XLS/XLSX to TXT
Convert XLS, XLSX or CSV into Text file.
Available Methods
[POST] /xls/convert/to/txt
Attributes |
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url required URL to the source file. Supports links from Google Drive, Dropbox, and PDF.co built-in files storage. To upload files via API, Check out the Files Upload section. Note: If you experience intermittent Too Many Requests or Access Denied errors, please try to add cache: to enable built-in URL caching. (e.g cache:https://example.com/file1.pdf ) For data security, you have the option to encrypt output files and decrypt input files. Learn more about user-controlled data encryption. |
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 Set the expiration time for the output link in minutes ( default is 60 i.e 60 minutes or 1 hour), After this specified duration, any generated output file(s) will be automatically deleted from PDF.co temporary files storage. The maximum duration for link expiration varies based on your current subscription plan. Learn more To store permanent input files (e.g. re-usable images, pdf templates, documents), Consider using PDF.co built-in Files Storage. |
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 a link to the output file (default). |
async optional Set async to true for long processes to run in the background, API will then return a jobId which you can use with /job/check endpoint to check the status of the process and retrieve the output while you can proceed with other tasks without waiting for this process to finish. |
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
}'
Samples
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