It is easy to start converting documents using cURL in a few simple steps:
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On your account dashboard you will access an intuitive UI tool that allows you to set up the conversion, adjust the parameters, and try the conversion online with zero code.
Once you have set up the conversion parameters and are happy with the conversion results, you will receive an auto-generated cURL code snippet with your custom parameters!
By sending HTTP requests directly from your terminal or scripts, you can convert PDFs, Office files, images, and more simply by specifying the appropriate endpoint, file, and any desired parameters. This approach is especially helpful for automation tasks, server environments where you want minimal dependencies, or quick one-off conversions.
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Using cURL, you can directly invoke ConvertAPI’s extensive document conversion and manipulation features from the command line or within scripts—no additional software or libraries required. By sending HTTP requests to the ConvertAPI endpoints, you’re able to perform operations like converting PDFs, merging documents, compressing images, or extracting data, all using familiar cURL commands. This approach makes it easy to automate conversions in shell scripts, integrate with CI/CD pipelines, and quickly test or debug new workflows.
With straightforward parameters for specifying files, formats, and advanced options (such as page ranges or image quality), cURL provides a lightweight, flexible way to tap into ConvertAPI’s robust capabilities from virtually any environment.
Every conversion endpoint accepts specific custom parameters. You can find these on the converter landing pages .
You can create a conversion workflow by chaining multiple conversions with cURL. For instance, convert a PDF file into several JPG images and then compress the converted files into a single ZIP archive.
In this example we used a PDF document that consists of 3 pages which results in 3 separate JPG images. Now let's zip multiple converted files into a single archive:
curl -X POST https://v2.convertapi.com/convert/jpg/to/zip \In this example, the file URLs passed as the file array parameters are the converted files from a previous conversion step. You can use FileId instead if you wish, however you must store the files on our servers by setting the StoreFile=True to be able to chain multiple conversions. It will be deleted automatically after a maximum period of 3 hours.
The ConvertAPI cURL integration offers a powerful and flexible way to access ConvertAPI’s extensive document conversion and manipulation capabilities directly from your terminal or within shell scripts. By leveraging the ubiquitous cURL tool, you can perform complex file transformations without the need for additional programming languages or SDKs.
For more details, updates, and deeper usage examples, explore the ConvertAPI cURL GitHub repository.
We ensure that all document processing is handled securely in the cloud, adhering to industry-leading standards like ISO 27001, GDPR, and HIPAA. To enhance security even further, we can ensure that no files or data are stored on our servers and never leave your country.
Learn more about securityIt refers to leveraging our document processing services via standard curl commands. Instead of installing a language-specific library, you can make HTTP requests from any environment where curl is available.
You can find your authentication credentials on your account dashboard once you sign up. You can add them as a ?auth=secret_or_token query parameter, or using the Authorization header -H "Authorization: Bearer secret_or_token"
Yes. You can process large files if you have sufficient system resources and network bandwidth. For bulk conversions, consider looping in a script or using a parallel tool (e.g., GNU Parallel or xargs -P) to launch multiple conversions at once.
Yes, but the line-continuation symbol differs by shell or OS. For Bash/zsh (Linux, macOS) use the `\`, for Windows cmd.exe: `^`, and for PowerShell use the backtick: `
Include -v or --verbose in your command to see the full request/response trace. That helps identify if there’s an issue with authentication, parameters, or file paths.