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Generate Leaderboard Card

Generate leaderboard snapshots and ranking cards for communities, contests, and gamification programs. Design once, render variants via API — the infrastructure layer for programmatic media.

Interactive Editor 1200 x 630px

Interactive template preview — click text elements to edit

Overview

Why teams choose this workflow

1

Leaderboards drive engagement when they are frequent and easy to share. A visual leaderboard image in Discord or Slack gets far more attention than a text list.

2

Render leaderboard cards from your metrics pipeline and distribute to communities automatically on a schedule or whenever rankings change.

Deep Dive

The Context

Gaming platforms, developer communities, and gamified products need to share leaderboards
on social media and in-app notifications. Static leaderboard images are more engaging than text lists
and can be easily shared across platforms. With Pictify's leaderboard card generator, you design your
ranking template, bind dynamic data like player names, scores, and positions, then generate fresh
leaderboard images via API whenever rankings update.

Whether you run a weekly coding challenge, a sales contest, or a fitness competition, leaderboard
images drive participation by making standings visible and shareable. Post them to Slack, Discord,
email newsletters, or social media to keep your community engaged.
Perfect For

Who uses this?

  • Gaming platforms sharing daily/weekly top players
  • Developer communities ranking top contributors
  • Fitness apps displaying workout leaderboards
  • Sales teams celebrating top performers
  • Contest platforms announcing competition standings

Problems Solved

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Manual exports from spreadsheets or admin panels

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Inconsistent weekly formatting across updates

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Slow to publish when rankings change frequently

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Text-only leaderboards get ignored in busy channels

Step-by-step workflow

1

Design layout

Create a leaderboard card with variables for rank, names, scores, and time period.

2

Render from data

Send top results from your database or API and generate a fresh image URL.

3

Publish automatically

Post to Slack, Discord, or embed in newsletters on a schedule via webhooks.

Developer Friendly

Automate with API

Trigger this workflow programmatically. Personalized images, generated instantly at scale.

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curl -X POST https://api.pictify.io/image \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "html": "<your-template-html>",
    "width": 1200,
    "height": 630,
    "fileExtension": "png"
  }'

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I show more than three entries?
Yes. Increase the template height and add more row variables. Top-10 and top-25 layouts work well.
Can I include avatars or profile photos?
Yes. Bind image URL variables for each ranked user to display avatars alongside names and scores.
How do I update the leaderboard automatically?
Schedule an API call (e.g., via cron job or webhook) that fetches current rankings and renders a new image whenever data changes.

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