Hey everyone, been lurking for a bit but finally have a question I couldn't find an answer for.
I'm exploring video generation for a client project. They use a headless CMS (Contentful) to manage their blog and product pages, and they want to auto-generate short promo videos for new content. Pika seems like a great fit for the video part, but I'm hitting a wall figuring out the integration.
Has anyone actually wired up Pika's API to a CMS backend? I'm picturing a workflow where:
1. A new article is published in the CMS.
2. A cloud function (maybe AWS Lambda) triggers, pulls the article text/images.
3. It calls the Pika API with a crafted prompt based on that content.
4. The generated video URL gets sent back and attached to the CMS entry.
My main hurdles are the practical details:
* How are you handling the async nature? The API call seems to return a job ID, so you need polling, right?
* What's the best practice for storing the video? Just save the Pika URL, or download and re-host?
* Any issues with prompt consistency when it's fully automated?
I've got a basic Python script that works in isolation:
```python
import requests
import time
api_key = "your_key_here"
response = requests.post(
"https://api.pika.com/v1/generate",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}"},
json={"prompt": "A robot reading a book, cinematic"}
)
job_id = response.json()['jobId']
# Then poll for status... but where to run this reliably?
```
But moving this into a production, serverless flow feels daunting. If anyone has done this, I'd love to hear about your architecture, especially around error handling and cost management. Did you use a queue system?