Create a new document

Creates a new document in the Cloud Storage in the format specified by the file extension.

Create a new document REST API

Server	Method	Endpoint
`https://api.aspose.cloud/v4.0`	PUT	`/words/create`

You can use the following parameters in a REST request:

Parameter Name	Data Type	Required/Optional	Description
`fileName`	string	Optional	The filename of the document.
`folder`	string	Optional	The path to the document folder.
`storage`	string	Optional	Original document storage.

Note: to access this REST API, you need to register and get personal credentials. Use the ‘Quick Start’ guide to go through the procedure in a couple of minutes.

Create a new document usage examples

Let’s look at practical examples of using the web service. You can do this both with cURL and Postman utilities, and from your code in various programming languages: Python, Java, JavaScript, C#, PHP, C++, Go, Ruby, Swift, Dart.

How to create a new document with cURL or Postman

One of the easiest and fastest ways to call a REST API is to use cURL or Postman:

cURL Request

	curl -v "https://api.aspose.cloud/v4.0/words/create?fileName=Sample.docx" \
	-X PUT \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	-H "Authorization: Bearer ####################" \
	-d ""

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To get a JWT token use these instructions

Postman Request

	{
	"info": {
	"name": "CreateDocument",
	"schema": "https://schema.getpostman.com/json/collection/v2.1.0/collection.json"
	},
	"auth": {
	"type": "oauth2",
	"oauth2": [
	{
	"key": "clientSecret",
	"value": "{{CLIENT_SECRET}}",
	"type": "string"
	},
	{
	"key": "clientId",
	"value": "{{CLIENT_ID}}",
	"type": "string"
	},
	{
	"key": "addTokenTo",
	"value": "header",
	"type": "string"
	},
	{
	"key": "client_authentication",
	"value": "body",
	"type": "string"
	},
	{
	"key": "accessTokenUrl",
	"value": "https://api.aspose.cloud/connect/token",
	"type": "string"
	},
	{
	"key": "grant_type",
	"value": "client_credentials",
	"type": "string"
	},
	{
	"key": "tokenName",
	"value": "Access Token",
	"type": "string"
	}
	]
	},
	"item": [
	{
	"name": "createRequest",
	"protocolProfileBehavior": {
	"disableBodyPruning": true
	},
	"request": {
	"method": "PUT",
	"header": [
	],
	"url": {
	"raw": "https://api.aspose.cloud/v4.0/words/create?fileName=Sample.docx",
	"protocol": "https",
	"host": [
	"api",
	"aspose",
	"cloud"
	],
	"path": [
	"v4.0",
	"words",
	"create"
	],
	"query": [
	{
	"key": "FileName",
	"value": "Sample.docx",
	"description": ""
	}
	]
	}
	},
	"response": []
	}
	],
	"variable": [
	]
	}

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To get a JWT token use these instructions

How to create a new document in Python, Java, C#, C++, JavaScript and other programming languages

Using SDK is the quickest way to speed up the development. Please take a look at the provided code examples to quickly call this web service from your favourite programming language:

	import os
	import asposewordscloud
	import asposewordscloud.models.requests
	from asposewordscloud.rest import ApiException
	from shutil import copyfile

	words_api = WordsApi(client_id = '####-####-####-####-####', client_secret = '##################')
	create_request = asposewordscloud.models.requests.CreateDocumentRequest(file_name='Sample.docx')
	words_api.create_document(create_request)

	import com.aspose.words.cloud.*;
	import com.aspose.words.cloud.api.*;
	import com.aspose.words.cloud.model.*;
	import com.aspose.words.cloud.model.requests.*;
	import com.aspose.words.cloud.model.responses.*;
	import java.nio.file.Files;
	import java.nio.file.Paths;

	ApiClient apiClient = new ApiClient(/clientId/ "####-####-####-####-####", /clientSecret/ "##################", null);
	WordsApi wordsApi = new WordsApi(apiClient);
	CreateDocumentRequest createRequest = new CreateDocumentRequest("Sample.docx", null, null);
	wordsApi.createDocument(createRequest);

	import * as fs from "fs";

	const clientId = "####-####-####-####-####";
	const secret = "##################";
	const wordsApi = new WordsApi(clientId, secret);
	const createRequest = new model.CreateDocumentRequest({
	fileName: "Sample.docx"
	});

	wordsApi.createDocument(createRequest)
	.then((createRequestResult) => {
	// tslint:disable-next-line:no-console
	console.log("Result of createRequest: ", createRequestResult);
	});

	using System;
	using System.Collections.Generic;
	using System.IO;
	using System.Linq;
	using System.Threading.Tasks;
	using Aspose.Words.Cloud.Sdk;
	using Aspose.Words.Cloud.Sdk.Model;
	using Aspose.Words.Cloud.Sdk.Model.Requests;

	var config = new Configuration { ClientId = "####-####-####-####-####", ClientSecret = "##################" };
	var wordsApi = new WordsApi(config);
	var createRequest = new CreateDocumentRequest(fileName: "Sample.docx");
	await wordsApi.CreateDocument(createRequest);

Create a new document

Create a new document REST API

Create a new document usage examples

How to create a new document with cURL or Postman

How to create a new document in Python, Java, C#, C++, JavaScript and other programming languages

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