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ConvertAPI backend

SaaS conversion via API key. Vendor-managed, no local install. Paid (free tier exists for low volume).

Configure

  1. Sign up at convertapi.com and grab your API secret.

  2. Set the env var:

    export CONVERTAPI_SECRET=your_secret_here

  3. Confirm the doctor picks it up:

    docx2pdf --doctor

Use

docx2pdf --backend convertapi contract.docx contract.pdf

Retries

For network-flaky environments:

docx2pdf --backend convertapi --retries 3 contract.docx contract.pdf

Privacy

Documents are uploaded to ConvertAPI's servers. Read their data-handling policy before using on confidential material; for documents that must not leave your network, use libreoffice.md or gotenberg.md.