{
"timeline": {
"background": "#FFFFFF",
"tracks": [
{
"clips": [
{
"length": "end",
"asset": {
"type": "audio",
"src": "{{ AUDIO_SRC }}",
"volume": 1
},
"start": 0
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
"length": 2.5,
"asset": {
"type": "image",
"src": "https://templates.shotstack.io/retail-sale-story-template-shopping-promo/a5c65317-0c6d-4790-9ee2-379b8f2adb12/source.png"
},
"start": 9.543102980840773,
"scale": 0.13,
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"transition": {
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"out": "fade"
}
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
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"asset": {
"type": "image",
"src": "https://templates.shotstack.io/retail-sale-story-template-shopping-promo/88ada577-28cc-4f05-bdf7-558831033f94/source.png"
},
"start": 9.543102980840773,
"scale": 0.13,
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},
"position": "center",
"transition": {
"in": "fade",
"out": "fade"
}
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
"length": 2.5,
"asset": {
"type": "image",
"src": "https://templates.shotstack.io/retail-sale-story-template-shopping-promo/6a0e00aa-7d84-44a6-851f-feba87559899/source.png"
},
"start": 9.543102980840773,
"scale": 0.12,
"offset": {
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},
"position": "center",
"transition": {
"out": "fade",
"in": "fade"
}
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
"length": 2.5,
"asset": {
"type": "image",
"src": "https://templates.shotstack.io/retail-sale-story-template-shopping-promo/fc32b0a7-4e53-48fe-bc2c-b3551158a086/source.png"
},
"start": 9.543102980840773,
"scale": 0.13,
"offset": {
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"x": -0.172
},
"position": "center",
"transition": {
"in": "fade",
"out": "fade"
}
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
"length": 5,
"asset": {
"type": "image",
"src": "https://templates.shotstack.io/retail-sale-story-template-shopping-promo/b1b23207-864c-48e2-9745-e929402e616d/source.png"
},
"start": 0,
"scale": 0.12,
"offset": {
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"y": 0.151
},
"position": "center",
"transition": {
"out": "fade",
"in": "fade"
}
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
"length": 5,
"asset": {
"type": "image",
"src": "https://templates.shotstack.io/retail-sale-story-template-shopping-promo/042f79fa-84bf-4b0d-9e73-1388890c8cc5/source.png"
},
"start": 0,
"scale": 0.11,
"offset": {
"y": -0.078,
"x": 0.316
},
"position": "center",
"transition": {
"out": "fade",
"in": "fade"
}
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
"length": 5,
"asset": {
"type": "image",
"src": "https://templates.shotstack.io/retail-sale-story-template-shopping-promo/a4954182-12ca-4f59-a520-b6f95416be77/source.png"
},
"start": 0,
"scale": 0.13,
"offset": {
"y": 0.188,
"x": -0.172
},
"position": "center",
"transition": {
"in": "fade",
"out": "fade"
}
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
"length": 5,
"asset": {
"type": "image",
"src": "https://templates.shotstack.io/retail-sale-story-template-shopping-promo/35c8625d-95af-4348-bf3d-f6343e66763b/source.png"
},
"start": 0,
"scale": 0.13,
"offset": {
"x": -0.239,
"y": -0.1
},
"position": "center",
"transition": {
"in": "fade",
"out": "fade"
}
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
"asset": {
"type": "text",
"text": "{{S5_location}}",
"alignment": {
"horizontal": "center",
"vertical": "center"
},
"font": {
"color": "{{ FONT_COLOR }}",
"family": "Montserrat ExtraBold",
"size": "60",
"lineHeight": 1
},
"width": 900,
"height": 400
},
"start": 9.84,
"length": 3,
"offset": {
"x": 0,
"y": -0.386
},
"position": "center",
"transition": {
"in": "slideUp"
}
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
"asset": {
"type": "text",
"text": "{{S5_CTA}}",
"alignment": {
"horizontal": "center",
"vertical": "center"
},
"font": {
"color": "{{ FONT_COLOR }}",
"family": "Montserrat ExtraBold",
"size": "130",
"lineHeight": 1
},
"width": 900,
"height": 400
