Layovelle

Import Pptx

Documentation

canvases

Import Pptx

Import a PowerPoint deck as a new editable slides canvas (async job; free).

Accepts either a multipart file upload or a file_ref pointing at an already-uploaded .pptx (POST /v1/uploads). Returns immediately with a job_id — poll GET /v1/canvases/import-pptx/{job_id} (about every retry_after_ms) until the status is terminal; on success the result carries the new canvas id/URL and slide count. The conversion is the same pipeline the in-app importer uses: embedded media becomes team files, slide masters become page backgrounds, and text/shapes become editable nodes.

Not metered: PPTX import is free in the Layovelle app and stays free here — every response carries the zero-credit deterministic receipt. Only .pptx (not legacy .ppt) is supported, up to 250MB.

POST

canvases

import-pptx

Import Pptx
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.moda.app/v1/canvases/import-pptx \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
  --form 'file=<string>' \
  --form 'file_ref=<string>' \
  --form 'canvas_name=<string>' \
  --form 'idempotency_key=<string>' \
  --form file.0='@example-file'
import requests

url = "https://api.moda.app/v1/canvases/import-pptx"

files = { "file.0": ("example-file", open("example-file", "rb")) }
payload = {
    "file": "<string>",
    "file_ref": "<string>",
    "canvas_name": "<string>",
    "idempotency_key": "<string>"
}
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.post(url, data=payload, files=files, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const form = new FormData();
form.append('file', '<string>');
form.append('file_ref', '<string>');
form.append('canvas_name', '<string>');
form.append('idempotency_key', '<string>');
form.append('file.0', '{
  "fileName": "example-file"
}');

const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

options.body = form;

fetch('https://api.moda.app/v1/canvases/import-pptx', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.moda.app/v1/canvases/import-pptx",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file_ref\"\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"canvas_name\"\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"idempotency_key\"\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file.0\"; filename=\"example-file\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n{\r\n  \"fileName\": \"example-file\"\r\n}\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--",
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type: multipart/form-data"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.moda.app/v1/canvases/import-pptx"

	payload := strings.NewReader("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file_ref\"\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"canvas_name\"\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"idempotency_key\"\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file.0\"; filename=\"example-file\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n{\r\n  \"fileName\": \"example-file\"\r\n}\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.moda.app/v1/canvases/import-pptx")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .body("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file_ref\"\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"canvas_name\"\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"idempotency_key\"\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file.0\"; filename=\"example-file\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n{\r\n  \"fileName\": \"example-file\"\r\n}\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--")
  .asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.moda.app/v1/canvases/import-pptx")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request.body = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file_ref\"\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"canvas_name\"\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"idempotency_key\"\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file.0\"; filename=\"example-file\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n{\r\n  \"fileName\": \"example-file\"\r\n}\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{}
{
  "type": "invalid_request",
  "code": "<string>",
  "message": "<string>",
  "doc_url": "<string>",
  "request_id": "<string>",
  "causes": [
    "<unknown>"
  ],
  "details": {},
  "retry_after_ms": 123,
  "retryable": true
}
{
  "type": "invalid_request",
  "code": "<string>",
  "message": "<string>",
  "doc_url": "<string>",
  "request_id": "<string>",
  "causes": [
    "<unknown>"
  ],
  "details": {},
  "retry_after_ms": 123,
  "retryable": true
}
{
  "type": "invalid_request",
  "code": "<string>",
  "message": "<string>",
  "doc_url": "<string>",
  "request_id": "<string>",
  "causes": [
    "<unknown>"
  ],
  "details": {},
  "retry_after_ms": 123,
  "retryable": true
}
{
  "type": "invalid_request",
  "code": "<string>",
  "message": "<string>",
  "doc_url": "<string>",
  "request_id": "<string>",
  "causes": [
    "<unknown>"
  ],
  "details": {},
  "retry_after_ms": 123,
  "retryable": true
}
{
  "type": "invalid_request",
  "code": "<string>",
  "message": "<string>",
  "doc_url": "<string>",
  "request_id": "<string>",
  "causes": [
    "<unknown>"
  ],
  "details": {},
  "retry_after_ms": 123,
  "retryable": true
}
{
  "type": "invalid_request",
  "code": "<string>",
  "message": "<string>",
  "doc_url": "<string>",
  "request_id": "<string>",
  "causes": [
    "<unknown>"
  ],
  "details": {},
  "retry_after_ms": 123,
  "retryable": true
}
{
  "type": "invalid_request",
  "code": "<string>",
  "message": "<string>",
  "doc_url": "<string>",
  "request_id": "<string>",
  "causes": [
    "<unknown>"
  ],
  "details": {},
  "retry_after_ms": 123,
  "retryable": true
}
{
  "type": "invalid_request",
  "code": "<string>",
  "message": "<string>",
  "doc_url": "<string>",
  "request_id": "<string>",
  "causes": [
    "<unknown>"
  ],
  "details": {},
  "retry_after_ms": 123,
  "retryable": true
}

Authorizations

Authorization

string

header

required

API key from Settings > Developer > REST API

Headers

Layovelle-Version

enum<string>

default:2026-05-01

Calendar-dated API version pin. New integrations should pin 2026-05-01 to opt into the newest response shapes. For back-compat the server also accepts requests with no header and resolves them to the current default (today: 2026-04-12); that default advances on each sunset date. Any unsupported value returns 400 unsupported_version.

Available options:

2026-04-12,

2026-05-01

Example:

"2026-05-01"

Body

multipart/form-data

file

file | null

The .pptx to import (multipart). For files that exceed the request-body transport limits, upload first (POST /v1/uploads) and pass 'file_ref' instead.

file_ref

string | null

A file_ id from POST /v1/uploads referencing an already-uploaded .pptx. Mutually exclusive with 'file'.

canvas_name

string | null

Name for the created canvas. Defaults to the deck's filename.

Maximum string length: 200

idempotency_key

string | null

A retried call with the same key replays the stored job envelope (replayed:true) instead of starting a second import.

Maximum string length: 200

Response

Successful Response

The response is of type Response Importpptx · object.