Convert ZIP to HTML in Node.js

Welcome to another exciting blog post for Node.js developers in which we will learn to build a ZIP to HTML converter. For this purpose, we will leverage the methods exposed by Groupdocs.Conversion Cloud SDKs for Node.js. This ZIP file converter library offers enterprise-level features for file conversion and manipulation. In addition, the ZIP file format is widely used, and converting ZIP files to HTML will provide ease in opening and viewing them. So, you can open HTML files in all web browsers. However, let’s start and learn how to convert ZIP to HTML in Node.js programmatically.

We will cover the following sections in this blog post:

ZIP File Converter Library Installation

Before installing Groupdocs.Conversion Cloud SDKs for Node.js, please make sure you have obtained the API credentials (i.e. Client API, Client Secret). However, you can find this guide helpful if you are not sure about getting the API credentials from the API Cloud Dashboard.

After getting the API credentials, let’s install this Node.js library by running the following command into the terminal/CMD:

So, run the following command:

npm install groupdocs-conversion-cloud

Thats it! We are all set to start writing code snippet to convert ZIP to HTML in Node.js.

Convert ZIP to HTML in Node.js Programmatically

We have uploaded a source ZIP file to our API Cloud Dashboard. In fact, you can upload manually or programmatically by calling this UploadFile method.

Please follow the following steps to build a ZIP to HTML converter in Node.js:

  • Include the groupdocs-conversion-cloud module in your Node.js project.
  • Initialize the Configuration object using your Client ID and Client Secret.
  • Set the base API URL.
  • Invoke the fromKeys method of the ConvertApi class and pass the API credentials.
  • Create an object of the ConvertSettings class and assign values to the filepath, format, and outputPath properties.
  • Create a convert document request by instantiating an object of the ConvertDocumentRequest class.
  • Call the convertDocument method to convert ZIP to HTML.

The following code sample demonstrates the ZIP to HTML conversion:

Once you run the server file, you will see the output file generated in the “output” folder in the API Cloud Dashboard. Again, you can download the files generated or programmatically by calling the DownloadFile method.

Convert ZIP to HTML Online

So far, we have learned how to automate the ZIP to HTML conversion programmatically. There is an online tool to convert ZIP to HTML in the web browser and this tool is powered by GroupDocs.Conversion. The best thing about this ZIP file converter is that it is totally free and requires no subscription.

Convert ZIP to HTML Online

Final Thoughts

We are ending this blog post here. We hope that you have learned how to convert ZIP to HTML in Node.js programmatically. This guide will really help you if you are looking to build a ZIP to HTML converter for your business software. Therefore, please visit the documentation to learn about other cool features of Groupdocs.Conversion Cloud SDKs for Node.js. In addition, do not forget to visit the GitHub repo since it is an open-source project.

Moreover, we recommend you follow our Getting Started guide.

Finally, groupdocs.cloud is writing new articles. So, please stay in touch for the latest updates.

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Frequently Asked Questions – FAQs

How do I convert a ZIP file to HTML?

You can do that using this ZIP file converter library. Groupdocs.Conversion offers Cloud SDKs and REST APIs to convert ZIP to HTML programmatically. Please visit this link for further detail.

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