Jobs

Create jobs

Job Builder

Create a job with one ore more tasks. Requires the task.write scope.

This endpoint is asynchronous and immediately responds after job creation. There is also a synchronous version of this endpoint available.

Arguments
tasks object, required

The example on the right consists of three tasks: import-my-file, convert-my-file and export-my-file. You can name these tasks however you want, but only alphanumeric characters, - and _ are allowed in the task names.

Each task has a operation, which is the endpoint for creating the task (for example: convert, import/s3 or export/s3). The other parameters are the same as for creating the task using their direct endpoint. The input parameter allows it to directly reference the name of another task, created with the same job request.

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tag string, optional

An arbitrary string to identify the job. Does not have any effect and can be used to associate the job with an ID in your application.

webhook_url string, optional

A webhook that is used for this single job only. The url will receive a job.finished or job.failed event. We do recommend using account wide webhooks which can be created via the dashboard.

Returns

The created job. You can find details about the job model response in the documentation about the show jobs endpoint.

Endpoint

POST https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/jobs

Example Request

$ curl -X POST "https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/jobs" \
       -H "Authorization: Bearer API_KEY" \
       -H "Content-type: application/json" \
       -d '{
  "tasks": {
    "import-my-file": {
      "operation": "import/s3"
    },
    "convert-my-file": {
      "operation": "convert",
      "input": "import-my-file",
      "input_format": "docx",
      "output_format": "pdf",
      "page_range": "1-2",
      "optimize_print": true
    },
    "export-my-file": {
      "operation": "export/s3",
      "input": "convert-my-file"
    }
  },
  "tag": "myjob-123"
}'

Example Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "6559c281-ed85-4728-80db-414561c631e9",
    "tag": "myjob-123",
    "status": "waiting",
    "created_at": "2018-09-19T14:42:58+00:00",
    "started_at": null,
    "ended_at": null,
    "tasks": [
      {
        "id": "7f110c42-3245-41cf-8555-37087c729ed2",
        "name": "import-my-file",
        "operation": "import/s3",
        "status": "processing",
        "credits": null,
        "created_at": "2018-09-19T14:42:58+00:00",
        "started_at": "2018-09-19T14:42:58+00:00",
        "ended_at": null,
        "result": null
      },
      {
        "id": "7a142bd0-fa20-493e-abf5-99cc9b5fd7e9",
        "name": "convert-my-file",
        "operation": "convert",
        "status": "waiting",
        "credits": null,
        "created_at": "2018-09-19T14:42:58+00:00",
        "started_at": null,
        "ended_at": null,
        "engine": "office",
        "engine_version": "2016",
        "result": null,
        "depends_on_tasks": {
          "import-my-file": "u0HON3MJDk"
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "36af6f54-1c01-45cc-bcc3-97dd23d2f93d",
        "name": "export-my-file",
        "operation": "export/s3",
        "status": "waiting",
        "credits": null,
        "created_at": "2018-09-19T14:42:58+00:00",
        "started_at": null,
        "ended_at": null,
        "result": null,
        "depends_on_tasks": {
          "convert-my-file": "KPpekWbRRq"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Create jobs and wait for completion

Job Builder

Job creation is asynchronous by default. When creating a job, the API responds immediately and you either receive the completed job via webhook notification or via polling.

As alternative, there is a synchronous option which waits until the job status is finished or error. This makes the request block until the job has been completed.

Requires the task.write scope. Please note that the synchronous API uses a different base URL (https://sync.api.cloudconvert.com).

We do not recommend using this for long running jobs (e.g. video encodings). Your system might automatically time out requests if there is not data transferred for a longer time.

In general, please avoid to block your application until a CloudConvert job completes. There might be cases in which we need to queue your job which results in longer processing times than usual. Using an asynchronous approach with webhooks is beneficial in such cases.

Arguments
tasks object, required

The example on the right consists of three tasks: import-my-file, convert-my-file and export-my-file. You can name these tasks however you want, but only alphanumeric characters, - and _ are allowed in the task names.

