Merge Documents of Different File Types using REST API in Python

MergeDifferentFileTypes_Python.md

Learn how to merge documents of different file types into PDF using a REST API in Python.

The following topics are covered in this article:

1. File Merger REST API and Python SDK
2. Merge Multiple File Types using REST API in Python
3. How to Merge PDF and Excel into PDF
4. How to Merge PDF and PowerPoint into PDF
5. Combine Specific Pages of Different File Types in Python

MergeDifferentFileTypes_Python_Configurations.py

# This code example demonstrates how to add client id and secret in the code.
client_id = "659fe7da-715b-4744-a0f7-cf469a392b73"
client_secret = "b377c36cfa28fa69960ebac6b6e36421"

configuration = groupdocs_merger_cloud.Configuration(client_id, client_secret)
configuration.api_base_url = "https://api.groupdocs.cloud"
my_storage = ""

MergeDifferentFileTypes_Python_Download.py

# This code example demonstrates how to download a merged file from the cloud.
# API initialization
file_api = groupdocs_merger_cloud.FileApi.from_config(configuration)

# Create download file request
request = groupdocs_merger_cloud.DownloadFileRequest("joined.pdf", my_storage)

# Download file
response = file_api.download_file(request)

# Move downloaded file to your working directory
shutil.move(response, "C:\\Files\\Merger\\")

MergeDifferentFileTypes_Python_JoinSpecificPages.py

# This code example demonstrates how to merge documents of different file types in Python.
documentApi = groupdocs_merger_cloud.DocumentApi.from_keys(client_id, client_secret)

# First file
item1 = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinItem()
item1.file_info = groupdocs_merger_cloud.FileInfo("sample.pdf")
# Page numbers to merge from first document
item1.pages = [1, 2]

# Second file
item2 = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinItem()
item2.file_info = groupdocs_merger_cloud.FileInfo("sample.docx")
# Page range to merge from second document
item2.start_page_number = 1
item2.end_page_number = 3
  
# Join options
options = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinOptions()
options.join_items = [item1, item2]
options.output_path = "joined.pdf"

# Create join request with JoinOptions
request = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinRequest(options)

# Join files
result = documentApi.join(request)        

MergeDifferentFileTypes_Python_MergeMultiTypeFiles.py

# This code example demonstrates how to merge documents of different file types in Python.
documentApi = groupdocs_merger_cloud.DocumentApi.from_keys(client_id, client_secret)

# First file
item1 = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinItem()
item1.file_info = groupdocs_merger_cloud.FileInfo("sample.pdf")

# Second file
item2 = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinItem()
item2.file_info = groupdocs_merger_cloud.FileInfo("sample.docx")

# Join options
options = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinOptions()
options.join_items = [item1, item2]
options.output_path = "joined.pdf"

# Create join request with JoinOptions
request = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinRequest(options)

# Join files
result = documentApi.join(request)        

MergeDifferentFileTypes_Python_MergeWordExcel.py

# This code example demonstrates how to merge Word and Excel file into PDF using Python.
documentApi = groupdocs_merger_cloud.DocumentApi.from_keys(client_id, client_secret)

# First file
item1 = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinItem()
item1.file_info = groupdocs_merger_cloud.FileInfo("sample.pdf")

# Second file
item2 = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinItem()
item2.file_info = groupdocs_merger_cloud.FileInfo("sample.xlsx")

# Join options
options = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinOptions()
options.join_items = [item1, item2]
options.output_path = "joined.pdf"

# Create join request with JoinOptions
request = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinRequest(options)

# Join files
result = documentApi.join(request)        

MergeDifferentFileTypes_Python_MergeWordJPG.py

# This code example demonstrates how to merge Word and JPG image into PDF using Python.
documentApi = groupdocs_merger_cloud.DocumentApi.from_keys(client_id, client_secret)

# First file
item1 = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinItem()
item1.file_info = groupdocs_merger_cloud.FileInfo("sample.pdf")

# Second file
item2 = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinItem()
item2.file_info = groupdocs_merger_cloud.FileInfo("sample.jpg")

# Join options
options = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinOptions()
options.join_items = [item1, item2]
options.output_path = "joined.pdf"

# Create join request with JoinOptions
request = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinRequest(options)

# Join files
result = documentApi.join(request)        

MergeDifferentFileTypes_Python_MergeWordPPT.py

# This code example demonstrates how to merge Word and PowerPoint presentation into PDF using Python.
documentApi = groupdocs_merger_cloud.DocumentApi.from_keys(client_id, client_secret)

# First file
item1 = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinItem()
item1.file_info = groupdocs_merger_cloud.FileInfo("sample.pdf")

# Second file
item2 = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinItem()
item2.file_info = groupdocs_merger_cloud.FileInfo("sample.pptx")

# Join options
options = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinOptions()
options.join_items = [item1, item2]
options.output_path = "joined.pdf"

# Create join request with JoinOptions
request = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinRequest(options)

# Join files
result = documentApi.join(request)        

MergeDifferentFileTypes_Python_Upload.py

# This code example demonstrates how to upload files to the cloud.
# Create an instance of the APIs
file_api = groupdocs_merger_cloud.FileApi.from_config(configuration)

# Upload sample files
for filename in glob.iglob("C:\\Files\\Merger\\upload\\*.*", recursive=True):
    destFile = filename.replace("C:\\Files\\Merger\\upload", "", 1)           
    # Create upload file request
    request = groupdocs_merger_cloud.UploadFileRequest(destFile, filename)
    # Upload file
    file_api.upload_file(request)