Official Memelord API

Super Official Top Secret Memelord AI Meme API for Hackers

Get Credits

Get 50 free API credits when you join Memelord.com

Authentication

All API requests require an API key in the Authorization header.

Get your API key: Visit Developer Settings to create and manage your API keys.

GET KEY

Authorization: Bearer mlord_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Credits

Each API call consumes credits from your account balance. Credit costs vary by endpoint:

Endpoint	Credits per request
POST /api/v1/ai-meme	1 credit per meme
POST /api/v1/ai-meme/edit	1 credit per edit
POST /api/v1/ai-video-meme	5 credits per video
POST /api/v1/ai-video-meme/edit	5 credits per edit

Note: The count parameter multiplies the credit cost. For example, generating 3 video memes in one request costs 15 credits.

Get Credits

01Quick Start

Generate a rendered meme and get back a download URL:

curl -X POST https://www.memelord.com/api/v1/ai-meme \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mlord_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"prompt": "developer fixing bugs at 3am"}'

Endpoint:

POST /api/v1/ai-meme — Generates and renders memes, returns hosted download URLs with template metadata.
POST /api/v1/ai-meme/edit — Edit the text of an existing meme using AI

02Endpoint

POST /api/v1/ai-meme

Generates memes with text overlays and returns signed download URLs with template metadata.

Credits: Each meme costs 1 credit. When using the count parameter, total cost = count x 1.

Request Body

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
prompt	string	Yes	Topic or idea for the meme
count	number	No	Number of memes (default: 1, max: 10)
category	string	No	`"trending"` or `"classic"`
include_nsfw	boolean	No	Include NSFW templates (default: true)

Response (200)

{
  "success": true,
  "prompt": "when the code works on the first try",
  "total_generated": 2,
  "results": [
    {
      "success": true,
      "url": "https://...signed-download-url...",
      "expires_in": 86400,
      "template_name": "Drake Hotline Bling",
      "template_id": "abc-123"
    }
  ]
}

03Edit Endpoint

POST /api/v1/ai-meme/edit

Edit the text of an existing meme. Provide the original template data and an instruction describing what to change.

Credits: Each edit costs 1 credit.

Request Body

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
instruction	string	Yes	What to change about the meme text
template_id	string	Yes	Template asset ID from the original generation response
template_data	object	Yes	Layout data with `render_mode`, `width`, `height`, and optional `template`/`caption`/`expanded_height`
target_index	number	No	Index of text box to target (>= 1)

Response (200)

{
  "success": true,
  "url": "https://...signed-download-url...",
  "expires_in": 86400,
  "template_id": "abc-123",
  "template_data": {
    "render_mode": "template",
    "width": 800,
    "height": 600,
    "template": [...],
    "caption": null,
    "expanded_height": null
  },
  "edit_summary": "Changed the top text to reference JavaScript"
}

Example

curl -X POST https://www.memelord.com/api/v1/ai-meme/edit \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mlord_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "instruction": "make it about javascript instead",
    "template_id": "abc-123",
    "template_data": {
      "render_mode": "template",
      "width": 800,
      "height": 600,
      "template": [...]
    }
  }'

Tip: Pass the template_id and template_data from the original /api/v1/ai-meme response directly into the edit request.

04Example Outputs

01Overview

Generate captioned video memes from your prompt. Videos are selected from the template library, captioned automatically, and rendered. Results are delivered via webhook.

Endpoint:

POST /api/v1/ai-video-meme — Generate video memes with AI captions
POST /api/v1/ai-video-meme/edit — Edit the caption of an existing video meme
GET /api/video/render/remote?jobId=... — Poll render job status

Credits: Each video meme costs 5 credits. When using the count parameter, total cost = count x 5 (e.g. 3 videos = 15 credits).

02Request

POST /api/v1/ai-video-meme

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
prompt	string	Yes	Topic or idea for the video meme
count	number	No	Number of video memes (default: 1, max: 5)
webhookUrl	string	No	URL to receive results when renders complete
webhookSecret	string	No	HMAC-SHA256 secret for webhook verification
category	string	No	`"trending"` or `"classic"`
template_id	string	No	Specific video template asset ID

Immediate Response (200)

{
  "success": true,
  "prompt": "when the code works on the first try",
  "total_requested": 1,
  "jobs": [
    {
      "job_id": "render-1740524400000-abc12",
      "template_name": "Surprised Pikachu Video",
      "template_id": "abc-123",
      "caption": "When the code works on the first try"
    }
  ],
  "message": "Render jobs started. Results will be POSTed to webhookUrl."
}

03Webhook Payload

Each render job POSTs its result to your webhookUrl when complete.

{
  "jobId": "render-1740524400000-abc12",
  "success": true,
  "mp4Url": "https://...signed-url...",
  "templateName": "Surprised Pikachu Video",
  "templateId": "abc-123",
  "caption": "When the code works on the first try",
  "stats": { "renderTimeMs": 12340, "outputSizeMB": "2.34" }
}

Note: MP4 URLs expire after 7 days. Poll job status via GET /api/video/render/remote?jobId=... as a fallback.

04Edit Endpoint

POST /api/v1/ai-video-meme/edit

Edit the caption of an existing video meme. Provide the original caption and an instruction describing what to change.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
instruction	string	Yes	What to change about the caption
template_id	string	Yes	Video template asset ID
caption	string	Yes	Current caption text to edit
audio_overlay_url	string	No	Audio URL to overlay (mutes base video audio)
webhookUrl	string	No	URL to receive result when render completes

Edit Response (200)

{
  "success": true,
  "job_id": "render-1740524400000-xyz99",
  "template_name": "Surprised Pikachu Video",
  "template_id": "abc-123",
  "original_caption": "When the code works on the first try",
  "edited_caption": "When the code works but you don't know why",
  "edit_summary": "Updated caption text",
  "message": "Render job started. Poll GET /api/video/render/remote?jobId=... for status."
}

05Polling Job Status

GET /api/video/render/remote?jobId=render-1740524400000-abc12

Poll for render job status when not using webhooks. Returns different shapes based on job state:

Pending

{ "status": "pending", "jobId": "render-..." }

Completed

{
  "status": "completed",
  "jobId": "render-...",
  "mp4Url": "https://...signed-url...",
  "storagePath": "user-id/exports/ai-video-meme-1740524400000.mp4"
}

Failed

{ "status": "failed", "jobId": "render-...", "error": "Render timed out" }

06Examples

Generate a video meme

curl -X POST https://www.memelord.com/api/v1/ai-video-meme \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mlord_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "prompt": "when the code works on the first try",
    "count": 2,
    "webhookUrl": "https://your-server.com/webhook"
  }'

Generate with a specific template

curl -X POST https://www.memelord.com/api/v1/ai-video-meme \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mlord_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "prompt": "debugging at 3am",
    "template_id": "abc-123"
  }'

Edit an existing caption

curl -X POST https://www.memelord.com/api/v1/ai-video-meme/edit \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mlord_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "instruction": "make it about javascript instead",
    "template_id": "abc-123",
    "caption": "When the code works on the first try"
  }'

Generate with custom audio overlay

curl -X POST https://www.memelord.com/api/v1/ai-video-meme/edit \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mlord_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "instruction": "keep it the same",
    "template_id": "abc-123",
    "caption": "When the beat drops",
    "audio_overlay_url": "https://example.com/song.mp3"
  }'

Poll for results (no webhook)

curl https://www.memelord.com/api/video/render/remote?jobId=render-1740524400000-abc12 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mlord_live_YOUR_API_KEY"

07Example Outputs

Generated with prompt: "something funny about startups"