ConvertAPI Ruby Client

Convert your files with our online file conversion API

The ConvertAPI helps converting various file formats. Creating PDF and Images from various sources like Word, Excel, Powerpoint, images, web pages or raw HTML codes. Merge, Encrypt, Split, Repair and Decrypt PDF files. And many others files manipulations. In just few minutes you can integrate it into your application and use it easily.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'convert_api'

Usage

Configuration

You can get your secret at https://www.convertapi.com/a

ConvertApi.configure do |config|
  config.api_secret = 'your-api-secret'
end

File conversion

Example to convert file to PDF. All supported formats and options can be found here.

result = ConvertApi.convert('pdf', File: '/path/to/my_file.docx')

# save to file
result.file.save('/path/to/save/file.pdf')

Other result operations:

# save all result files to folder
result.save_files('/path/to/save/files')

# get result file io
io = result.file.io

# get conversion cost
conversion_cost = result.conversion_cost 

Convert file url

result = ConvertApi.convert('pdf', File: 'https://website/my_file.docx')

Specifying from format

result = ConvertApi.convert(
  'pdf', 
  { File: /path/to/my_file' }, 
  from_format: 'docx'
)

Additional conversion parameters

ConvertAPI accepts extra conversion parameters depending on converted formats. All conversion parameters and explanations can be found here.

result = ConvertApi.convert(
  'pdf', 
  File: /path/to/my_file.docx',
  PageRange: '1-10',
  PdfResolution: '150',
)

User information

You can always check remaining seconds amount by fetching user information.

user_info = ConvertApi.user

puts user_info['SecondsLeft']

More examples

You can find more advanced examples in the examples/ folder.

Development

Run CONVERT_API_SECRET=your_secret rake spec to run the tests.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-ruby. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.