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Authentication & credits

Sign in, purchase export credits, and check your balance. Each video export costs one credit.

Package v1.3.0·Reviewed September 29, 2026
On this pageSign in from your terminalCheck access before renderingPurchase credits to export a videoWhen credits are chargedSign out on this machine

Sign in from your terminal

Sign in with the same Travel Animator account you use in the mobile app. Creating and editing a project does not spend credits. Exporting a video requires premium access and purchased credits.

Terminal
travel-animator login

Check access before rendering

Ask the assistant to call auth_status to check your sign-in and get_credit_balance to check your remaining credits. You need at least one credit to export a video. If your balance is zero, purchase credits before exporting.

Prompt
Check my Travel Animator sign-in with auth_status and my export credits with get_credit_balance. Tell me my remaining balance. If it is zero, show me the available credit packages. Do not start an export.

Purchase credits to export a video

You must purchase credits to export a video. Each video export costs one credit, regardless of its length or resolution. Creating and editing projects does not spend credits.

Ask the assistant to list_credit_packages, choose a package, and have it call buy_credits to generate a checkout link. Open the link and complete payment in your browser. Credits are added after payment completes. The assistant can then call get_credit_balance to confirm your updated balance.

  • Check your balance with get_credit_balance.
  • View available packages and prices with list_credit_packages.
  • Choose a package and request its checkout link with buy_credits.
  • Complete payment in your browser.
  • Check your updated balance, then export your video.
Prompt
Show me the available Travel Animator credit packages and prices. After I choose a package, generate its checkout link so I can complete payment. Then check my updated credit balance before exporting.

When credits are charged

One credit is charged when the render service prepares your video. An export with a zero balance is rejected before rendering starts. Every export costs one credit, including re-rendering the same video.

If the service has already prepared the video, the credit is consumed even if rendering later fails on your computer. Read the error and resolve the cause before retrying.

Sign out on this machine

Remove the locally stored login when you no longer want this machine to use the account.

Terminal
travel-animator logout