How to convert PowerPoint PPTX to PDF in Salesforce Apex

There are many reasons to convert a PPTX into a PDF, whether it’s for web compatibility, printing, etc. Regardless, you need a quick and easy solution. Well, you came to the right place.

To kick things off, download our API here and copy the /client folder into your project.

Now call convertDocumentPptxToPdf:

SwagConvertDocumentApi api = new SwagConvertDocumentApi();
SwagClient client = api.getClient();
// Configure API key authorization: Apikey
ApiKeyAuth Apikey = (ApiKeyAuth) client.getAuthentication('Apikey');
Apikey.setApiKey('YOUR API KEY');
Map<String, Object> params = new Map<String, Object>{
'inputFile' => Blob.valueOf('Sample text file\nContents')
};
try {
// cross your fingers
Blob result = api.convertDocumentPptxToPdf(params);
System.debug(result);
} catch (Swagger.ApiException e) {
// ...handle your exceptions
}

Done! Not bad, right? This same approach is available for hundreds of other useful similar functions through our APIs. These include numerous format conversions, document editing, and more.