# generator/create

Use this endpoint to create a new presentation from a .pptx template file and JSON data.

## generator/create

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `https://gen.powerpointgeneratorapi.com/v1.0/generator/create`

#### Headers

| Name                                            | Type   | Description                 |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------ | --------------------------- |
| Content-Type<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>  | String | multipart/form-data         |
| Authorization<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | String | Bearer authentication token |

#### Request Body

| Name                                       | Type   | Description |
| ------------------------------------------ | ------ | ----------- |
| files<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>    | Object | .pptx file  |
| jsonData<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | String | JSON data   |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200: OK " %}

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="400: Bad Request " %}

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="401: Unauthorized " %}

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### Example request

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="cURL" %}

```bash
curl --location --request POST 'https://gen.powerpointgeneratorapi.com/v1.0/generator/create' \
-H 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {add_your_token_here}' \
-F 'files=@my_dummy_presentation.pptx' \
-F 'jsonData={"presentation":{"template":"my_dummy_presentation.pptx","export_version":"Pptx2010","resultFileName":"quick_start_example","slides":[{"type":"slide","slide_index":0,"shapes":[{"name":"Title 1","content":"Your generated PowerPoint presentation"},{"name":"Subtitle 2","content":"Create,fill and manage PowerPoint documents through simple API requests."}]}]}}'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}

```python
import requests

payload={'jsonData': '{"template":"my_dummy_presentation.pptx","export_version":"Pptx2010","resultFileName":"quick_start_example","slides":[{"type":"slide","slide_index":0,"shapes":[{"name":"Title 1","content":"Your generated PowerPoint presentation"},{"name":"Subtitle 2","content":"Create, fill and manage PowerPoint documents through simple API requests."}]}]}'}

files=[
  ('files', ('my_dummy_presentation.pptx', open('./my_dummy_presentation.pptx','rb'), 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation'))
]

response = requests.post(
    'https://gen.powerpointgeneratorapi.com/v1.0/generator/create',
    data=payload,
    files=files,
    headers={
        'Authorization': f'Bearer {add_your_token_here}',
    },
    timeout=360
)

with open("./generated.pptx", "wb") as file:
    file.write(response.content)
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="JavaScript" %}

```javascript
const formData = new FormData();

  formData.append("jsonData", JSON.stringify('{"presentation":{"template":"url of title_slide_template.pptx","export_version":"Pptx2010","resultFileName":"quick_start_example","slides":[{"type":"slide","slide_index":0,"shapes":[{"name":"Title 1","content":"YourgeneratedPowerPointpresentation"},{"name":"Subtitle 2","content":"Create,fillandmanagePowerPointdocumentsthroughsimpleAPIrequests."}]}]}}'));

  const request = new XMLHttpRequest();
  request.open(
    "POST",
    "https://gen.powerpointgeneratorapi.com/v1.0/generator/create",
    true
  );
  request.setRequestHeader(
    "Authorization",
    "Bearer {add_your_token_here}"
  );

  request.responseType = "blob";

  request.onload = function () {
    if (request.readyState === request.DONE && request.status === 200) {
      var blob = new Blob([request.response], {
      type: "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation",
      });
      var link = document.createElement("a");
      link.href = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
      link.download = "generated.pptx";
      link.click();      
    }
  };

  request.send(formData);
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Postman" %}

1. Select the `Authorization` tab,  enter your `Token` .

   <figure><img src="/files/HxYtsXf5dpRrh6H4zXpk" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
2. Select the `Body` tab, select `form-data` , add the two key-value parameters below:

   <table><thead><tr><th width="116">KEY</th><th>VALUE</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>files</code></td><td>upload/ attach your <code>.pptx</code> file </td></tr><tr><td><code>jsonData</code></td><td>copy and paste the data from your <code>.json</code>  payload</td></tr></tbody></table>

<figure><img src="/files/hBmd4IBlaScX8DCmwQbC" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

3. Click the down arrow next to `Send` then select `Send and Download` . Once the result is successfully received, save the output as `.pptx`.

![](/files/jYPHKFy2jCkrtz6ajqFu)
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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