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Run a batch and collect the files

Create, publish and run a batch, then download the files or send them to Dropbox.

This guide takes a checked batch to finished files in a folder, a ZIP or Dropbox.

What you need

  • A batch builder with rows you have already checked. See Check and fix rows before you run.
  • Enough render credits. An image costs 1 credit, and credits are taken only for files that render.
  • A workspace role of Owner or Manager. Designers can edit templates but not create or run batches.

Steps

Choose a folder

In the builder header, open the Folder list, which reads No folder, and pick where the files should land. Files appear in Creatives and in that folder as they render.

Create the batch

Choose Create Batch. The confirmation says how many image and motion jobs the batch holds. Turn on Publish straight away to make it ready to run. If you leave it off, the batch is saved as a draft under Batches → Drafts, and you choose Publish later. Kalpana asks you to confirm, because a published batch can no longer be edited.

The Create batch? confirmation with 5 image jobs and the Publish straight away switch on

Run it

Go to Batches → Published and choose Run on your batch. The confirmation shows Required Credits, split into images and videos. If the workspace has an endpoint for webhooks there is also a Send to webhooks switch. Choose Run Batch to start.

Running spends credits. Five sale cards cost 5 render credits. If you do not have enough, the dialog says how many credits you are short and Run Batch stays off.

Follow the progress

The Batches list shows the status and a count such as 18 / 23 · 2 failed · 3 cancelled. Choose Refresh to update it. To stop a batch, choose Cancel while it is Processing. Unfinished jobs become Cancelled and are not charged, and finished files are kept.

Open the details

Choose Details. Each job shows its file name, format and status, as a list or a gallery. Use Preview Creative to look at a file and Download Creative to save one. Once any job has rendered, Download ZIP downloads every file so far.

Details of a completed batch, one file per row and page

Keep or move the files

Every successful job is also in Creatives, in the folder you chose. There you can rename, move to another folder, or choose Download ZIP on a folder. See Creatives.

Send them to Dropbox

Dropbox is connected directly. In Creatives, open a card's menu, or tick several cards, or open a folder, and choose Save to storage. Pick the Storage account, click through to the Destination and choose Save. Keep the dialog open until it finishes. Saving is manual, so new files are not copied on their own.

Check the result

The batch shows Completed, and every job in Details shows Success. If it shows Partial, some jobs failed or were cancelled. See Fix failed rows.

The commonest mistake is looking for Run on a draft. Run is under Batches → Published, so publish the draft first.

Google Drive and your store

Kalpana does not save to Google Drive or back to a store directly. Zapier does it: every file that renders sends an event, and a Zap uploads it. See Google Drive and Shopify. Your AI assistant can also run a batch for you. See Run a batch from a chat.

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Updated 4 Nov 2026

Render a video for every row

Add a flow to a batch so each row becomes its own video, and know the credit cost first.

Fix failed rows

Find the jobs that failed or were cancelled, correct them and render them again.

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What you needStepsChoose a folderCreate the batchRun itFollow the progressOpen the detailsKeep or move the filesSend them to DropboxCheck the resultGoogle Drive and your storeNext