Actions Reference Guide

Overview

This page provides a reference for all actions available in the Build a Doc Power Platform connector.

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Document Conversion Actions

Convert Word Document

Converts a Word document (.doc, .docx) to another format with optional data source binding.

See the full action reference: Convert Word Document

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
Document	File content	Yes	Word document binary content
Output Format	String	Yes	Target format: .doc, .docx, .pdf, .html, .svg, .jpeg, .png, .bmp, .gif, .tiff
Data source Name	String	No	Identifier for template reference
Data source Data	Object/List	No	Data to bind to template
Data source Format	String	No	JSON, XML, or CSV

Returns: Base64-encoded file content

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Convert Excel Document

Converts an Excel document (.xls, .xlsx) to another format with optional data source binding.

See the full action reference: Convert Excel Document

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
Document	File content	Yes	Excel document binary content
Output Format	String	Yes	Target format: Csv, Html, MHtml, Pdf, Svg, TabDelimited, Tiff, Tsv, xlsx
Data source Name	String	No	Identifier for template reference
Data source Data	Object/List	No	Data to bind to template
Data source Format	String	No	JSON, XML, or CSV

Returns: Base64-encoded file content

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Convert PowerPoint Presentation

Converts a PowerPoint presentation (.ppt, .pptx) to another format.

See the full action reference: Convert PowerPoint Presentation

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
Document	File content	Yes	PowerPoint document binary content
Output Format	String	Yes	Target format: .ppt, .pptx, .pdf, .html
Data source Name	String	No	Identifier for template reference
Data source Data	Object/List	No	Data to bind to template
Data source Format	String	No	JSON, XML, or CSV

Returns: Base64-encoded file content

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Convert PDF Document

Converts a PDF document to another format.

See the full action reference: Convert PDF Document

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
Document	File content	Yes	PDF document binary content
Output Format	String	Yes	Target format: .doc, .docx, .pptx, .html, SVG

Returns: Base64-encoded file content

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Convert HTML

Converts HTML content to another format with optional data source binding.

See the full action reference: Convert HTML

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
Document	String	Yes	Raw HTML content (as a string) or a publicly accessible URL
Output Format	String	Yes	Target format: .pdf, .jpeg, .png, .bmp, .gif, .tiff, .xps, .html
Data source Name	String	No	Identifier for template reference
Data source Data	Object/List	No	Data to bind to template
Data source Format	String	No	JSON, XML, or CSV

Returns: Base64-encoded file content

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Convert OneNote Document

Converts a OneNote document (.one) to another format.

See the full action reference: Convert OneNote Document

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
Document	File content	Yes	OneNote document binary content
Output Format	String	Yes	Target format

Returns: Base64-encoded file content

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Convert Visio Document

Converts a Visio document (.vsd, .vsdx) to another format.

See the full action reference: Convert Visio Document

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
Document	File content	Yes	Visio document binary content
Output Format	String	Yes	Target format

Returns: Base64-encoded file content

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Document Manipulation Actions

Merge Word Documents

Merges multiple Word documents into a single document.

See the full action reference: Merge Word Documents

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
Documents	Array	Yes	Array of document contents to merge
Output Format	String	Yes	Target format for merged document

Returns: Base64-encoded file content

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Merge PowerPoint Presentation

Merges multiple PowerPoint presentations into a single presentation.

See the full action reference: Merge PowerPoint Presentation

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
Documents	Array	Yes	Array of presentation contents to merge
Output Format	String	Yes	Target format for merged presentation

Returns: Base64-encoded file content

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Compare Word Documents

Compares two Word documents and generates a document showing differences.

See the full action reference: Compare Word Documents

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
Document 1	File content	Yes	First document
Document 2	File content	Yes	Second document
Output Format	String	Yes	Target format for comparison result

Returns: Base64-encoded file content with tracked changes

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Format PowerPoint Presentation

Applies a master slide theme to a PowerPoint presentation.

See the full action reference: Format PowerPoint Presentation

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
Document	File content	Yes	Presentation to format
Theme	File content	Yes	Theme/template to apply
Output Format	String	Yes	Target format

Returns: Base64-encoded file content

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PDF Operations

Extract PDF Data

Extracts form field values and metadata from a PDF.

See the full action reference: Extract PDF Data

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
Document	File content	Yes	PDF document

Returns: JSON object with form fields and metadata

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Update PDF Data

Updates form fields and metadata in a PDF.

See the full action reference: Update PDF Data

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
Document	File content	Yes	PDF document
Data	Object	Yes	Field values to update

Returns: Base64-encoded file content

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Data Operations

Compute Data

Filters and evaluates expressions on data.

See the full action reference: Compute Data

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
Data	Object/Array	Yes	Input data
Expression	String	Yes	Expression to evaluate

Returns: Computed result

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Render Excel Chart

Extracts a chart from an Excel workbook as an image.

See the full action reference: Render Excel Chart

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
Document	File content	Yes	Excel document
Chart Name	String	Yes	Name of chart to extract
Output Format	String	Yes	Image format: .pdf, .png

Returns: Base64-encoded image content

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