ActionSynthesiaUpdated September 2026

How do I poll a Synthesia video until it's ready?

Short answer: You can get video in Synthesia by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Synthesia Get Video action to a workflow, map its 1 input from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

Get Video in Synthesia — start free All 6 Synthesia actions

Get Video in Synthesia — 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
Video ID video_id	string	Required	Video ID (required)

Sample request

{
  "video_id": "{{trigger.video_id}}"
}

Returns

{
  "id": "vid-abc",
  "title": "T",
  "status": "complete",
  "download": "https://example.com/v.mp4",
  "duration": 30.5
}

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

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Get Video.

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

Google Sheets → Synthesia

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → Synthesia

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Get Video.

What does the Get Video action do in Synthesia?

Polls a Synthesia video by ID and returns its current status plus, once complete, a downloadable URL. Standard pattern is to loop this every 15 to 30 seconds after Create Video.

What inputs does Get Video require?

Required: Video ID. 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 Synthesia returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Synthesia 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 Get Video support batch operations?

Run Get 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 Synthesia's rate limits.

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