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Convert Document → Convert Office to PDF

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Summary

Convert an Office document to PDF using Carbone. Choose a document from an incoming binary property or a template stored on Carbone, then select the PDF rendering engine.

Inputs

  • Office Source (required) — Choose File to convert an Office document from the incoming item, or Template ID to convert a stored Carbone template.
  • Binary Property Name (required) — For File source, name of the incoming binary property containing the document; defaults to data. Supported formats include DOCX, DOC, XLSX, XLS, PPTX, PPT, ODT, ODS, ODP, ODG, RTF, TXT, CSV, Markdown, IDML, and XML.
  • Template ID (required) — For Template ID source, select a stored template from the searchable list or enter its ID. The template is converted without injecting dynamic data.
  • Converter — PDF rendering engine: LibreOffice by default, Carbone ICE, or OnlyOffice.

Output shape

A single n8n item per input item, with PDF binary data and JSON metadata.

The PDF is in the binary property data. JSON includes success, fileName, and size in bytes. The filename comes from the response when available, otherwise document.pdf is used. Requires Carbone API credentials.

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