PDFera API Reference

Authentication

All API requests require authentication via your API key. Include your key in the Authorization header of every request.

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Convert to PDF

POST/v1/convert

Request Parameters

{
    &quot;file&quot;: &quot;string (required)&quot;,
    &quot;format&quot;: &quot;word|excel|image&quot;,
    &quot;options&quot;: {
      &quot;quality&quot;: &quot;low|medium|high&quot;,
      &quot;ocr&quot;: &quot;boolean&quot;
    }
  }

Example Request

curl -X POST https://api.pdfera.com/v1/convert \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-F "file=@document.docx" \
-F "format=word"

Response

{
    &quot;id&quot;: &quot;conv_12345&quot;,
    &quot;status&quot;: &quot;processing&quot;,
    &quot;download_url&quot;: &quot;https://...&quot;,
    &quot;expires_at&quot;: &quot;2023-08-20T12:00:00Z&quot;
  }

Error Handling

{
    &quot;error&quot;: {
      &quot;code&quot;: &quot;invalid_api_key&quot;,
      &quot;message&quot;: &quot;Invalid API key provided&quot;
    }
  }

Common Error Codes

400 - Bad Request
401 - Unauthorized
429 - Rate Limit Exceeded
500 - Internal Server Error

Rate Limits

100 requests per minute
5 concurrent conversions
50MB maximum file size