PDF to Word API
Convert PDF to Word with visual page preservation, reconstructed layout, or editable text. Choose visual mode for visible images, tables, signatures and stamps; choose editable mode to change the text.
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-word
- 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
- Web tool
- Use PDF to Word without code
Parameters
Send these as a JSON string in the options form field. Anything else is rejected.
| Name | Type | Default | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
modeVisual embeds high-resolution page images: preserves visible content but text is not editable. Exact reconstructs positioned layout (results vary by PDF). Editable reflows text and tables. Digital signature verification does not transfer. | string | exact | visual, exact, editable |
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 | — |
imagesVisual mode renders at 216 dpi (Original) or 150 dpi (Compressed). Reconstructed modes retain extracted images; support differs by converter. | string | original | original, compressed |
Response
| Status | Body | When |
|---|---|---|
201 | docx | 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-word/jobs instead. See jobs and webhooks.
Also runs on the device
In the web tool and apps, PDF to Word 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.