Overview
The HeyGen Avatar pack turns written content into a talking-avatar video. Point it at a blog URL (it will scrape and summarize) or pass a topic/script directly, and it submits the job to the HeyGen V2 API. The pack returns avideo_id you can poll for status and the final video_url + thumbnail_url when rendering completes.
Use cases
- Auto-generated social video recaps for every new blog post
- Personalized sales video intros
- Turning newsletter copy into a distributable video format
Pack actions
| Stage | Action | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| HG1 | heygen_avatar_generate_video | Submit a video job (from URL, topic, or script). Returns video_id. |
| HG2 | heygen_avatar_get_video_status | Poll status (pending / processing / completed / failed). Returns video_url + thumbnail_url when complete. |
Typical flow
Tips
- Wrap
heygen_avatar_get_video_statusin a For Loop untilstatus == "completed". - Pair with Post to Bluesky or Send Message to distribute the final video.
Related
- HeyGen Photo Avatar — create the avatar itself.
- Instant Headshot — for static professional headshots.
- Full endpoint details in the API Reference.