Generate presentation
Generates a complete AI presentation (slide deck) from a single prompt. Returns 202 Accepted immediately with a job_id; poll GET /v1/jobs/{job_uid} for status. Generation typically takes 60-120 seconds. When the job completes, its result contains the presentation_id and a url that opens the finished deck in the presentations editor.
Billing: a flat charge per generated deck is deducted from your API wallet when the job is accepted. If generation fails the charge is automatically refunded.
Requires the presentations:write scope.
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/presentations/generate \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"prompt": "A product launch deck for an AI scheduling assistant, aimed at small marketing agencies",
"n_slides": 10,
"language": "en-US"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/presentations/generate"
payload = {
"prompt": "A product launch deck for an AI scheduling assistant, aimed at small marketing agencies",
"n_slides": 10,
"language": "en-US"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
prompt: 'A product launch deck for an AI scheduling assistant, aimed at small marketing agencies',
n_slides: 10,
language: 'en-US'
})
};
fetch('https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/presentations/generate', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/presentations/generate",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'prompt' => 'A product launch deck for an AI scheduling assistant, aimed at small marketing agencies',
'n_slides' => 10,
'language' => 'en-US'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/presentations/generate"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"prompt\": \"A product launch deck for an AI scheduling assistant, aimed at small marketing agencies\",\n \"n_slides\": 10,\n \"language\": \"en-US\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/presentations/generate")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"prompt\": \"A product launch deck for an AI scheduling assistant, aimed at small marketing agencies\",\n \"n_slides\": 10,\n \"language\": \"en-US\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/presentations/generate")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"prompt\": \"A product launch deck for an AI scheduling assistant, aimed at small marketing agencies\",\n \"n_slides\": 10,\n \"language\": \"en-US\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"success": true,
"data": {
"job_uid": "job_a1b2c3d4e5f6",
"status": "queued"
},
"usage": {
"units": 1,
"cost": "0.4000",
"balance_remaining": "14.6000"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "BAD_REQUEST",
"message": "The request body is not valid JSON.",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "INVALID_API_KEY",
"message": "Missing or malformed Authorization header",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE",
"message": "Wallet balance is insufficient for this request",
"details": {
"required": "0.0250",
"balance": "0.0100"
}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE",
"message": "API key lacks required scope: social:write",
"details": {
"required_scope": "social:write"
}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
"message": "Missing required fields: content, platforms.",
"details": {
"fields": [
"content",
"platforms"
]
}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "RATE_LIMITED",
"message": "Rate limit exceeded. Retry after 12 seconds.",
"details": {
"retry_after": 12
}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "SERVER_ERROR",
"message": "Something went wrong on our side. Retry with the same request_id - it is safe.",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}Authorizations
API key from Developer dashboard (Bearer token).
Body
The topic or brief for the deck - what the presentation should cover, who it is for, and any angle to take.
Number of slides to generate (3-12).
3 <= x <= 12BCP-47 language tag for the deck copy (e.g. en-US, de-DE, el-GR).
Overall tone for the deck copy, e.g. professional, casual, persuasive.
40curl --request POST \
--url https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/presentations/generate \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"prompt": "A product launch deck for an AI scheduling assistant, aimed at small marketing agencies",
"n_slides": 10,
"language": "en-US"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/presentations/generate"
payload = {
"prompt": "A product launch deck for an AI scheduling assistant, aimed at small marketing agencies",
"n_slides": 10,
"language": "en-US"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
prompt: 'A product launch deck for an AI scheduling assistant, aimed at small marketing agencies',
n_slides: 10,
language: 'en-US'
})
};
fetch('https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/presentations/generate', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/presentations/generate",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'prompt' => 'A product launch deck for an AI scheduling assistant, aimed at small marketing agencies',
'n_slides' => 10,
'language' => 'en-US'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/presentations/generate"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"prompt\": \"A product launch deck for an AI scheduling assistant, aimed at small marketing agencies\",\n \"n_slides\": 10,\n \"language\": \"en-US\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/presentations/generate")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"prompt\": \"A product launch deck for an AI scheduling assistant, aimed at small marketing agencies\",\n \"n_slides\": 10,\n \"language\": \"en-US\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/presentations/generate")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"prompt\": \"A product launch deck for an AI scheduling assistant, aimed at small marketing agencies\",\n \"n_slides\": 10,\n \"language\": \"en-US\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"success": true,
"data": {
"job_uid": "job_a1b2c3d4e5f6",
"status": "queued"
},
"usage": {
"units": 1,
"cost": "0.4000",
"balance_remaining": "14.6000"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "BAD_REQUEST",
"message": "The request body is not valid JSON.",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "INVALID_API_KEY",
"message": "Missing or malformed Authorization header",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE",
"message": "Wallet balance is insufficient for this request",
"details": {
"required": "0.0250",
"balance": "0.0100"
}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE",
"message": "API key lacks required scope: social:write",
"details": {
"required_scope": "social:write"
}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
"message": "Missing required fields: content, platforms.",
"details": {
"fields": [
"content",
"platforms"
]
}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "RATE_LIMITED",
"message": "Rate limit exceeded. Retry after 12 seconds.",
"details": {
"retry_after": 12
}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "SERVER_ERROR",
"message": "Something went wrong on our side. Retry with the same request_id - it is safe.",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}
