File and Document Management
Placid
9 min
placid is an automation platform that helps generate on brand images, videos, and pdfs automatically at scale from dynamic design templates with the placid app in , you can manage videos, images, and pdf files in your placid account requirements to use the placid app in , you must have a paid placid account you can also start with a https //placid app/register for subscription information, refer to the https //placid app/pricing connect placid and to get started, you must first create a connection between placid and , allowing the two services to communicate to create the connection, you need to docid\ ffjhafirv5pa9yr1tylvq docid\ ffjhafirv5pa9yr1tylvq obtain your private token in placid before you create the connection in , you should first obtain a private token in your placid account to obtain the private token log in to your placid account in the left sidebar, click api tokens copy the private token value and store it in a safe place you'll use this value in the api token connection field in create the connection in once you have your placid private token , you're ready to create the connection in to create the connection log in to your account, add a placid module to your , and click create a connection if you add a module with an instant tag, click create a webhook , then create a connection optional in the connection name field, enter a name for the connection in the api token field, enter the private token you copied from your placid account click save if prompted, authenticate your account and confirm access you've successfully created the connection and can now use the placid app in your if you want to make changes to your connection in the future, follow the steps https //help make com/connect an application#tn2pj set up a placid webhook the placid app has instant modules — webhooks that watch for certain changes in placid and immediately start your when those changes happen to use these modules, you must set up the webhook in your placid account to set up the webhook add a placid instant module to your and click create a webhook optional enter a name for the webhook in the webhook name field i n the connection field, select a connection for the webhook if you haven't created a placid connection yet, refer to the docid\ ffjhafirv5pa9yr1tylvq section above click save you don't have to set up this webhook in your placid account, as it is attached automatically and requires no additional actions when the event occurs in placid , will immediately be notified and start your placid modules after connecting to the placid app, you can use the following types of modules to build your images create image watch image pdfs create pdf watch pdf videos create video watch video other upload media placid resources https //placid app/docs/2 0/introduction https //community make com/search?q=placid https //placid app/solutions/integromat https //www make com/en/integrations/placid app