# Introduction

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Welcome to **ShortGenius**, the AI-powered platform for generating short, engaging content. This documentation is your guide to integrating ShortGenius's APIs into your own projects, whether you want to automatically create videos from custom scripts, design images with unique AI-generated prompts, or convert text into lifelike speech.

## What is ShortGenius?

ShortGenius is a suite of AI tools designed to help you:

* Generate attention-grabbing **short videos** with minimal effort
* Create **AI-driven images** to enrich your media or marketing campaigns
* Convert text to speech via **text-to-speech (TTS)** technology
* Connect to social channels (TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, X) to streamline distribution

ShortGenius abstracts away the complexity of AI generation and handles all the heavy lifting so you can focus on your core product, marketing, or creative goals.

## Official SDKs

To make integration even easier, we provide official SDKs for popular programming languages:

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>TypeScript SDK</strong></td><td>Full TypeScript support with type safety and IntelliSense</td><td><a href="/pages/xnMHo5ZUetL5tG1Fd2oO">/pages/xnMHo5ZUetL5tG1Fd2oO</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Python SDK</strong></td><td>Pythonic interface with async support and type hints</td><td><a href="/pages/7TMTXhiwtdUBmKuldBwP">/pages/7TMTXhiwtdUBmKuldBwP</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

Install with your favorite package manager:

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="TypeScript/JavaScript" %}

```bash
npm install shortgenius
# or
yarn add shortgenius
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}

```bash
pip install shortgenius
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Key Features & Use Cases

ShortGenius is built for speed, creativity, and ease-of-use. Developers can:

1. **Generate short video scripts** automatically from topics, URLs, or even existing text.
2. **Create stunning images** with just a text prompt.
   * Perfect for social media posts, blog headers, product images, and more.
3. **Automate text-to-speech** for dynamic voiceovers, announcements, or user-centric experiences.
4. **List connected social channels** (TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, X) via the connections endpoint to help you manage distribution integrations.
5. **Create entire video series** to deliver continuous, automated content at scale.

Common scenarios include:

* Bulk-creating educational or marketing content
* Summarizing web articles or breaking news into bite-sized videos
* Rapidly prototyping visual assets for design or marketing campaigns
* Generating "quiz" or "fun fact" style videos for engagement on social media


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://shortgenius.gitbook.io/api/readme.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.