# Design Huddle - Professional Design Automation (`alizarin_refrigerator-owner/design-huddle`) Actor

Automate professional design creation using Design Huddle's template-based design platform. Perfect for marketing agencies, content creators, and businesses needing scalable design production and implement into their existing SaaS infrastructure.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/alizarin_refrigerator-owner/design-huddle.md
- **Developed by:** [The Howlers](https://apify.com/alizarin_refrigerator-owner) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Integrations, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.01 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Design Huddle - Professional Design Automation

Create, edit, and export professional designs using Design Huddle templates. Perfect for marketing agencies, content creators, and businesses needing scalable design production.

**BYOK (Bring Your Own Key)** -- you provide your own API credentials.

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### Before You Start

This actor requires your own API credentials to fetch real data.

**Where to get your key:** Your Design Huddle Client Secret (from developer settings)

This actor runs in Demo Mode by default, so a default free run returns sample data (free, no key needed) to show you the output format. Set demoMode to false to fetch real data.

***

### Quick Start

#### Test with Demo Mode (free, no API key needed)

```json
{
  "demoMode": true
}
```

#### Run with real data

```json
{
  "demoMode": false,
  "task": "list_templates",
  "clientSecret": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
  "accessToken": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
  "customizations": {},
  "exportFormat": "png",
  "exportQuality": 90,
  "maxResults": 20,
  "batchItems": []
}
```

***

### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|---------|----------|-------------|
| `task` | string | `"list_templates"` | Yes\* | Operation to perform |
| `clientId` | string | - | No | Your Design Huddle Client ID (from developer settings) |
| `clientSecret` | string | - | Yes\* | Your Design Huddle Client Secret (from developer settings) |
| `accessToken` | string | - | Yes\* | Pre-generated access token (if you have one). If not provided, will be generated using Client ID/Secret. |
| `templateId` | string | - | No | Design Huddle template ID to use for project creation |
| `projectId` | string | - | No | Design Huddle project ID for export/get/duplicate operations |
| `projectName` | string | - | No | Name for the new project |
| `customizations` | object | `{}` | No | Template customizations as JSON object. Keys are element IDs, values are replacement content. |
| `exportFormat` | string | `"png"` | No | Format for project export |
| `exportQuality` | integer | `90` | No | Export quality (1-100, only for jpg/webp) |
| `templateCategory` | string | - | No | Filter templates by category |
| `templateTags` | string | - | No | Filter templates by tags (comma-separated) |
| `maxResults` | integer | `20` | No | Maximum number of results to return |
| `batchItems` | array | `[]` | No | Array of items for batch creation. Each item should have templateId and customizations. |
| `webhookUrl` | string | - | No | URL to send results to (Zapier, Make, n8n, etc.) |
| `demoMode` | boolean | `true` | No | Run with sample data (no API credentials required) |

\*Required when Demo Mode is off.

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### Pricing

This actor uses **pay-per-event** billing:

| Event | Description | Price |
|-------|-------------|-------|
| Design Operation | Each design operation (create, export, etc.) processed | $0.02 |

**Demo mode is free** -- no charges for sample data.

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### Troubleshooting

#### "API key is required"

You have Demo Mode turned **off** but didn't provide an API key. Either:

- Turn Demo Mode **on** to test with sample data
- Add your API key in the input

#### "API error 403" or "Unauthorized"

Your API key is invalid, expired, or doesn't have access to this specific API endpoint. Double-check your key and account permissions.

#### "API error 429" or "Rate limit"

Too many requests. Wait a minute and try again, or reduce the number of items per run.

#### No results or empty dataset

Check the run log for error messages. Common causes:

- Invalid input format (check the examples above)
- API key without proper permissions
- The target data doesn't exist or is too small to track

#### How do I test without an API key?

Enable **Demo Mode** in the input. This returns realistic sample data so you can verify the output format works for your workflow.

***

**Built by John Rippy | [Actor Arsenal](https://actorarsenal.com)**

# Actor input Schema

## `task` (type: `string`):

Operation to perform

## `clientId` (type: `string`):

Your Design Huddle Client ID (from developer settings)

## `clientSecret` (type: `string`):

Your Design Huddle Client Secret (from developer settings)

## `accessToken` (type: `string`):

Pre-generated access token (if you have one). If not provided, will be generated using Client ID/Secret.

## `templateId` (type: `string`):

Design Huddle template ID to use for project creation

## `projectId` (type: `string`):

Design Huddle project ID for export/get/duplicate operations

## `projectName` (type: `string`):

Name for the new project

## `customizations` (type: `object`):

Template customizations as JSON object. Keys are element IDs, values are replacement content.

## `exportFormat` (type: `string`):

Format for project export

## `exportQuality` (type: `integer`):

Export quality (1-100, only for jpg/webp)

## `templateCategory` (type: `string`):

Filter templates by category

## `templateTags` (type: `string`):

Filter templates by tags (comma-separated)

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of results to return

## `batchItems` (type: `array`):

Array of items for batch creation. Each item should have templateId and customizations.

## `webhookUrl` (type: `string`):

URL to send results to (Zapier, Make, n8n, etc.)

## `demoMode` (type: `boolean`):

Run with sample data (no API credentials required)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "task": "list_templates",
  "customizations": {},
  "exportFormat": "png",
  "exportQuality": 90,
  "maxResults": 20,
  "batchItems": [],
  "demoMode": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Results from Design Huddle API operations including template management, project creation, and design exports.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "demoMode": true
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("alizarin_refrigerator-owner/design-huddle").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "demoMode": True }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("alizarin_refrigerator-owner/design-huddle").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "demoMode": true
}' |
apify call alizarin_refrigerator-owner/design-huddle --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,alizarin_refrigerator-owner/design-huddle"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/tiLYJXgp5NnE6S2tc/builds/qlJPHuzJNkBtT8vMz/openapi.json