PDF to PowerPoint API
Turn each PDF page into a PPTX slide, as editable text or as an image.
Environment
| Environment | Base URL |
|---|---|
| Production | https://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
- 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.
| Name | Type | Default | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
mode | string | editable | editable, image |
ocrAuto reads scanned pages (no text layer) with OCR first; Always re-reads every page; Off keeps scans as pictures. | string | auto | auto, always, off |
languagesLanguages to recognise on scanned pages — English plus Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam are installed. | array | eng | — |
imagesOriginal keeps every picture at its native resolution; Compressed downsamples to 150 dpi for a smaller file. | string | original | original, compressed |
Response
| Status | Body | When |
|---|---|---|
201 | pptx | The run finished within 60 seconds |
202 | Job summary JSON | Still running; poll the job |
4xx, 5xx | Error JSON | See 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.

