Article to Video — AI explainer video maker

Turn any article URL or pasted text into a narrated, on-brand explainer video (mp4). Kinetic headlines, word-synced captions, motion-graphics b-roll, and a neutral AI narrator voice. Vertical (9:16, for Shorts/Reels/TikTok) or landscape (16:9).

Powered by StartupHub.ai — the same engine behind its faceless news-explainer videos.

What it does

For each article URL (or one block of pasted text), the actor:

1. Sends it to StartupHub's video API.
2. Waits while it scripts the narration (AI), records the voiceover, and renders the video on StartupHub's servers (usually 2 to 4 minutes each).
3. Outputs a row with the finished mp4_url you can download or pipe into a publish step (e.g. an n8n/Make YouTube node).

Input

Field	Type	Notes
articleUrls	array of URLs	Each URL becomes its own video.
text	string	Paste article text instead of a URL (>= 200 chars). One video.
title	string	Optional title override (auto-generated if blank).
voice	enum	Ava (default), Andrew, Emma, Brian, Jenny.
format	enum	9:16 vertical (default) or 16:9 landscape.

Output (dataset)

{
  "source_url": "https://example.com/post",
  "status": "done",
  "mp4_url": "https://cdn.startuphub.ai/storage/v1/object/public/videos/…",
  "format": "9:16",
  "voice": "en-US-AvaNeural",
  "powered_by": "StartupHub.ai",
  "web_tool": "https://www.startuphub.ai/video-maker"
}

Setup

Set STARTUPHUB_API_KEY under Settings → Environment variables (as a Secret). Get a key at https://www.startuphub.ai/my-account?tab=api. Each rendered video uses one video credit on your plan.

Use it without Apify

• Free web tool: https://www.startuphub.ai/video-maker
• API + MCP: https://www.startuphub.ai/my-account?tab=api (cheaper at volume, plus a directory of 65M+ business profiles)

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