Thanksgiving Gratitude Card
A Thanksgiving thank-you a business sends to its customers, and nothing else - card front, the thank-you, the message, the signature, then the back of the card. 1080x1080 (1:1), 34 seconds at 30 fps, five scenes alternating deep brown and harvest cream against a single burnt-amber accent, with one drawn ear of wheat as the only ornament and two photographs (a table caught mid-toast, a loaf already broken into); there is no price, percentage, promo code, countdown or button anywhere in it, and the layout has nowhere to put one. Ten fields swap per render: salutation (where the per-customer first name lands - "Dear Sarah," for a personalized send, "Dear friends," for a broadcast), thanks_line, message, signature_name, signature_role, closing_note (the hours you are shut - the one practical fact in the card), photo (the 1080x470 band on scene 03), greeting, year, and brand_name, which carries the company wordmark through three sizes. The volume case is one send the Monday before Thanksgiving: 8,000 CSV rows, 8,000 renders, each opening with that customer's own name. Sibling to Christmas Greeting from a Business - same letter shape, different palette, face and motif, so a business that renders both in one November reads as one sender.
- Aspect ratio
- 1:1 · Square
- Duration
- ~34s
- Category
- Personalized
Try it with your own copy
Edit a field and the frame re-renders in your browser. No account, no credits - previews are free because they cost a browser paint, not a render.
What you can customize
This template exposes 10 dynamic fields you can swap per video - edit them in the editor or pass them to the API to batch-render variations at scale. The monospace name is the exact key to send in replacements.
Brand Name
textbrand_nameCedar & Rye
~51 characters max · 1 line
Greeting
textgreetingHappy Thanksgiving
~33 characters max · 2 lines
Year
textyear2026
~64 characters max · 1 line
Salutation
textsalutationDear Sarah,
~27 characters max · 1 line
Thanks Line
textthanks_lineThank you for spending part of your year with us.
~68 characters max · 3 lines
Photo
urlphotohttps://images.pexels.com/photos/5718027/pexels-photo-5718027.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1600
Message
textmessageYou had a hundred ways to spend this year, and some of it you spent with us. We hope your table is full and the drive home is short.
~200 characters max · 4 lines
Signature Name
textsignature_nameEllen Marsh
~20 characters max · 1 line
Signature Role
textsignature_roleOwner — and everyone at Cedar & Rye
~56 characters max · 1 line
Closing Note
textclosing_noteWe’re closed Thursday and Friday. Back Saturday at eight.
~99 characters max · 2 lines
Render it from the API
Copy either call below. Both already carry this template's ID and its real variable keys - swap the values for your own.
1. Preview it — free
Same body as a render. Costs no credits, creates no job. Returns a public URL that plays the video in a browser, plus a list of problems with your payload — a mistyped key is otherwise ignored in silence.
curl -X POST https://renderly.video/api/v1/previews \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $RENDERLY_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"templateId": "thanksgiving-gratitude-card",
"replacements": {
"brand_name": "Cedar & Rye",
"greeting": "Happy Thanksgiving",
"year": "2026",
"salutation": "Dear Sarah,",
"thanks_line": "Thank you for\nspending part of\nyour year with us.",
"photo": "https://images.pexels.com/photos/5718027/pexels-photo-5718027.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1600"
}
}'2. Render it
Change one word in the URL. Keep templateId — it is what links your call to this template, so later improvements reach you automatically.
curl -X POST https://renderly.video/api/v1/renders \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $RENDERLY_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"templateId": "thanksgiving-gratitude-card",
"replacements": {
"brand_name": "Cedar & Rye",
"greeting": "Happy Thanksgiving",
"year": "2026",
"salutation": "Dear Sarah,",
"thanks_line": "Thank you for\nspending part of\nyour year with us.",
"photo": "https://images.pexels.com/photos/5718027/pexels-photo-5718027.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1600"
}
}'The body above shows 6 of 10 variables. Send any subset — every key you leave out renders its authored default. Read the full contract, with character limits, from GET /api/v1/templates/thanksgiving-gratitude-card/variables. See the previewing guide, the rendering guide, or the OpenAPI spec.
Frequently asked questions
How do I customize the Thanksgiving Gratitude Card template?
Open the template in the Renderly editor and replace its 10 customizable fields (such as Brand Name) with your own text, images, or video. Every change previews instantly before you render.
How much does it cost to render this template?
Rendering is credit-based - 1 credit equals 1 minute of 1080p video. You only pay when you export, and credits never expire on the pay-as-you-go plan.
Can I generate this video at scale via the API?
Yes. POST this template's ID and a replacements object to /api/v1/renders - one call per row of data, 10 fields swappable per video. Send the same body to /api/v1/previews first to check it for free. No-code integrations like Zapier work the same way.
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