File and Document Management

ConvertAPI

8min
the convertapi modules allow you to upload and convert the files in your convertapi account getting started with convertapi prerequisites a convertapi account – create an account at convertapi com https //www convertapi com/ connecting convertapi to make to connect your convertapi account to make, you'll need to obtain the secret value from your convertapi account, and insert it into the create a connection dialog in the make module log in to your convertapi account, and copy the secret value to your clipboard go to make, and open the convertapi module's create a connection dialog in the connection name field, enter a name for the connection in the secret field, enter the secret valued copied in step 1, and click continue the connection has been established files upload a file uploads a file and returns a file id to be used for conversions file adding method select the option to upload the file upload as a file upload from remote server file enter (map) the file data file name enter (map) the file name with extension for example, image jpg file url enter (map) the url address of the file convert a file converts a file from one format to another connection convertapi docid\ b0hoj1qcwopiqns ysseg fill in parameters select the option to fill in the details of the file you want to convert from format select or map the format of the file you want to convert to format select or map the format to which you want to convert the file based on the format selected, fill in the dynamic fields that auto populate file adding method select the option to upload the file upload as a file upload from remote server file id enter (map) the file id you want to convert file enter (map) the file data file name enter (map) the file name with extension for example, image jpg file url enter (map) the url address of the file document password enter (map) the password for the document store file select whether you want to store the file timeout enter (map) the seconds used when storing the files on the convertapi server enter a value between 10 and 1200 other make an api call performs an arbitrary authorized api call connection convertapi docid\ b0hoj1qcwopiqns ysseg url enter a path relative to https //v2 convertapi com for example /upload note for the list of available endpoints, please refer to the convertapi api documentation method select the http method you want to use get to retrieve information for an entry post to create a new entry put to update/replace an existing entry patch to make a partial entry update delete to delete an entry headers enter the desired request headers you don't have to add authorization headers; we've already done that for you query string enter the request query string body enter the body content for your api call example of use download a file the following api call returns all the specified file details from your convertapi account url /d/1b5453380bb3e0ef5430af809fd4a1da method get matches of the search can be found in the module's output under bundle > body in our example, the specified file details were returned