieve with automation?

Some example outcome scenarios:

  1. Bulk ingest quiz questions from a Google Sheet

  2. Connect to automation tools such as Zapier and use RSS feeds to create polls with OpenAI

  3. Respond to sports data feed updates with new Elements in a live blog

  4. Create a plug-in for your CMS so that you can create new Polls without the user logging into Monterosa / Studio

In this guide you'll learn how to create Events, Elements and programmatically control your Projects. We will also cover how to ingest data into the Asset Library dynamically.

How does automation work?

Automation is achieved primarily using the Control API, a backend API that gives you access to most functions you can achieve in Studio.

You can use almost any tool to create automations. Some of our favourites are Zapier, Google Sheets & Scripts and Node.js.

If you really wanted to, you could even have iOS Shortcuts automate actions in the platform, but that one's on you.

What does the API let me do?

Control API allows you to do things such as:

When you put the actions together you can achieve complex and powerful outcomes.

How do I get started?

Firstly you need to retrieve your API key, authenticate and get familiar with the API. To authenticate review the instructions at CONTROL API.

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