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api-reference.pdf

Authentication

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer ..."

2 min

How authentication works

"Your client sends a request with an API key..."

0:42

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Today DocReel generates a video from your doc in one shot. The editor — currently in design — will let you tweak scenes, swap voices, and retime animations before re-rendering. Email us if you want early access.

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Scenes

1. Intro 0:12

2. Auth flow 0:34

3. First request 0:28

4. Webhooks 0:41

How API authentication works

Your app

Bearer sk_...

Your API

"Every request includes your secret key in the Authorization header..."

0:18 / 1:55

Scene 2 · Narration

Every request includes your secret key in the Authorization header. the server verifies it before responding.

Voice

Nova · Calm

Animation

Diagram Fade in Arrow draw

The output

Videos that respect your viewer's time

Captions baked in for muted autoplay. Length scales to your doc, not a fixed template. 1080p MP4 that plays anywhere — Twitter, LinkedIn, your docs site, your help center.

Chapter 2

How authentication works

DocReel

Your client

Authorization: Bearer sk_...

HTTPS request

Your API

Every request includes your secret key — the server verifies it before responding.

0:42 / 1:55

0:00

Intro

0:12

Authentication

0:46

First request

1:14

Webhooks

See it in action

Four documents, four videos

Real outputs from the renderer — click any one to play.

Walkthrough

1:23

How DocReel works

From a product walkthrough doc

API docs

1:23

Authenticating to the API

From a developer reference doc

Onboarding

1:16

Welcome to Notepile — your first 5 minutes

From a new-user onboarding guide

Concept explainer

1:37

Understanding the HTTP request-response cycle

From a short technical lesson

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