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Connectors / Design and creative · HTTP Connector
Automate Descript with Tray.ai
Import media from a URL, run an AI edit and publish project media in Descript, and start a workflow when Descript sends “Job completed”.
What can you do with Descript on Tray.ai?
Descript is a video and podcast editor where you edit recordings by editing their transcript, with AI edits for captions, filler words, and audio cleanup. Tray.ai connects to Descript through the HTTP Connector, so your workflows can call the Descript API alongside the rest of your stack.
- When Descript sends “Job completed”, notify the editing team in your team chat.
- Open a ticket for the video team when Descript sends “Job failed”.
- Import media from a URL when a new recording lands in your file storage.
- Export a project transcript and add it to your podcast's show notes in your content system.
- Connects through
- HTTP Connector
- Authentication
- A bearer token
- Base URL
- https://descriptapi.com/v1
Set it up
Connect Descript to Tray.ai
Each step uses Descript's own API details, from its documentation.
Step 1
Save Descript's API token
Save the token Descript issues as a Tray.ai authentication. The HTTP Client sends it as a bearer token on every call. The token stays out of the workflow and out of the logs.
Step 2
Point the HTTP Client at the API
Add an HTTP Client step and use https://descriptapi.com/v1 as the base URL. Or paste a cURL example from Descript's API docs, and Tray.ai fills in the method, URL, and headers.
Step 3
Start with “List agent models”
It's one of 13 documented actions, under Agent edits. The response comes back as data the next step can map into your other apps.
Step 4
Start workflows from Descript events
Give Descript the URL of a Tray.ai webhook trigger. “Job completed” can then start a workflow, and so can 1 other event.
Give your AI agents Descript tools
Build an MCP server on Descript in Agent Gateway and choose which actions your agents can call. Every call runs with access control and an audit trail. How Agent Gateway works
- Import media from a URL
- Run an AI edit
- List projects
- List jobs
- Search a drive
- Import media into a project
- List agent models
- Get project details
What the Descript API covers
5 resources and 13 documented actions, each one a call the HTTP Connector can make from a Tray.ai workflow. Connecting it takes a few clicks: here's how.
Media imports
- Import media from a URL
- Import media into a project
Agent edits
- Run an AI edit
- List agent models
Projects
- List projects
- Get project details
- Publish project media
- Export a project transcript
Jobs
- List jobs
- Get job status
- Cancel a job
Drive search
- Search a drive
- Get published project metadata
Events Descript can send to a Tray.ai webhook trigger
- Job completed
- Job failed
Checked against Descript's own documentation on 2026-10-22
How Tray.ai makes this work
Descript plugs into the whole Tray.ai platform
Intelligent Integration
Integrate and automate across 10,100+ apps, databases, APIs, and services with visual workflows, error handling, and observability.
Learn more →Agent Builder
Build AI agents that read, write, and take action in Descript — with guardrails, audit, and human-in-the-loop.
Learn more →Agent Gateway for MCP
Expose Descript actions as governed MCP tools — observable, rate-limited, authenticated.
Learn more →Tray Helix
Build apps on Descript data with your AI assistant, then deploy, run, and govern them on Tray.ai.
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Frequently asked questions
What can a Tray.ai workflow do in Descript?
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The Descript API documents 13 actions across 5 resources (Media imports, Agent edits, Projects, Jobs, Drive search). For example: Import media from a URL; Run an AI edit; List projects. A workflow can make any documented call through the HTTP Connector.
How does Tray.ai authenticate with Descript?
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The Descript API uses a bearer token. You save it once as a Tray.ai authentication, and the HTTP Connector adds it to every request.
Which Descript events can start a Tray.ai workflow?
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Descript sends 2 events to a webhook URL, for example: Job completed; Job failed. A Tray.ai webhook trigger receives them and starts a workflow.
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