File converter API for PDF, Office, AutoCAD, images, and email

Convert PDF, Microsoft Office, HTML, Markdown, images, AutoCAD, and email files to PDF, Office, or image output through a REST API. Choose a source and target format below to generate an API request. Then run conversion in the cloud without building and maintaining separate conversion infrastructure.

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What can you convert?

Nutrient supports more than 20 source formats across PDF, Microsoft Office, images, HTML, Markdown, text, OpenDocument, AutoCAD, and EML. Available outputs depend on the selected input — use the converter above to confirm the exact source-and-output combination for a given workflow.

Source group Supported inputs Common outputs Explore
PDF
PDF
DOCX, PPTX, XLSX
Microsoft Office
DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX
PDF
Images
BMP, EPS, GIF, HEIC, JPG, PNG, SVG, TGA, TIFF, WebP
PDF
Web and markup
HTML, MD
PDF
Text and OpenDocument
ODT, RTF, TXT
PDF
AutoCAD
DWG, DXF
PDF
Email
EML
PDF

Convert Office files to PDF

Convert Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files to PDF without installing Microsoft Office or running Office automation on a server. Use it for reports, spreadsheets, presentations, proposals, contracts, and other business documents that need stable, shareable PDF output. Explore the Office-to-PDF API for format-specific examples.

Convert PDF to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Turn PDF documents into editable DOCX, XLSX, or PPTX output for revising document content, reusing tables in a spreadsheet, updating presentation material, or continuing work in Microsoft Office. Explore the PDF-to-Office API for request examples.

Convert HTML to PDF

Convert HTML and CSS into PDFs for invoices, reports, statements, certificates, application exports, and dynamically generated documents, without maintaining browser-based rendering infrastructure. Explore the HTML-to-PDF API for styling and implementation examples.

Convert Markdown to PDF

Turn Markdown content into styled PDFs for technical documentation, generated reports, release notes, and publishing workflows. Explore the Markdown-to-PDF API for templates, styling, and asset support.

Convert AutoCAD DWG and DXF files to PDF

Convert DWG and DXF technical drawings into PDFs that are easier to review, distribute, archive, and include in broader document workflows. Explore the AutoCAD-to-PDF API for DWG and DXF request examples.

Convert images to PDF and Office files

Convert BMP, EPS, GIF, HEIC, JPG, PNG, SVG, TGA, TIFF, WebP, and other supported image inputs into PDF documents, or combine multiple images into one PDF. When the workflow needs editable output, convert JPG or PNG files into DOCX, XLSX, or PPTX. Explore the image-to-PDF API and image-to-Office API.

Convert PDF and Office files to images

Render PDF pages and Word, Excel, or PowerPoint documents as JPG, PNG, WebP, or TIFF images for thumbnails, browser previews, document galleries, and review interfaces. Explore the PDF-to-image API and Office-to-image API.

Convert email files to PDF

Convert EML files into stable PDFs for archives, compliance exports, case files, and document-delivery workflows. Explore the EML-to-PDF API for code examples and implementation guidance.

When to use this file converter API or a specific conversion page

Use this page when comparing formats, accepting several types of user uploads, or still deciding on the exact source-and-output combination. Use a dedicated conversion page once the exact task is clear — it provides more specific implementation guidance, examples, and related options.

Requirement Best page
Compare supported source and output formats
File converter API — this page
Convert several document and image formats into PDF
Convert Word, Excel, or PowerPoint to PDF
Convert PDF into DOCX, XLSX, or PPTX
Convert HTML and CSS into PDF
Convert Markdown into a styled PDF
Convert supported images into PDF
Render PDF pages as JPG, PNG, WebP, or TIFF
Render Office files as images
Convert DWG or DXF drawings into PDF
Convert EML files into PDF

Frequently asked questions

What is a file converter API?

A file converter API transforms a file from one supported format into another through an HTTP request. It automates document conversion inside file uploads, backend services, document-management systems, reporting applications, and archiving workflows, without requiring desktop conversion software.

Which file formats can be converted?

Nutrient supports more than 20 source formats across PDF, Microsoft Office, HTML, Markdown, images, text, OpenDocument, AutoCAD, and EML. Available output depends on the selected input. Use the format selector at the top of this page to confirm the exact input-and-output pair for a given workflow.

Does the API support AutoCAD files?

Yes. Nutrient DWS Processor API converts DWG and DXF AutoCAD files to PDF over REST. See the AutoCAD-to-PDF API for implementation details and examples for both file types.

Can PDF files be converted to images?

Yes. The API can render PDF pages as JPG, PNG, WebP, or TIFF images, with configurable options such as image format, resolution, and page selection. See the PDF-to-image API for details.

Can PDFs be converted into editable Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files?

Yes. Nutrient supports PDF-to-DOCX, PDF-to-XLSX, and PDF-to-PPTX conversion for workflows that need editable Microsoft Office output. See the PDF-to-Office API.

What is the difference between the file converter API and the PDF converter API?

This page is the broad conversion hub, covering workflows across PDF, Office, image, HTML, Markdown, AutoCAD, and email files, including conversions that produce PDF, Office, or image output. The PDF converter API is narrower — it applies when the required output is PDF and the source is Office, image, HTML, Markdown, or another supported format.

Can file conversion be combined with OCR or other document operations?

Yes. File conversion is part of Nutrient DWS Processor API and can be combined with operations such as OCR, merging, watermarking, compression, redaction, editing, and PDF/A preparation. Multiple steps can be composed through the /build endpoint.

Is the converter API SOC 2 Type 2 audited?

Yes. Nutrient DWS is SOC 2 Type 2 audited, so document conversion runs on infrastructure assessed against recognized security and availability controls.

Is there a free file converter API plan?

Nutrient offers 50 free Processor API credits each month for evaluation. No credit card is required to begin, and free-plan output includes an evaluation watermark. See the Processor API pricing page for current credit and eligibility details.

How is the converter API integrated?

Send a file to the Processor API over REST with the requested output format. The getting started guide and Postman collection get a first request running quickly, with examples available in multiple languages.

Start with the file conversion a workflow needs

Choose an input and output format, generate an API request, and test the first conversion with Nutrient DWS Processor API. Start with 50 free monthly evaluation credits — no credit card required, free-plan output is watermarked. See Processor API pricing for details.