Each task has a operation, which is the endpoint for creating the task (for example: convert, import/s3 or export/s3). The other parameters are the same as for creating the task using their direct endpoint. The input parameter allows it to directly reference the name of another task, created with the same job request.

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tag string, optional

An arbitrary string to identify the job. Does not have any effect and can be used to associate the job with an ID in your application.

redirect boolean, optional

When set to true the response will a be a redirect to the export URL of the job. Using this parameter requires that the job has an export/url task.

Returns

The finished or failed job, including tasks. You can find details about the job model response in the documentation about the show job endpoint.

If redirect was set to true, it redirects to the output file of the job (a 302 redirect with the Location header pointing to the output file).

Endpoint

POST https://sync.api.cloudconvert.com/v2/jobs

Example Request

$ curl -X POST "https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/jobs" \
       -H "Authorization: Bearer API_KEY" \
       -H "Content-type: application/json" \
       -d '{
  "tasks": {
    "import-my-file": {
      "operation": "import/s3"
    },
    "convert-my-file": {
      "operation": "convert",
      "input": "import-my-file",
      "input_format": "docx",
      "output_format": "pdf",
      "page_range": "1-2",
      "optimize_print": true
    },
    "export-my-file": {
      "operation": "export/s3",
      "input": "convert-my-file"
    }
  },
  "tag": "myjob-123",
  "redirect": true
}'

Example Response

HTTP/1.1 302 FOUND
Location: https://storage.cloudconvert.com/48c6e72b-cb8e-4ecc-bf3d-ead5477b4741/output.pdf

Show a job

Show a job. Requires the task.read scope.

This endpoint is asynchronous and immediately responds the job status, even if the job has not completed yet. There is also a synchronous version of this endpoint available.

Query Parameters
redirect boolean, optional When set to true the response will a be a redirect to the export URL of the job. Using this parameter requires that the job has an export/url task.

Returns

The job status, including tasks.

If redirect was set to true, it redirects to the output file of the job (a 302 redirect with the Location header pointing to the output file).

Attributes
id string The ID of the job.
tag string Your given tag of the job.
status string The status of the job. Is one of waiting, processing, finished or error .
created_at string ISO8601 timestamp of the creation of the job.
started_at string ISO8601 timestamp when the job started processing.
ended_at string ISO8601 timestamp when the job finished or failed.
tasks array List of tasks that are part of the job. You can find details about the task model response in the documentation about the show tasks endpoint.

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Endpoint

GET https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/jobs/{ID}

Example Request

$ curl -g "https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/jobs/9a160154-58e2-437f-9b6b-19d63b1f59e3" \
       -H "Authorization: Bearer API_KEY"

Example Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "9a160154-58e2-437f-9b6b-19d63b1f59e3",
    "tag": "myjob-123",
    "status": "processing",
    "created_at": "2018-09-19T14:42:58+00:00",
    "started_at": "2018-09-19T14:42:58+00:00",
    "tasks": [
      {
        "id": "1f34c1b5-9ee8-4c8c-890f-bf44cda1deb7",
        "operation": "convert",
        "status": "finished",
        "credits": null,
        "message": null,
        "code": null,
        "created_at": "2018-09-19T14:42:58+00:00",
        "started_at": "2018-09-19T14:42:58+00:00",
        "ended_at": null,
        "result": {
          "files": [
            {
              "filename": "output.pdf"
            }
          ]
        },
        "links": {
          "self": "https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/tasks/h451E6HMhG"
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "48c6e72b-cb8e-4ecc-bf3d-ead5477b4741",
        "operation": "export/url",
        "status": "finished",
        "credits": null,
        "message": null,
        "code": null,
        "created_at": "2018-09-19T14:42:58+00:00",
        "started_at": null,
        "ended_at": null,
        "result": {
          "files": [
            {
              "filename": "output.pdf",
              "url": "https://storage.cloudconvert.com/48c6e72b-cb8e-4ecc-bf3d-ead5477b4741/output.pdf"
            }
          ]
        },
        "links": {
          "self": "https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/tasks/Xhrek8bGGq"
        }
      }
    ],
    "links": {
      "self": "https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/jobs/Xh56hvvMhG"
    }
  }
}

Wait for a job

The CloudConvert API is asynchronous by default. When starting a job, the API responds immediately and you either receive the completed job via webhook notification or via polling.

