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| | Ask HN: Any Need for Office to PDF Conversion API? | |
16 points by jcnnghm on July 11, 2010 | hide | past | favorite | 29 comments
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| | For a project I was working on, I needed the ability to convert Microsoft Office files (Word, Excel) into PDF files so that I could work with them more easily. I created a REST API that allows this conversion very easily; POST the Office file, and once the conversion is complete, receive a POST with the converted PDF. I was thinking that this service could be useful for other people's projects. Before I go through the effort of creating a website and documentation, does anyone else have a need for this sort of service? |
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On the other hand, API's for document sharing sites are more complex and offer a lot of other functionality - this may scare off users who just want the transformation. I could see a market opportunity for a Twilio style API that was very targeted at this functionality. I still don't think you'd make a great deal of money charging for it, but I could see it getting some use.