},
"start": 9.66,
"length": 3,
"offset": {
"x": 0,
"y": -0.154
},
"position": "center",
"transition": {
"in": "slideUp"
}
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
"asset": {
"type": "text",
"text": "{{S5_Brand_Name}}",
"alignment": {
"horizontal": "center",
"vertical": "center"
},
"font": {
"color": "{{ FONT_COLOR }}",
"family": "Montserrat SemiBold",
"size": "40",
"lineHeight": 1
},
"width": 400,
"height": 72
},
"start": 9.49,
"length": 3,
"offset": {
"x": -0.027,
"y": 0.432
},
"position": "center",
"transition": {
"in": "slideUp"
}
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
"length": 2.5,
"asset": {
"type": "video",
"src": "{{ S5_VIDEO_3 }}",
"volume": 1
},
"start": 9.229,
"transition": {
"in": "fade"
}
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
"asset": {
"type": "text",
"text": "{{S4_price}}",
"alignment": {
"horizontal": "center",
"vertical": "center"
},
"font": {
"color": "{{ FONT_COLOR }}",
"family": "Montserrat ExtraBold",
"size": "80",
"lineHeight": 1
},
"width": 900,
"height": 190
},
"start": 7.48,
"length": 2.31,
"offset": {
"y": -0.226,
"x": -0.027
},
"position": "center",
"transition": {
"in": "slideUp",
"out": "fade"
}
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
"asset": {
"type": "text",
"text": "{{S4_Product_Name}}",
"alignment": {
"horizontal": "center",
"vertical": "center"
},
"font": {
"color": "{{ FONT_COLOR }}",
"family": "Montserrat ExtraBold",
"size": "80",
"lineHeight": 1
},
"width": 900,
"height": 190
},
"start": 7.24,
"length": 2.56,
"offset": {
"y": 0.025,
"x": 0
},
"position": "center",
"transition": {
"in": "slideUp",
"out": "fade"
}
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
"length": 2.8,
"asset": {
"type": "image",
"src": "https://templates.shotstack.io/retail-sale-story-template-shopping-promo/ef44a220-edb0-4e35-aa05-f42260edef34/source.jpg"
},
"start": 6.94,
"scale": 0.5,
"offset": {
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"y": 0.35
},
"position": "center",
"transition": {
"out": "fade",
"in": "slideDown"
}
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
"length": 2.99,
"asset": {
"type": "image",
"src": "https://templates.shotstack.io/retail-sale-story-template-shopping-promo/e4b2dbdf-eb46-42e6-9542-87b2d464a135/source.jpg"
},
"start": 6.7399,
"offset": {
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"y": -0.356
},
"position": "center",
"scale": 0.9,
"transition": {
"out": "fade",
"in": "slideUp"
}
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
"asset": {
"type": "text",
"text": "{{S3_price}}",
"alignment": {
"horizontal": "center",
"vertical": "center"
},
"font": {
"color": "{{ FONT_COLOR }}",
"family": "Montserrat ExtraBold",
"size": "80",
"lineHeight": 1
},
"width": 900,
"height": 190
},
"start": 4.39,
"length": 2.8,
"position": "center",
"transition": {
"in": "slideUp",
"out": "fade"
}
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
"asset": {
"type": "text",
"text": "{{S3_Product_Names}}",
"alignment": {
"horizontal": "center",
"vertical": "center"
},
"font": {
"color": "{{ FONT_COLOR }}",
"family": "Montserrat ExtraBold",
"size": "80",
"lineHeight": 1
},
"width": 900,
"height": 190
},
"start": 4.3,
"length": 2.9,
"offset": {
"y": 0.387,
"x": 0
},
"position": "center",
"transition": {
"out": "fade",
"in": "slideUp"
}
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
"length": 2.95,
"asset": {
"type": "image",
"src": "https://templates.shotstack.io/retail-sale-story-template-shopping-promo/fd54ba02-84f3-4e2d-bd3f-d31c9d3d0924/source.jpg"
},
"start": 4.23,
"scale": 1.3,
"offset": {
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},
"position": "center",
"transition": {
"out": "fade",
"in": "slideDown"
}
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
"length": 3.08,
"asset": {
"type": "image",
"src": "https://templates.shotstack.io/retail-sale-story-template-shopping-promo/87acb8f7-cd68-4964-b6b4-5c48a278f219/source.jpg"
},
"start": 4.09,
"scale": 0.4,
"offset": {
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"y": -0.317
