CloudConvert API

I have searched around to convert an image to a PDF but was unable to find anything. I came across CloudConvert which has 25 free credits per day for file conversions.

A few topics, such as this were looking for file conversions. One of the replies says that they found CloudConvert's API, but were having problems to get it working in Deluge.

I have attached a sample script to give you a general idea:

rec = Writer_Test[ID == rec_id];
header_map = Map();
header_map.put("Authorization","Bearer API_KEY");
header_map.put("Content-type","application/json");
import_pram_map = Map();
import_pram_map.put("url","https://creatorapp.zohopublic.com/file/owner/app/report/" + rec_id + "/File_upload/download/public_key?filepath=/" + rec.File_upload);
// //import
import = invokeurl
[
url :"https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/import/url"
type :POST
parameters:import_pram_map
headers:header_map
];
import_task_id = import.get("data").get("id");
//wait for import
import_task_sync = invokeurl
[
url :"https://sync.api.cloudconvert.com/v2/tasks/" + import_task_id
type :GET
headers:header_map
];
import_task_sync_id = import_task_sync.get("data").get("id");
//convert
convert_pram_map = Map();
convert_pram_map.put("input",import_task_sync_id);
convert_pram_map.put("output_format","pdf");
convert_pram_map.put("filename", "file_name.pdf");
convert = invokeurl
[
url :"https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/convert"
type :POST
parameters:convert_pram_map
headers:header_map
];
convert_task_id = convert.get("data").get("id");
// //wait for conversion
convert_task_sync = invokeurl
[
url :"https://sync.api.cloudconvert.com/v2/tasks/" + convert_task_id
type :GET
headers:header_map
];
convert_task_sync_id = convert_task_sync.get("data").get("id");
//export
export_pram_map = Map();
export_pram_map.put("input",convert_task_sync_id);
export = invokeurl
[
url :"https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/export/url"
type :POST
parameters:export_pram_map
headers:header_map
];
export_task_id = export.get("data").get("id");
//wait for export
export_task_sync = invokeurl
[
url :"https://sync.api.cloudconvert.com/v2/tasks/" + export_task_id
type :GET
headers:header_map
];
pdf_link = export_task_sync.get("data").get("result").get("files").getJSON("url");
return pdf_link;

API_KEY is obtained from CloudConvert's API Key Website. You have to sign up/log in to create an API Key.

For the image URL, I have passed an image that is stored inside Creator. I am using the public link of that image.

My use case here was to create a PDF which consists of the main PDF file attached with an image at the end. Both the image and the PDF are stored in Creator. Once the files are uploaded and submitted in Creator, the image is converted to a PDF, after which I am using the Combine PDF API of Writer to get the image attached to the PDF. After that it is uploaded to Writer through its API.

One conversion consumes one credit. From what I have seen, uploading and downloading from CloudConvert consumes no credits.

Links for reference:

https://cloudconvert.com/api/v2/import#import-url-tasks

https://cloudconvert.com/api/v2/convert#convert-tasks

https://cloudconvert.com/api/v2/export#export-url-tasks

https://cloudconvert.com/api/v2/jobs#jobs-wait

I think the whole thing is also possible through their Jobs API, so you do not have to use so many invokeurl tasks. I'll try getting it to work with that.

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