CloudConvert API

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:


  2. rec = Writer_Test[ID == rec_id];
  3. header_map = Map();
  4. header_map.put("Authorization","Bearer API_KEY");
  5. header_map.put("Content-type","application/json");
  6. import_pram_map = Map();
  7. import_pram_map.put("url","https://creatorapp.zohopublic.com/file/owner/app/report/" + rec_id + "/File_upload/download/public_key?filepath=/" + rec.File_upload);
  8. // //import
  9. import = invokeurl
  10. [
  11. url :"https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/import/url"
  12. type :POST
  13. parameters:import_pram_map
  14. headers:header_map
  15. ];
  16. import_task_id = import.get("data").get("id");
  17. //wait for import
  18. import_task_sync = invokeurl
  19. [
  20. url :"https://sync.api.cloudconvert.com/v2/tasks/" + import_task_id
  21. type :GET
  22. headers:header_map
  23. ];
  24. import_task_sync_id = import_task_sync.get("data").get("id");
  25. //convert
  26. convert_pram_map = Map();
  27. convert_pram_map.put("input",import_task_sync_id);
  28. convert_pram_map.put("output_format","pdf");
  29. convert_pram_map.put("filename", "file_name.pdf");
  30. convert = invokeurl
  31. [
  32. url :"https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/convert"
  33. type :POST
  34. parameters:convert_pram_map
  35. headers:header_map
  36. ];
  37. convert_task_id = convert.get("data").get("id");
  38. // //wait for conversion
  39. convert_task_sync = invokeurl
  40. [
  41. url :"https://sync.api.cloudconvert.com/v2/tasks/" + convert_task_id
  42. type :GET
  43. headers:header_map
  44. ];
  45. convert_task_sync_id = convert_task_sync.get("data").get("id");
  46. //export
  47. export_pram_map = Map();
  48. export_pram_map.put("input",convert_task_sync_id);
  49. export = invokeurl
  50. [
  51. url :"https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/export/url"
  52. type :POST
  53. parameters:export_pram_map
  54. headers:header_map
  55. ];
  56. export_task_id = export.get("data").get("id");
  57. //wait for export
  58. export_task_sync = invokeurl
  59. [
  60. url :"https://sync.api.cloudconvert.com/v2/tasks/" + export_task_id
  61. type :GET
  62. headers:header_map
  63. ];
  64. pdf_link = export_task_sync.get("data").get("result").get("files").getJSON("url");
  65. 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/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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