},
"position": "center",
"transition": {
"out": "fade",
"in": "slideDown"
}
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
"asset": {
"type": "text",
"text": "{{S2_Title_2}}",
"alignment": {
"horizontal": "center",
"vertical": "center"
},
"font": {
"color": "{{ S2_FONT_COLOR_2 }}",
"family": "Montserrat ExtraBold",
"size": "130",
"lineHeight": 1
},
"width": 900,
"height": 600
},
"start": 2.25,
"length": 2.24,
"offset": {
"x": 0,
"y": -0.196
},
"position": "center",
"transition": {
"out": "fade",
"in": "slideUp"
}
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
"length": 2.5,
"asset": {
"type": "video",
"src": "{{ S2_VIDEO_2 }}",
"volume": 1
},
"start": 1.99,
"transition": {
"in": "fade",
"out": "fade"
},
"alias": "cbd7654a"
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
"asset": {
"type": "text",
"text": "{{S1_Title}}",
"alignment": {
"horizontal": "center",
"vertical": "center"
},
"font": {
"color": "{{ FONT_COLOR }}",
"family": "Montserrat ExtraBold",
"size": "130",
"lineHeight": 1
},
"width": 900,
"height": 600
},
"start": 0,
"length": 2.5,
"position": "center",
"transition": {
"out": "fade",
"in": "slideUp"
}
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
"length": 2.5,
"asset": {
"type": "video",
"src": "{{ S1_VIDEO }}",
"volume": 1
},
"start": 0,
"transition": {
"out": "fade"
}
}
]
},
{
"clips": [
{
"asset": {
"type": "text",
"text": "",
"alignment": {
"horizontal": "center",
"vertical": "center"
},
"font": {
"color": "#000000",
"family": "Montserrat SemiBold",
"size": 24,
"lineHeight": 1
},
"width": 1080,
"height": 1920,
"background": {
"color": "#ffffff"
}
},
"start": 0,
"length": "end"
}
]
}
]
},
"output": {
"format": "mp4",
"fps": 25,
"size": {
"width": 1080,
"height": 1920
}
},
"merge": [
{
"find": "S1_VIDEO",
"replace": "https://templates.shotstack.io/retail-sale-story-template-shopping-promo/003a851d-99a6-45b2-91a5-27014c922266/source.mp4"
},
{
"find": "S2_VIDEO_2",
"replace": "https://templates.shotstack.io/retail-sale-story-template-shopping-promo/7d07f85f-1631-4ea4-99cc-2eb8f77e37a9/source.mp4"
},
{
"find": "S5_VIDEO_3",
"replace": "https://templates.shotstack.io/retail-sale-story-template-shopping-promo/16dc6f81-c05e-429c-a8b1-f8d1583f0e23/source.mp4"
},
{
"find": "S1_Title",
"replace": "STYLE IN EVERY STEP!"
},
{
"find": "S2_Title_2",
"replace": "THIS NEW DROP IS HEAT FOR YOUR FEET!"
},
{
"find": "S3_Product_Names",
"replace": "BLACK HEELS AND PINK HEELS"
},
{
"find": "S3_price",
"replace": "FOR $50 ONLY"
},
{
"find": "S4_Product_Name",
"replace": "PINK HEELS AND YELLOW HEELS"
},
{
"find": "S4_price",
"replace": "FOR $60 ONLY"
},
{
"find": "S5_Brand_Name",
"replace": "LUXE HEELS "
},
{
"find": "S5_CTA",
"replace": "SHOP WITH US TODAY"
},
{
"find": "S5_location",
"replace": "YOUR NEXT FAVORITE PAIR IS WAITING AT 45 OUR SHOP St."
},
{
"find": "FONT_COLOR",
"replace": "#ffffff"
},
{
"find": "S2_FONT_COLOR_2",
"replace": "#343c4b"
},
{
"find": "AUDIO_SRC",
"replace": "https://templates.shotstack.io/retail-sale-story-template-shopping-promo/d25369a1-be58-45a3-ab70-0fc99cf4e8fb/source.mp3"
}
]
}Launch your next promotional campaign in style with our Modern Flash Sale Story Template. This design is crafted to grab your audience's attention instantly, making it perfect for announcing flash sales, limited-time offers, or special shopping events. Built for maximum impact on social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook, this template features bold, clean typography and vibrant design elements that you can fully customize to match your brand's identity. Easily change the text to reflect your specific offer, update the colors, and add your logo to create a seamless brand experience. This user-friendly template empowers any business to create professional-quality marketing content without the need for extensive design skills. Stop blending in and start standing out. Use this template to drive urgency, boost engagement, and convert followers into customers during your most important sales periods
No account needed until you render.
