This CLI for the CloudConvert API v2 allows easy and fast conversions of files using the terminal.
As this CLI is based on the cloudconvert-node module, node.js is required.
npm install -g cloudconvert-cli
And set your CloudConvert API v2 Key as enviroment variable:
export CLOUDCONVERT_API_KEY=your_key
To convert input.pdf to jpg:
$ cloudconvert convert -f jpg input.pdf
✔ Done!
Batch processing is supported:
$ cloudconvert convert -f jpg file1.pdf file2.pdf file3.pdf
$ cloudconvert convert -f jpg folder/*.*
You can set conversion specific parameters using the -p argument. For example, if you would like to get the first page of a PDF resized to the width of 250:
$ cloudconvert convert -f jpg -p.pages=1-1 -p.width=250 input.pdf
The best way to find out the possible parameters and values is using the Job Builder.
$ cloudconvert optimize input.pdf
✔ Done!
ℹ Task `process`: File size reduced by 12%
$ cloudconvert merge file1.pdf file2.pdf
$ cloudconvert capture-website -f pdf https://www.google.com
$ cloudconvert thumbnail -f png file1.pdf
$ cloudconvert --help
cloudconvert <command>
Commands:
cloudconvert convert <files..> Convert files to an output format
cloudconvert optimize <files..> Optimize and compress files
cloudconvert merge <files..> Merge files to a single PDF
cloudconvert capture-website <url> Capture a website as PDF, PNG or JPG
cloudconvert thumbnail <files..> Create thumbnails
Options:
--version Show version number [boolean]
--apikey Set the API key. You can get your API key here:
https://cloudconvert.com/dashboard/api/v2/keys
[string] [required] [default: CLOUDCONVERT_API_KEY enviroment variable]
--sandbox Use the CloudConvert Sandbox API [boolean] [default: false]
--outputdir Set the directory for storing the output files. defaults to
the working directory [string]
--parameter, -p Send custom parameters with the task payload. Use the dot
notation, for example: -p.engine=office
--help Show help [boolean]