ActionRunwayUpdated September 2026

How do I generate video from text with Runway?

Short answer: You can runway text to video in Runway by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Runway Runway Text to Video action to a workflow, map its 4 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

Runway Text to Video in Runway — start free All 4 Runway actions

Runway Text to Video in Runway — 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
Model model	options	Required	Model. Options: Gen-4 Turbo (fast), Gen-4 Aleph, Gen-3 Alpha Turbo
Prompt prompt_text	string	Required	e.g. A cinematic drone shot over a forest
Duration (sec) duration	options	Optional	Duration (sec). Options: 5, 10
Aspect Ratio ratio	options	Optional	Aspect Ratio. Options: 16:9 Landscape, 9:16 Portrait, 1:1 Square

Sample request

{
  "model": "{{trigger.model}}",
  "prompt_text": "e.g. A cinematic drone shot over a forest",
  "duration": "{{trigger.duration}}",
  "ratio": "{{trigger.ratio}}"
}

Returns

{
  "id": "task-abc123"
}

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

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Runway Text to Video.

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

Google Sheets → Runway

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → Runway

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Runway Text to Video.

What does the Runway Text to Video action do in Runway?

Text-to-video with Runway Gen-3. Returns task ID for polling. Among the most mature accessible-API text-to-video models.

What inputs does Runway Text to Video require?

Required: Model, Prompt. 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 Runway returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Runway 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 Runway Text to Video support batch operations?

Run Runway Text to 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 Runway's rate limits.

More actions

Other Runway actions.

Action

Runway Aleph (Video Edit)

Takes a source video plus an edit instruction. Aleph preserves the source while applying the requested change ("change the season to winter", "remove the person on the left"). For programmatic video editing workflows.

Action

Runway Image to Video

Takes a source image and generates motion. Optional prompt for motion direction. For "character image already generated → animate it" workflows.

Action

Get Runway Task

Polls a task by ID; returns the video URL when complete. Configure webhookUrl on the generation request for production push notification.

Runway Text to Video in Runway — start free