Convert DOCX URL to PDF with ConvertAPI

The workflow JSON

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{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "41ce128f-e9e5-478f-8954-c94019884721",
      "name": "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        -160,
        240
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "3a3b3212-2eb3-411e-981e-37bd3f3e46fe",
      "name": "HTTP Request",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        680,
        240
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://v2.convertapi.com/convert/docx/to/pdf",
        "method": "POST",
        "options": {
          "response": {
            "response": {
              "responseFormat": "file"
            }
          }
        },
        "sendBody": true,
        "contentType": "multipart-form-data",
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "bodyParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "file",
              "value": "={{ $json.url_to_file }}"
            }
          ]
        },
        "genericAuthType": "httpQueryAuth",
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "Accept",
              "value": "application/octet-stream"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "httpQueryAuth": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.2
    },
    {
      "id": "987ec4b3-3241-4cb6-b735-04754ead8ef8",
      "name": "Read/Write Files from Disk",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.readWriteFile",
      "position": [
        1000,
        240
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "fileName": "document.pdf",
        "operation": "write",
        "dataPropertyName": "=data"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "d99ed058-ab0c-4310-8e75-3d4b073c234b",
      "name": "Sticky Note",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        540,
        40
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "width": 372,
        "height": 383,
        "content": "## Authentication\nConversion requests must be authenticated. Please create \n[ConvertAPI account to get authentication secret](https://www.convertapi.com/a/signin)\n\nCreate a query auth credential with `secret` as name and your secret from the convertAPI dashboard as value"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "3e4f5f45-36c8-4a71-b053-6b5beafa3025",
      "name": "Config",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "position": [
        220,
        240
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "assignments": {
          "assignments": [
            {
              "id": "25315146-5709-49d4-9c01-27dd5eeba879",
              "name": "url_to_file",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "https://cdn.convertapi.com/cara/testfiles/document.docx"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 3.3
    },
    {
      "id": "895324aa-e373-4049-8b4b-aefed7a61239",
      "name": "Sticky Note1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        100,
        40
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "width": 353,
        "height": 375,
        "content": "## Configuration \nChange the `url_to_file` parameter here to the file you want to convert"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Config": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "HTTP Request",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "HTTP Request": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Read/Write Files from Disk",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Config",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

Credentials you'll need

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• httpQueryAuth

About this workflow

Convert Docx From Url To Pdf Using Convertapi. Uses manualTrigger, httpRequest, readWriteFile, stickyNote. Event-driven trigger; 6 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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