XLS/XLSX to TXT
Convert XLS, XLSX or CSV into Text file.
Available Methods
[POST] /xls/convert/to/txt
| Attributes |
|---|
| 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 a Too Many Requests or Access Denied error for your input URL, Please try to add cache: to enable built-in URL caching. You can also encrypt data for output files and decrypt data input files with user-controlled data encryption to learn more. |
| 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 the generated output. Must be in a “string” format. |
| expiration optional Output link expiration in minutes. The 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 The index of the worksheet to use. |
| inline optional Must be one of: true to return data as inline or false to return link to the output file (default). |
| async optional Runs processing asynchronously and returns JobId that you may use with /job/check to check the state of the processing (possible states: working, failed, aborted and success). Must be one of: true, or false. |
| profiles optional Use this parameter to set additional configurations for fine-tuning and extra options. Must be in a “string” format. Explore PDF.co knowledgebase for profile examples. |
- Method: POST
- URL: /v1/xls/convert/to/txt
Query parameters
No query parameters accepted.
Body payload
{
"url": "https://pdfco-test-files.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/other/Input.xls",
"async": false
}
Example responses
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Code Snippet
CURL
curl --location --request POST 'https://api.pdf.co/v1/xls/convert/to/txt' \
--header 'x-api-key: ' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
"url": "https://pdfco-test-files.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/other/Input.xls",
"async": false
}'