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PDF to PowerPoint API

Turn each PDF page into a PPTX slide, as editable text or as an image.

Environment

EnvironmentBase URL
Productionhttps://api.sadafiles.com/v1

There is one environment and no sandbox, so every request here is real and counts toward your limits.

Request

POSThttps://api.sadafiles.com/v1/tools/pdf-to-powerpoint
Content type
multipart/form-data
Auth
X-API-Key with tools:run
Accepts
pdf
Files per request
1
Largest file
2 GB
Job timeout
300 s
Rate weight
2 units

Parameters

Send these as a JSON string in the options form field. Anything else is rejected.

NameTypeDefaultAllowed
modestringeditableeditable, image
ocrAuto reads scanned pages (no text layer) with OCR first; Always re-reads every page; Off keeps scans as pictures.stringautoauto, always, off
languagesLanguages to recognise on scanned pages — English plus Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam are installed.arrayeng—
imagesOriginal keeps every picture at its native resolution; Compressed downsamples to 150 dpi for a smaller file.stringoriginaloriginal, compressed

Response

StatusBodyWhen
201pptxThe run finished within 60 seconds
202Job summary JSONStill running; poll the job
4xx, 5xxError JSONSee error codes

A file response carries X-Sada-Job and X-Sada-Expires-At. For long work, post to /v1/tools/pdf-to-powerpoint/jobs instead. See jobs and webhooks.

Also runs on the device

In the web tool and apps, PDF to PowerPoint can run locally with no upload. The API always processes on the server.

Try it yourself!

Pick a file, set the options and run a real request with your key. The code follows your changes.

Headers

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Body

curl -X POST "https://api.sadafiles.com/v1/tools/pdf-to-powerpoint" \  -H "X-API-Key: $SADAFILES_API_KEY" \  -F "files[]=@input.pdf" \  -o output.pptx

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