Convert word document store in SharePoint to PDF or image

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I am using Power Automate Cloud, Is there any connector or way I can use (without an API key) to convert word document store in SharePoint to PDF or image?

I encountered a issue that word document is locked and cannot act upon by power automate when stored in sharepoint

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David_MA 14,554 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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There is a OneDrive for Business action that allows you to convert a Word document to pdf that you can use:

You could temporarily have the flow make a copy of the Word document by saving it to OneDrive, convert it to pdf, save the pdf to SharePoint, then delete the file from OneDrive.

To avoid those steps, there is an action from Encodian to convert files to pdf, which gives you more control, but you need to purchase an API key:

You purchase a subscription that gives you credits. When used in a flow, the Encodian actions consume x number of credits per action. I believe this one the amount of credits is determined by the number of pages being saved to pdf.

For the lock issue you encountered, is your document library configured to require checkout to edit? I think that may be the issue you encountered. If you post the exact error message you got, that would help.

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Mitanshu 1,658 Moderator on at

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Have you looked at Convert Word Document to PDF Connector

Documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/wordonlinebusiness/#convert-word-document-to-pdf

Lock issue: Can you post the error message? Does your Library setting require checkout before someone can edit the file?

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Haque 2,997 on at

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Hi @KW-18110402-0,

You can convert Word documents stored in SharePoint to PDF in Power Automate Cloud without needing an API key by leveraging OneDrive for Business connectors, which are included in standard Power Automate plans.

5 steps to do so:

Trigger: Use a SharePoint trigger like “When a file is created or modified (properties only)” on your document library.

Get File Content: Use the SharePoint “Get file content” action to retrieve the Word document content.

Create File in OneDrive: Use the OneDrive “Create file” action to upload the Word document content to a OneDrive folder (a temporary staging area).

Convert File: Use the OneDrive “Convert file” action to convert the Word document to PDF. This action converts the file and outputs the PDF content.

Create PDF in SharePoint: Use the SharePoint “Create file” action to save the converted PDF back to your SharePoint document library.

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