Convert an HTML Document to Word in Go

Are you working with HTML files and running into storage or sharing issues? If so, it may be easier to transform the HTML document to a Word DOCX file. This will preserve the message of the content, while providing a smaller file size and a much more functional format for sharing. In this brief tutorial, we will demonstrate how you can use an API in Go to instantly convert an HTML file to DOCX, providing a simple solution to your problem.

To ensure the process runs smoothly, you will need to input the HTML file and your API key into the following code:

package main
import (
     "fmt"
     "strings"
     "net/http"
     "io/ioutil"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.cloudmersive.com/convert/html/to/docx"
     method := "POST"
payload := strings.NewReader("Html=%3Cstring%3E")
client := &http.Client {
     }
     req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, payload)
if err != nil {
          fmt.Println(err)
          return
     }
     req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
     req.Header.Add("Apikey", "YOUR-API-KEY-HERE")
res, err := client.Do(req)
     if err != nil {
          fmt.Println(err)
          return
     }
     defer res.Body.Close()
body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
     if err != nil {
          fmt.Println(err)
          return
     }
     fmt.Println(string(body))
}

And you’re done! If you need to retrieve your API key, you can do so by registering for a free account on the Cloudmersive website; this provides 800 calls/month across our multitude of APIs.