Convert

Convert a file between formats

POST/v1/convert/file/type/{from_format}/to/{to_format}

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Converts base64 encoded file content from one format to another, for example JSON to XML or Markdown to PDF. from_format may be auto to detect the source format from the content. to_format and, when from_format is not auto, from_format must be formats listed by the formats endpoint; an unsupported pair answers conversion_failed.

Parameters

Name Type Required Description
from_format string yes
to_format string yes

Request body

Name Type Required Description
content string yes The file content, base64 encoded
validate_urls_in_content boolean no Whether to validate URLs in content (default false)
sanitize_urls_in_outputs boolean no Whether to sanitize unsafe URLs (default false)

Example request

A request body that works, as JSON.

{
  "content": "bmFtZSxhbW91bnQNCkNvZmZlZSw0DQpUZWEsMg=="
}

Response

The fields inside data of a successful response.

Name Type Required Description
content string yes The converted content
from_format string yes Original format
to_format string yes Target format
unsafe_urls array of string no List of unsafe URLs found in content (if validation was enabled) (default [])

Example response

A real answer from the operation, as JSON. The fields in the table above are inside data.

{
  "data": {
    "content": "[\n  {\n    \"name\": \"Coffee\",\n    \"amount\": \"4\"\n  },\n  {\n    \"name\": \"Tea\",\n    \"amount\": \"2\"\n  }\n]",
    "from_format": "csv",
    "to_format": "json",
    "unsafe_urls": null
  },
  "errors": null,
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "36bae7d1-ba8a-482e-b8b1-152de4a70b21",
    "timestamp": "2026-10-27T07:19:41.999480Z",
    "version": "2026-03-26"
  },
  "pagination": null
}

Responses

Status When it happens
200 Successful Response
400 The body respects the operation schema, but the use case rejected it. Each problem is one ApiError entry
413 The request is larger than the request size limit of the API allows
422 The body does not respect the operation schema. Each problem is one ApiError entry with the code validation_error
500 Something failed inside the server and was not an input problem. The same envelope, errors may be empty