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XLS / XLSX to CSV

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Convert XLS into CSV comma separated values file.

Available Methods

[POST] /xls/convert/to/csv

  • url required. URL to the source file. Supports links from Google Drive, Dropbox and from built-in PDF.co files storage. For uploading files via API please check Files Upload section. If you are randomly getting Too Many Requests or Access Denied error for your input url, please try to add cache: to enable built-in url caching.
  • httpusername (optional) - http auth user name if required to access source url.
  • httppassword (optional) - http auth password if required to access source url.
  • name optional. File name for generated output. Must be a String.
  • expiration (optional). Output link expiration in minutes. Default is 60 (i.e. 60 minutes or 1 hour). After this delay generated output file(s) (if any) will be auto-removed from PDF.co temporary files storage. Max allowed expiration period depends on your current subscription plan. To store permanent input files (e.g. re-usable images, pdf, documents), please use PDF.co built-in Files Storage instead.
  • worksheetIndex optional. index of worksheet to use.
  • quotationSymbol optional. Must be a String.
  • separatorSymbol optional. Must be a String.
  • inline optional. Set to true to return resulted content in the response instead of link to results. Must be one of: true, false.
  • encrypt (legacy, now all files are stored at the encrypted cloud storage by default.

Important: you can also encrypt output files and decrypt input files with user-controlled data encryption (strong AES encryption + custom keys). Click here to learn more.

  • async optional. Runs processing asynchronously. Returns Use JobId that you may use with /job/check to check state of the processing (possible states: working, failed, aborted and success). Must be one of: true, false.

  • profiles optional. Must be a String. Use this param to set additional configuration for fine tuning and extra options. Explore PDF.co knowledgebase for profile examples.

  • Method: POST
  • URL: /v1/xls/convert/to/csv

Query parameters

No query parameters accepted.

Body payload

{
    "url": "https://bytescout-com.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/other/Input.xls",
    "async": false
}

Example responses

/xls/convert/to/csv
{
    "url": "https://pdf-temp-files.s3.amazonaws.com/bd58508fdbaf41cb81309e2195276305/Input.csv",
    "error": false,
    "status": 200,
    "name": "Input.csv",
    "remainingCredits": 59856
}

Code Snippet

CURL
curl --location --request POST 'https://api.pdf.co/v1/xls/convert/to/csv' \
--header 'x-api-key: ' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "url": "https://bytescout-com.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/other/Input.xls",
    "async": false
}'

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