As alternative, there is a synchronous option which waits until the job status is finished or error. This makes the request block until the job has been completed.

Requires the task.read scope. Please note that the synchronous API uses a different base URL (https://sync.api.cloudconvert.com).

We do not recommend using this for long running jobs (e.g. video encodings). Your system might automatically time out requests if there is not data transferred for a longer time.

In general, please avoid to block your application until a CloudConvert job completes. There might be cases in which we need to queue your job which results in longer processing times than usual. Using an asynchronous approach with webhooks is beneficial in such cases.

This endpoint was previously available at https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/jobs/{ID}/wait. Please migrate to the new base URL (https://sync.api.cloudconvert.com) for the synchronous API because we need to turn off the old endpoint at some point.

Query Parameters
redirect boolean, optional When set to true the response will a be a redirect to the export URL of the job. Using this parameter requires that the job has an export/url task.

Returns

The finished or failed job, including tasks. You can find details about the job model response in the documentation about the show job endpoint.

If redirect was set to true, it redirects to the output file of the job (a 302 redirect with the Location header pointing to the output file).

Endpoint

GET https://sync.api.cloudconvert.com/v2/jobs/{ID}

Example Request

$ curl -g "https://sync.api.cloudconvert.com/v2/jobs/c85f3ca9-164c-4e89-8ae2-c08192a7cb08?redirect=true" \
       -H "Authorization: Bearer API_KEY"

Example Response

HTTP/1.1 302 FOUND
Location: https://storage.cloudconvert.com/48c6e72b-cb8e-4ecc-bf3d-ead5477b4741/output.pdf

Lists jobs

List all jobs. Requires the task.read scope.

Query Parameters
filter[status] string, optional The result will be filtered to include only jobs with a specific status (processing, finished or error).
filter[tag] string, optional The result will be filtered to include only jobs with a tag.
include array, optional Include tasks in the result.
per_page boolean, optional Number of tasks per page, defaults to 100.
page boolean, optional The result page to show.

Returns

The list of jobs. You can find details about the job model response in the documentation about the show jobs endpoint.

Endpoint

GET https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/jobs

Example Request

$ curl -g "https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/jobs" \
       -H "Authorization: Bearer API_KEY"

Example Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "9a160154-58e2-437f-9b6b-19d63b1f59e3",
      "tag": "myjob-123",
      "status": "processing",
      "created_at": "2018-09-19T14:42:58+00:00",
      "started_at": "2018-09-19T14:42:58+00:00",
      "links": {
        "self": "https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/tasks/Xh56hvvMhG"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "e8d19289-f8f0-4e83-928a-4705606b086b",
      "status": "processing",
      "created_at": "2018-09-19T14:42:58+00:00",
      "started_at": "2018-09-19T14:42:58+00:00",
      "links": {
        "self": "https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/tasks/2h56hvvMhG"
      }
    },
    }
  ],
  "links": {
    "first": "https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/jobs?page=1",
    "last": null,
    "prev": null,
    "next": null
  },
  "meta": {
    "current_page": 1,
    "from": 1,
    "path": "https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/jobs",
    "per_page": 100,
    "to": 2
  }
}

Delete a job

Delete a job, including all tasks and data. Requires the task.write scope.

Jobs are deleted automatically 24 hours after they have ended.

Returns

An empty response with HTTP Code 204.

Endpoint

DELETE https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/jobs/{ID}

Example Request

$ curl -X DELETE "https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/jobs/h451E6HMhG" \
       -H "Authorization: Bearer API_KEY"