Render with your AI assistant
Add the Shotstack MCP server to your editor, then paste the prompt
| Output | MP4 |
|---|---|
| Size | 1080 × 1920 (9:16) |
| Length | 12.8s |
| Frame rate | 25 fps |
| Tracks / clips | 26 / 26 |
| Assets used | 1 audio, 12 image, 10 text, 3 video |
| Soundtrack | no |
| Merge fields | 15 |
Send a merge array with your values for these fields:
| Field | Default value |
|---|---|
{{ S1_VIDEO }} | https://templates.shotstack.io/retail-sale-story-template-shopping-promo/003a851d-99a6-45b2-91a5-27014c922266/source.mp4 |
{{ S2_VIDEO_2 }} | https://templates.shotstack.io/retail-sale-story-template-shopping-promo/7d07f85f-1631-4ea4-99cc-2eb8f77e37a9/source.mp4 |
{{ S5_VIDEO_3 }} | https://templates.shotstack.io/retail-sale-story-template-shopping-promo/16dc6f81-c05e-429c-a8b1-f8d1583f0e23/source.mp4 |
{{ S1_Title }} | STYLE IN EVERY STEP! |
{{ S2_Title_2 }} | THIS NEW DROP IS HEAT FOR YOUR FEET! |
{{ S3_Product_Names }} | BLACK HEELS AND PINK HEELS |
{{ S3_price }} | FOR $50 ONLY |
{{ S4_Product_Name }} | PINK HEELS AND YELLOW HEELS |
{{ S4_price }} | FOR $60 ONLY |
{{ S5_Brand_Name }} | LUXE HEELS |
{{ S5_CTA }} | SHOP WITH US TODAY |
{{ S5_location }} | YOUR NEXT FAVORITE PAIR IS WAITING AT 45 OUR SHOP St. |
{{ FONT_COLOR }} | #ffffff |
{{ S2_FONT_COLOR_2 }} | #343c4b |
{{ AUDIO_SRC }} | https://templates.shotstack.io/retail-sale-story-template-shopping-promo/d25369a1-be58-45a3-ab70-0fc99cf4e8fb/source.mp3 |
Save the JSON above as template.json, then render in the free sandbox:
# Save the JSON above as template.json, then:
curl -X POST https://api.shotstack.io/edit/stage/render \
-H "x-api-key: $SHOTSTACK_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d @template.json
# Poll until status is "done", then download response.url
curl https://api.shotstack.io/edit/stage/render/RENDER_ID -H "x-api-key: $SHOTSTACK_API_KEY"import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
const headers = { 'x-api-key': process.env.SHOTSTACK_API_KEY, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' };
const edit = JSON.parse(readFileSync('template.json', 'utf8'));
const { response } = await fetch('https://api.shotstack.io/edit/stage/render', {
method: 'POST', headers, body: JSON.stringify(edit)
}).then((r) => r.json());
let render;
do {
await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 3000));
render = (await fetch(`https://api.shotstack.io/edit/stage/render/${response.id}`, { headers }).then((r) => r.json())).response;
} while (!['done', 'failed'].includes(render.status));
console.log(render.status, render.url);import json, os, time, requests
headers = {"x-api-key": os.environ["SHOTSTACK_API_KEY"]}
with open("template.json") as f:
edit = json.load(f)
render_id = requests.post("https://api.shotstack.io/edit/stage/render", json=edit, headers=headers).json()["response"]["id"]
while True:
render = requests.get(f"https://api.shotstack.io/edit/stage/render/{render_id}", headers=headers).json()["response"]
if render["status"] in ("done", "failed"):
break
time.sleep(3)
print(render["status"], render.get("url"))npm install -g @shotstack/cli
export SHOTSTACK_API_KEY=your_sandbox_key
shotstack validate template.json # offline schema check, free
shotstack render template.json --env stage --watchSandbox renders are free and watermarked. Production: the v1 endpoint and key. SDKs
Loop over your product feed and render a promo per SKU — prices and images always current.
Paste into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor — your AI assistant builds the workflow around your data.
Node.js, one render per CSV row, wired to this template's 15 merge fields. Setup steps in the header.
Guides: Bulk-create from a CSV · Webhooks · Templates endpoint · Render your first video
AI assistants: Markdown () · · · CLI skill: SKILL.md () · MCP server
Use the 15 merge fields listed above. Send a merge array with your own values for each field and the API swaps them in at render time, so one template can produce thousands of unique videos.
Yes. It renders vertical 1080×1920 (9:16), the format those platforms expect. Change output.size or output.aspectRatio in the JSON if you also need a square or landscape cut.
Yes. Replace the video asset's src with a public URL of your file (MP4 works best). Use trim and length on the clip to pick the part you want, and the template's effects apply to your footage.
Edit the text on each text asset in the JSON. Fonts come from the timeline fonts list or the asset's font family; add your own font file URL to timeline.fonts to use a brand typeface.
