ActionHeyGenUpdated September 2026

How do I generate a HeyGen avatar video?

Short answer: You can create heygen video in HeyGen by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the HeyGen Create HeyGen Video action to a workflow, map its 6 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

Create HeyGen Video in HeyGen — start free All 5 HeyGen actions

Create HeyGen Video in HeyGen — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Avatar ID avatar_id	string	Required	HeyGen avatar id
Voice ID voice_id	string	Required	HeyGen voice id
Script input_text	string	Required	Script (required)
Background Color background_color	string	Optional	Background Color
Width width	string	Optional	Width
Height height	string	Optional	Height

Sample request

{
  "avatar_id": "e.g. Daisy-inskirt-20220818",
  "voice_id": "e.g. 1bd001e7e50f421d891986aad5158bc8",
  "input_text": "{{trigger.input_text}}",
  "background_color": "{{trigger.background_color}}",
  "width": "{{trigger.width}}"
}

Returns

{
  "data": {
    "video_id": "vid_abc123"
  },
  "error": null
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Create HeyGen Video.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Google Sheets → HeyGen

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → HeyGen

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Create HeyGen Video.

What does the Create HeyGen Video action do in HeyGen?

Generates a video of an avatar speaking the provided script. Pass avatar_id and voice_id. For "personalised intro videos at scale" — generate 1000 personalised reps videos from a CSV.

What inputs does Create HeyGen Video require?

Required: Avatar ID, Voice ID, Script. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if HeyGen returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message HeyGen returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Create HeyGen Video support batch operations?

Run Create HeyGen Video inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within HeyGen's rate limits.

More actions