Convert MS Office Files to PDF Files in Linux

PSPDFKit Processor has been deprecated and replaced by Document Engine. To migrate to Document Engine and unlock advanced document processing capabilities, refer to our migration guide. Learn more about these enhancements on our blog.

To convert an Office file to a PDF, send a request to the /build endpoint, including both the Office file as input and the instructions JSON.

The default output from the /build endpoint is a PDF file. You can also specify other file types. Learn more about the output options in our API Reference.

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Before you get started, make sure Processor is up and running.

You can download and use either of the following sample documents for the examples in this guide:

You’ll be sending multipart POST requests(opens in a new tab) with instructions to Processor’s /build endpoint. To learn more about multipart requests, refer to our blog post on the topic, A Brief Tour of Multipart Requests.

Check out the API Reference to learn more about the /build endpoint and all the actions you can perform on PDFs with PSPDFKit Processor.

Converting an Office File from Disk

Send a multipart request to the /build endpoint and attach an Office file:

Terminal window
curl -X POST http://localhost:5000/api/build \
  -F document=@/path/to/example-document.docx \
  -F instructions='{
  "parts": [
    {
      "file": "document"
    }
  ]
}' \
  -o result.pdf

Converting an Office File from URL

Send a multipart request to the /build endpoint, attaching a URL pointing to the Office file:

Terminal window
curl -X POST http://localhost:5000/api/build \
  -F instructions='{
  "parts": [
    {
      "file": {
        "url": "https://pspdfkit.com/downloads/examples/paper.docx"
      }
    }
  ]
}' \
  -o result.pdf