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Getting Started#

Create a workflow to Convert Base64 Encoded File with the ConvertAPI API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Configure the Convert Base64 Encoded File action
1. Connect your ConvertAPI account
2. Configure Base64 String
3. Configure Filename
4. Select a Input Format
5. Configure syncDir
Select a trigger to run your workflow on HTTP requests, schedules or app events
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

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Details#

This is a pre-built, source-available component from Pipedream's GitHub repo. The component is developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Convert Base64 Encoded File on ConvertAPI

Description:This action converts a base64-string-encoded file into the user-specified format. [See the documentation](https://v2.convertapi.com/info/openapi)

Version:0.0.2

Key:convertapi-convert-base64-encoded-file

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Code#

import FormData from "form-data";
import { saveFile } from "../../common/utils.mjs";
import convertapi from "../../convertapi.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "convertapi-convert-base64-encoded-file",
  name: "Convert Base64 Encoded File",
  description: "This action converts a base64-string-encoded file into the user-specified format. [See the documentation](https://v2.convertapi.com/info/openapi)",
  version: "0.0.2",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    convertapi,
    base64String: {
      propDefinition: [
        convertapi,
        "base64String",
      ],
    },
    filename: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Filename",
      description: "Converted output file name without extension. The extension will be added automatically.",
    },
    formatFrom: {
      propDefinition: [
        convertapi,
        "formatFrom",
      ],
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    syncDir: {
      type: "dir",
      accessMode: "write",
      sync: true,
    },
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    const props = {};
    if (this.formatFrom) {
      const { paths } = await this.convertapi.getAllowedFormats({
        formatFrom: this.formatFrom,
      });

      const str = `/convert/${this.formatFrom}/to/`;

      const allowedFormats = Object.keys(paths).filter((format) => {
        if (format.startsWith(str)) {
          return true;
        }
      })
        .map((format) => format.slice(str.length));

      props.formatTo = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Format To",
        description: "The format to convert the file to.",
        options: allowedFormats,
      };
    }
    return props;
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const buffer = Buffer.from(this.base64String, "base64");
    const data = new FormData();
    data.append("File", buffer, `${this.filename}.${this.formatFrom}`);

    const { Files } = await this.convertapi.convertFileToFormat({
      $,
      data,
      maxBodyLength: Infinity,
      headers: data.getHeaders(),
      formatFrom: this.formatFrom,
      formatTo: this.formatTo,
    });

    await saveFile(Files);
    const filename = Files[0].FileName;

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully converted base64 encoded file to ${this.formatTo} and saved in /tmp directory as **${filename}**.`);
    return {
      filepath: `/tmp/${filename}`,
    };
  },
};

Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
ConvertAPI	`convertapi`	`app`	This component uses the ConvertAPI app.
Base64 String	`base64String`	`string`	The base64 string of the file to convert
Filename	`filename`	`string`	Converted output file name without extension. The extension will be added automatically.
Input Format	`formatFrom`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`aianybmpcsvdjvudocdocxdotdotxdwfdwfxdwgdwgxdxfemailemlepsepubgifheichtmhtmlicoimagesjpegjpgkeylogmdmdimhtmlmobimsgnumbersodcodfodpodsodtofficeoxpspagespdfpngpotxppsppsxpptpptxprnpspsdpubrtfsvgtemplatetiftifftxtvsdvsdxwebwebpwpdxlsxlsxxltxltxxmlxpszip`
N/A	`syncDir`	`dir`	This component uses `dir` to share files between component executions.

Authentication#

ConvertAPI uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your ConvertAPI account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to ConvertAPI APIs in both code and no-code steps.

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About ConvertAPI#

ConvertAPI is a high-performance online files conversion and manipulation service for developers. It can be integrated into any application or platform in just a few minutes, scales up to handle any amount of traffic, uses little resources and supports 200+ conversion actions.