How to create custom templates in Fliki

Create custom templates in Fliki for AI video automation

Looking to supercharge your content creation? With Fliki custom templates, you can design reusable video blueprints that seamlessly work with workflows like Idea to Video, Script to Video, URL to Video, or Bulk Create. These templates let Fliki’s AI auto-generate videos while preserving your design, branding, and layout logic.

Before You Start: Who Is This For?

Custom templates in Fliki are designed for anyone who wants effortless content generation without sacrificing visual consistency or brand identity. Here’s who’ll benefit most:

✅ Businesses & Brands

If you're a business that wants to maintain consistent layouts, colors, fonts, and logos across all videos - custom templates make it easy to automate content creation while staying on-brand.

✅ Content Creators & Influencers

If you're a creator who uses custom-styled subtitles, intro/outro scenes, transition effects, or avatar placements - templates allow you to reuse your best designs with AI-powered content.

✅ Agencies & Video Teams

Need to create multiple client videos with the same structure, but different scripts or topics? Build one powerful template and automate production using Zapier, Make, or Bulk Create workflows.

Now, Let’s walk through the entire process - from marking a file as a template to adding powerful prompts for dynamic AI output.

Step 1: Convert a file to a template

1. Go to Fliki files page

Fliki Files Page: This is where all your created videos live.

2. Click the ⋮ (three-dot menu) beside the video you want to convert

Select “Template” from the dropdown.

Why this matters: Turning a file into a template enables it to be used in Fliki’s automation workflows. Think of it like turning a finished meal into a reusable recipe.

Step 2: Fill template details

A dialog box opens with the following fields:

1. Enable template mode

Select Yes to mark this file as a template.

Once enabled, you'll see a Template ID — copy this. You'll need it when integrating with:

• Zapier

• Make

• Bulk Create

2. Choose a category

Choose the purpose of the template. Options include:

• Product Demo

• How-To Tutorial

• Explainer Video

• Social Media Story

• Educational Lesson

• ...and many more.

Why this matters: Categorization helps you find and manage templates better, especially when your library grows.

3. Set thumbnail time (in seconds)

Enter a number like 3 or 5 — this will capture a frame from that second as the thumbnail when using the template in workflows.

Example: If your video has a strong visual at second 3 (like a product image), setting it to “3” will show that as the template preview.

4. Narrator gender

Choose:

• Male

• Female

• Default (lets the workflow decide)

Step 3: Configure scenes for AI

Now that your file is a template, open it and get ready to train the AI by assigning keys and prompts.

Fliki’s AI only uses scenes with keys + prompts. Everything else is ignored in generation.

Understanding "Keys" and "Prompts"

• Key: Acts like a label (e.g. intro, body, outro) — helps Fliki know what a scene is for.

• Prompt: Explains what kind of content that scene should display or under what conditions it should be used.

Step 4: Add keys and prompts at the scene Level

How to add

Click on any scene → then click the <> icon beside the scene name.

Recommended key structure:

How to write a great prompt

Your prompt should answer:

1. What does this scene show? (Layout + design)

2. When should this be used? (Beginning, repeated sections, etc.)

3. Under what condition should AI pick it? (Like: "Only when 3 points exist")

Prompt examples with explanations:

Example 1:

Prompt: Repeatable body scene with three captions on the left and an avatar on the right. This scene should only be used when there are exactly three distinct points, concepts, or topics to discuss. The layout is best suited for situations where a trio of key points is being presented together.

Why it works:

• Tells AI this scene is repeatable (body)

• Describes the visual design clearly

• Adds a conditional rule for usage

Example 2:

Prompt: Body scene with heading on the left and avatar on the right. This scene should strictly be used at the start only where the main topic of the video is first discussed.

Why it works:

• Defines exact layout

• Mentions purpose ("main topic introduction")

• Restricts use to only the start

Iterate your prompts - if AI keeps misusing a scene, adjust your conditions or clarify what it's for.

Step 5: Add keys and prompts at the layer level

Fliki scenes have layers like:

• Audio

• Avatar

• Media

• Text

• Shape

• Graphic

• Voiceover (but only Audio, Graphic, Media, and Text support keys and prompts)

🎧 Audio layer

Used for setting sound effects.

🖼️ Graphic layer

Usually used for icons next to text.

If your text layer is card_1, the graphic layer key could be card_1_icon.

🎥 Media layer

Handles visuals like videos or images.

Key & prompt setup:

🧩 B-Roll option:

When checked, AI will insert multiple visuals if scene duration allows:

If unchecked, Fliki uses only 1 media, regardless of length.

🔒 Want to lock the visual?

Don't set any key or prompt — Fliki will reuse what's already there.

✍️ Text layer

Setting a max length ensures readability and fits your layout.

Checkout and example scene with keys and prompts set for each relevant layer.

Step 6: Test & iterate

1. Export the template once to activate thumbnail previews

   • Click Download > Start Export

   • Now it will show a proper thumbnail in workflows

2. Use it in a workflow like:

   • Bulk Create (CSV)

   • Zapier / Make automations

   • Idea/Script to Video

3. Review the results

   • Did AI skip scenes? Maybe some don’t have keys

   • Did a prompt cause repetition? Adjust prompt conditions

   • Does a scene feel out of place? Reassign keys (body, intro, etc.)

Common mistakes to avoid

Final tips

• Start small -3-5 scenes is enough to begin testing.

• Use descriptive keys - stick to a consistent system like intro, body, outro.

• Refine your prompts - after seeing the AI output.

• Only add prompts where needed - default content will stay as-is if left untouched.

With Fliki’s custom templates, you don’t just create one video - you create an AI-powered production system that scales with your creativity.