Get Supported File Formats

This REST API allows getting a list of all file formats supported by GroupDocs.Merger Cloud product.

Resources

The following GroupDocs.Editor Cloud REST API resource has been used in the get supported file types example.


HTTP POST ~/formats

cURL example

The following example demonstrates how to get supported file types.

* First get JSON Web Token
* Please get your Client Id and Client Secret from https://dashboard.groupdocs.cloud/applications. Kindly place Client Id in "client_id" and Client Secret in "client_secret" argument.
curl -v "https://api.groupdocs.cloud/connect/token" \
-X POST \
-d "grant_type=client_credentials&client_id=xxxx&client_secret=xxxx" \
-H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
-H "Accept: application/json"

* cURL example to get document information
curl -v "https://api.groupdocs.cloud/v1.0/merger/formats" \
-X GET \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <jwt token>"
{
  "formats": [
    {
      "extension": ".doc",
      "fileFormat": "Microsoft Word Document"
    },
    {
      "extension": ".docm",
      "fileFormat": "Word Open XML Macro-Enabled Document"
    },
    {
      "extension": ".docx",
      "fileFormat": "Microsoft Word Open XML Document"
    },
   ...
    {
      "extension": ".xlsx",
      "fileFormat": "Microsoft Excel Open XML Spreadsheet"
    }
  ]
}

Swagger UI lets you call this REST API directly from the browser.

SDK examples

Using an SDK (API client) is the quickest way for a developer to speed up the development. An SDK takes care of a lot of low-level details of makingRequests and handlingResponses and lets you focus on writing code specific to your particular project. Check out our GitHub repository for a complete list of GroupDocs.Editor Cloud SDKs along with working examples, to get you started in no time. Please check Available SDKs article to learn how to add an SDK to your project.