Connect HeyGen and Sam can make avatar videos from a script, using the avatars and voices in your account. Starting a video uses your HeyGen credits, so Sam asks you to confirm first.
What Sam can look up in HeyGen
- Your avatars and voices
- Videos you have made, and whether a new one has finished
- How many video credits you have left
What Sam can do in HeyGen
- Make a new video with an avatar reading your script. Asks you first.
Anything marked Asks you first pauses and waits for you to confirm before it runs.
What Sam can't do in HeyGen yet
- Create a new avatar or edit a finished video. Sam uses the avatars already in your account.
Connect HeyGen
- →A HeyGen account. Videos use credits from your HeyGen plan.
Step 1 - Copy your API key from HeyGen
- In your HeyGen dashboard, go to Settings > API.
- Copy your API key.
Step 2 - Open the integrations marketplace
Select Connect your tools at the bottom of the left sidebar, above your profile. Search for HeyGen or find it under Browse Integrations.
Step 3 - Paste it in and connect
Select HeyGen, paste what you copied into the fields Sam shows, and select Connect. Once it succeeds, it moves to your Connected tab.
When you connect, you may see a screen of checkboxes, and some are easy to scroll past. Sam can only do what you allow. If you untick one, the matching actions in the list above will fail with a permission error.
If Sam says it can't reach HeyGen later on, see When Sam can't reach one of your tools.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Sam ask before making a video?
Each video uses credits from your HeyGen plan, so Sam checks with you before it starts one. Ask Sam how many credits you have left if you are unsure.
How long does a video take?
HeyGen makes videos in the background. Sam checks on it and gives you the video once HeyGen says it's finished.