Why PDF.co Web API

PDF.co Web API offers a collection of Web APIs and online tools. It includes functionalities such as data extraction, file conversion, and more.

The XLS to XML Web API is designed to make it easy for you to transfer data between systems over the internet. It converts your XLS files to XML while maintaining the structure and layout of text, images, tables, and other objects.

Our API engine resides and runs from the secure Amazon AWS infrastructure. Furthermore, all data transfers from your devices to our servers are secure by SSL/TLS. Check this link for more details about our security: https://pdf.co/security.

XLS to XML Web API Benefits

Manage Workbooks

When using the XLS to XML Web API, you can manage workbooks and data that were previously impossible or very difficult. In the XLS to XML, you can easily add, identify, and extract specific pieces of business data from XLS files.

Online Format

The XLS to XML Web API is used format for document storage and processing online. It allows almost any information in any written human language to communicate.

International Standards

The XLS to XML Web API is platform-independent. You can use it in Windows, Linux, Mac, and other operating systems. You can also use it on your desktop or mobile apps.

Enterprise Solutions

For enterprise customers, there is a Dedicated API Server that runs as a dedicated private server with dedicated private cloud storage in the hosting region of your choice.

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XLS to XML Web API Integrations

The PDF.co Web API has over 300+ integrations available. Here is some sample of integrations below:

XLS to XML Web API Sample and Demo

We will use this sample XLS file to convert into XML and use the /v1/xls/convert/to/xml for the endpoints.

Sample File And XLS Converted To XML Output
Sample File And XLS Converted To XML Output

Now let’s take a quick look at the /v1/xls/convert/to/xml endpoint’s parameters and their uses.

Endpoint

URL: https://api.pdf.co/v1/xls/convert/to/xml
Method: POST
Parameter Description
url required. Link to the source file.
expiration optional. Output link expiration in minutes. Default is 60 (i.e. 60 minutes or 1 hour). After this delay generated output file(s) (if any) will be auto-removed from PDF.co temporary files storage. Max allowed expiration period depends on your current subscription plan. To store permanent input files (e.g. re-usable images, pdf, documents), please use PDF.co built-in Files Storage instead.
inline optional. Must be one of: true to return data as inline or false to return link to the output file (default).
worksheetIndex optional. index of the worksheet to use.
encrypt optional. Enable encryption for the output file: true or false
async optional. Runs processing asynchronously. Returns jobId to use with job/checktrue or false
name optional. Output file name.
profiles optional. Must be a String. Set custom configuration. See profiles examples here

 cURL Code Snippet

curl --location --request POST 'https://api.pdf.co/v1/xls/convert/to/xml' \
--header 'x-api-key: your-api-key' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "url": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-S2p_oL40Q-KkEhSc9khiqNcNx46BuIC/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=114887936429289482092&rtpof=true&sd=true"
}'

The XLS to XML Web API cURL sample code is available here.

 

Let’s see the XLS to XML Web API in action using cURL.

Output Of XLS Converted To XML
Output Of XLS Converted To XML

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