Design Pickle - Professional Design Request Automation

Submit, track, and manage professional design requests via Design Pickle API. Perfect for agencies and businesses that need to automate their design request workflows.

Features

• List Brands - Retrieve all your configured brand profiles
• List Request Types - See all available design types for your subscription
• Create Design Requests - Submit new design requests with specifications
• Track Request Status - Monitor pending, in-progress, and completed designs
• Update Requests - Append additional information to existing requests
• Cancel/Complete Requests - Manage request lifecycle
• Batch Creation - Submit multiple design requests in one run
• Webhook Support - Send results to Zapier, Make, n8n, or any webhook

Quick Start

{
  "input": "your input here"
}

Demo Mode

Set demoMode: true to test with sample data (no charges). When you're ready for real results, set demoMode: false or omit it.

{
  "demoMode": true,
  ...
}

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
task	string	Yes	Operation to perform (see tasks below)
apiKey	string	Yes*	Design Pickle API integration key (*not needed for demoMode)
requestId	string	No	Request ID for get/update/cancel/complete
requestTypeId	string	No	Request type ID for filtering or creating
brandId	string	No	Brand ID to associate with request
title	string	No	Title for new design request
description	string	No	Detailed description of design needs
dimensions	string	No	Desired dimensions (e.g., '1080x1080')
fileUrls	array	No	URLs to reference images/assets
additionalNotes	string	No	Extra notes for update_request
statusFilter	string	No	Filter: all, pending, in_progress, review, completed, cancelled
maxResults	integer	No	Maximum results to return (default: 20)
batchItems	array	No	Array of items for batch creation
webhookUrl	string	No	URL to send results to
demoMode	boolean	No	Run with sample data (default: true)

Output Format

Results are saved to the default dataset:

Request Created

{
  "task": "create_request",
  "success": true,
  "request": {
    "id": "req_abc123",
    "title": "Instagram Post - Product Launch",
    "description": "Create an engaging Instagram post...",
    "status": "pending",
    "brandId": "brand_123",
    "brandName": "My Brand",
    "requestTypeId": "social_media",
    "requestTypeName": "Social Media Graphics",
    "dimensions": "1080x1080",
    "createdAt": "2025-01-10T12:00:00Z",
    "updatedAt": "2025-01-10T12:00:00Z"
  }
}

Completed Request with Deliverables

{
  "task": "get_request",
  "success": true,
  "request": {
    "id": "req_abc123",
    "title": "Instagram Post - Product Launch",
    "status": "completed",
    "deliverables": [
      {
        "id": "del_001",
        "fileName": "instagram_post_v1.png",
        "fileUrl": "https://cdn.designpickle.com/...",
        "fileType": "image/png",
        "createdAt": "2025-01-11T14:30:00Z"
      }
    ],
    "completedAt": "2025-01-11T14:30:00Z"
  }
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event billing: Pay-per-result pricing:

Operation	Cost
List brands/request types	$0.01
Create request	$0.05
Get/Update/Cancel/Complete request	$0.02
Batch create (per request)	$0.05

Use Cases

Marketing Agencies

• Automate client design request submissions
• Batch create social media graphics for campaigns
• Track design queue across multiple clients/brands

E-commerce Operations

• Automatically submit product image requests
• Create seasonal promotional graphics at scale
• Manage design requests for multiple storefronts

Content Teams

• Schedule recurring design requests
• Integrate with content calendars
• Automate blog and social media graphic creation

Automation Workflows

• Connect Design Pickle to Zapier/Make workflows
• Trigger design requests from form submissions
• Auto-submit requests when new products are added

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Common Problems & Solutions

"Invalid API key" error

Cause: Your API key is wrong, expired, or doesn't have the right permissions. Fix: Double-check your API key. Make sure you copied it exactly without extra spaces.

"Rate limit exceeded" error

Cause: You've hit the API's rate limits. Fix: Wait a few minutes, then try again. Consider reducing the number of concurrent requests.

Empty or incomplete results

Cause: The target may have anti-scraping protection or the data doesn't exist. Fix:

• Check if the URL/search query is correct
• Try with different parameters
• Some sites may block automated access

Demo data showing instead of real results

Cause: demoMode is still set to true. Fix: Set demoMode: false and provide your API key(s).

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