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Convert images between formats including modern formats like AVIF, JXL, and HEIC.

Convert Image

Convert images between formats. Supports common web formats as well as specialized formats like HEIC, JXL, BMP, ICO, JP2, QOI, and PSD.

API Endpoint

POST /api/v1/tools/image/convert

Accepts multipart form data with an image file and a JSON settings field.

Parameters

Parameter Type Required Default Description
format string Yes - Target format: jpg, png, webp, avif, tiff, gif, heic, heif, jxl, bmp, ico, jp2, qoi, psd, ppm, eps, tga
quality number No - Output quality (1-100). Applies to lossy formats like jpg, webp, avif, heic.

Supported Output Formats

Format Type Notes
jpg Lossy JPEG, best compatibility
png Lossless Supports transparency
webp Both Modern web format, good compression
avif Lossy Next-gen format, excellent compression
tiff Both Print/publishing workflows
gif Lossless Limited to 256 colors
heic / heif Lossy Apple ecosystem format
jxl Both JPEG XL, next-gen format
bmp Lossless Uncompressed bitmap
ico Lossless Windows icon format
jp2 Lossy JPEG 2000
qoi Lossless Quite OK Image format
psd Layered Adobe Photoshop (requires ImageMagick)
ppm Lossless Portable Pixmap (PPM/PGM/PBM)
eps Vector Encapsulated PostScript
tga Lossless Targa image format

Example Request

Convert to WebP:

curl -X POST http://localhost:1349/api/v1/tools/image/convert \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer si_your-api-key" \
  -F "file=@photo.jpg" \
  -F 'settings={"format": "webp", "quality": 85}'

Convert to PNG (lossless):

curl -X POST http://localhost:1349/api/v1/tools/image/convert \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer si_your-api-key" \
  -F "file=@photo.jpg" \
  -F 'settings={"format": "png"}'

Example Response

{
  "jobId": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
  "downloadUrl": "/api/v1/download/a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890/photo.webp",
  "originalSize": 2450000,
  "processedSize": 680000
}

Notes

  • The output filename extension is automatically updated to match the target format.
  • SVG inputs are rasterized at 300 DPI before conversion.
  • PSD conversion requires ImageMagick to be installed on the server.
  • BMP, EPS, ICO, JP2, JXL, PPM, QOI, and TGA use specialized CLI encoders and bypass Sharp processing.
  • HEIC/HEIF encoding uses the system HEIC encoder library.
  • Input formats are broad: JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, TIFF, GIF, HEIC, RAW (CR2, NEF, ARW, etc.), PSD, SVG, BMP, and more.