Installation

The package is available at nuget.org and it can be installed via package manager console by executing following command:

PM> NuGet\Install-Package GroupDocs.editor-Cloud

Edit 40+ Document Formats in Cloud via REST

GroupDocs.Editor Cloud SDK for is a REST API designed to integrate document editing capabilities into C#, ASP.NET, and other .NET apps. Supporting over 40 file formats, this API allows you to easily edit Word documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more directly from the cloud without the need for third-party software like MS Office. Features include handling password-protected files, multi-language support, and customizable formatting options. Developers can perform file operations such as loading, editing, and saving documents across platforms like web, desktop, and mobile with ease. With built-in compatibility for popular document formats like DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX, GroupDocs.Editor Cloud provides robust tools for document processing in any business environment.

Editing Word Processing Document

• Supports formats such as DOC, DOCX, ODT, RTF, and more.
• Upload, edit, and save Word processing documents directly from cloud storage.
• Ability to handle password-protected Word documents.
• Customize options like enabling pagination, extracting fonts, and handling multi-language information during the editing process.

Editing Spreadsheet Documents

• Supports formats like XLS, XLSX, XLSM, XLSB, ODS, and others.
• Load spreadsheets into editable HTML format and work on specific worksheets.
• Exclude hidden worksheets from editing if desired.
• Handle password-protected spreadsheet documents.

Editing Presentation Documents

• Supports formats like PPT, PPTX, PPTM, PPSX, and POTX.
• Load specific slides from presentations for editing.
• Option to include or exclude hidden slides during the editing process.

Editing Text Documents

• Handles plain text documents (TXT) and can recognize simple structures like lists and indents.
• Save edited TXT files back to Word processing format if needed.
• Options for handling leading and trailing spaces and enabling pagination in the output HTML.

Editing Delimiter-Separated Values (DSV) Documents

• Supports files with custom delimiters (CSV, TSV, etc.).
• Specify custom separators and handle date/numeric data conversion.
• Option to treat consecutive delimiters as a single entity during processing.

Document Information Retrieval

• Retrieve details such as file extension, document size, page count, and password protection status.

Working with Storage

• Check the existence of cloud storage.
• List files within a specific folder in cloud storage.

File Operations

• Download files from cloud storage via API.
• Retrieve specific file versions from storage systems that support versioning.

Supported Document Formats

WordProcessing Family Formats

Spreadsheet Family Formats

Presentation Family Formats

Other Supported Formats

Supported Platforms

Quick Start

Create an Account

• Sign up for free at GroupDocs Cloud Dashboard.

Get API Credentials

• Create an API client app to get your Client ID and Client Secret from the Dashboard.

Install the SDK

• Choose the SDK for your platform to streamline development. For .NET, run Install-Package GroupDocs.Editor-Cloud in Visual Studio. To upgrade, use Update-Package GroupDocs.Editor-Cloud.

Make an API Request

• Use your API credentials to make requests.

Load and Edit DOCX Documents using REST API

// Load the document into editable state
var loadOptions = new WordProcessingLoadOptions
{
    FileInfo = new FileInfo
    {
        FilePath = "WordProcessing/password-protected.docx",
        Password = "password"
    },
    OutputPath = "output"
};
var loadResult = editApi.Load(new LoadRequest(loadOptions));

// Download and edit the HTML document
var stream = fileApi.DownloadFile(new DownloadFileRequest(loadResult.HtmlPath));
var htmlString = new StreamReader(stream, Encoding.UTF8).ReadToEnd();
htmlString = htmlString.Replace("Sample test text", "Hello world");

// Upload the edited HTML back to storage
fileApi.UploadFile(new UploadFileRequest(loadResult.HtmlPath, new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(htmlString))));

// Save HTML back to DOCX
var saveOptions = new WordProcessingSaveOptions
{
    FileInfo = loadOptions.FileInfo,
    OutputPath = "output/edited.docx",
    HtmlPath = loadResult.HtmlPath,
    ResourcesPath = loadResult.ResourcesPath
};
var saveResult = editApi.Save(new SaveRequest(saveOptions));

Tags

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