Design Your Own Avatar (DYOA)

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Purpose

Generate a custom AI avatar by describing its appearance using the Creatify DYOA (Design Your Own Avatar) API. No video uploads required -- the AI generates the avatar from a text description.

Prerequisites

• Authenticated API access (Authentication SOP)
• A text description of the desired avatar appearance

Procedure

Step 1: List Existing DYOA Avatars

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.creatify.ai/api/dyoa/ \
  --header "X-API-ID: $CREATIFY_API_ID" \
  --header "X-API-KEY: $CREATIFY_API_KEY"

Response:

[
  {
    "id": "dyoa-avatar-uuid",
    "name": "Custom CEO Avatar",
    "description": "Professional male, mid-40s, dark hair, navy suit",
    "thumbnail": "https://cdn.creatify.ai/avatars/dyoa-avatar.jpg"
  }
]

Step 2: Create DYOA Avatar

DYOA avatar creation is currently managed through the Creatify dashboard:

1. Log in to creatify.ai
2. Navigate to Avatars then Design Your Own
3. Describe the avatar's appearance:
   • Age, gender, ethnicity
   • Hair style and color
   • Clothing and accessories
   • Professional setting or background
4. AI generates the avatar
5. Once approved, the avatar appears in your API avatar list

Step 3: Use the DYOA Avatar

Once created, use the DYOA avatar ID in any lipsync endpoint:

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.creatify.ai/api/lipsyncs/ \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "X-API-ID: $CREATIFY_API_ID" \
  --header "X-API-KEY: $CREATIFY_API_KEY" \
  --data '{
    "text": "Welcome to our company presentation.",
    "creator": "dyoa-avatar-uuid",
    "voice_id": "voice-uuid-001",
    "aspect_ratio": "9:16"
  }'

DYOA vs BYOA Comparison

Feature	DYOA	BYOA
Input	Text description	Video recordings
Processing time	Minutes	1-2 business days
Consent required	No	Yes (consent video)
Realism	AI-generated appearance	Based on real person
Best for	Fictional/branded avatars	Real spokesperson

Credit Cost

Operation	Credits
List DYOA avatars	0
Create DYOA avatar	Varies (dashboard)
Use in lipsync	Same as lipsync endpoint

Verification Checklist

• [ ] DYOA avatar appears in the API avatar list
• [ ] Avatar thumbnail matches the intended appearance
• [ ] Avatar works correctly in lipsync v1 and v2 endpoints
• [ ] Lip sync quality is acceptable

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See Also

• Custom Avatar BYOA SOP -- Create avatar from real video
• AI Avatar v1 SOP -- Use DYOA avatar in videos
• AI Avatar v2 SOP -- Use DYOA avatar in multi-scene videos