The GroupDocs APIs are designed to be REST compliant so that they are familiar and easy to use. This post looks at how to use Swagger to test the GroupDocs APIs. Before showing you how to run a test, it explains Swagger and REST, and why we use them.
Why we use Swagger and REST Swagger is a specification and a framework for building interactive API documentation and sandboxes, and to generate the code of an API client.
Integration for Zapier - How to Create a Custom Trigger
Zapier allows seamless integration with dozens of APIs. In this post I’ll explain how to create an integration with the GroupDocs Storage API. Put simply the process of integration with Zapier is Read -> Process -> Write. The left side of the integration is called a trigger and the right side is an action. The central process simply converts your API response to a format suitable for the write action. We are going to create a trigger for new files.
PDF Viewer Plugin for Joomla Is Now Officially Released!
Hello to all Joomla users! Here at GroupDocs, we’re excited to announce the release of the long-awaited PDF viewer plugin for Joomla CMS. The plugin allows you to easily embed and host PDF documents (as well as Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents) on your Joomla website. We’ve been working hard to make the installation process and plugin deployment hassle-free for Joomla web-developers and website owners. At the same time, our aim was to make the document viewer interface convenient for the end users - your website visitors.
A Year of Great Achievements: 2012 in Review
For GroupDocs, 2012 was a significant year marked by milestones; we’re proud and grateful to end a busy year with great achievements. With constant enhancements, we were able to prove that we’re an integral part of the document management world. In 2012, we have introduced enhanced versions of our apps with added features from time to time; created a variety of plugins for multiple platforms; integrated many different storage options with GroupDocs; introduced flexible API SDKs to help you integrate our apps to your existing applications; and were able build a strong base of valuable customers, ranging from small to mid to enterprise levels; amongst many others.
Annotate or Collaborate on Documents Easily Using the New Enhanced GroupDocs Annotation
Great news for all reviewers! We’ve introduced the new GroupDocs Annotation user interface to make your document annotation process easier and faster. With these new enhanced UI and features, you are now able to annotate and collaborate on documents quickly. GroupDocs Annotation is a service that lets you perform document collaboration easily. You and your colleagues can annotate documents and perform document collaboration in real time. You can make suggestions or add the required comments online at the same time, which makes the review process much faster.
Announcing box.com Integration with GroupDocs' Document Management Apps Suite
Good news from GroupDocs to all box.com users. We’ve integrated box.com with GroupDocs. Now, you can access all your box.com files and folders from within your GroupDocs account. Use your box.com documents with GroupDocs’ document management apps suite to take your document management experience to new heights. [caption id=“attachment_1130” align=“alignnone” width=“600” caption=“Announcing box.com integration with GroupDocs’ document management apps suite”]
[/caption] Integration is super simple. Simply use the Box.com button in the Integration area of the My Account page and log in to box.
Online Document Viewer Plugin for Umbraco is Now Available for Download
GroupDocs’ Viewer package for Umbraco CMS is now available for download from our Marketplace. GroupDocs Viewer is a platform and software independent online document viewer that lets you open all common document formats straight in a web-browser and from any web-enabled device. With this plugin you can integrate the GroupDocs Viewer into your Umbraco website and then publish documents on any web-pages within your website. Your website visitors can then view documents directly on your Umbraco web-pages.
PDF Document Viewer Module for Drupal is Now Available for Download
Great news for all Drupal CMS users! We have released a PDF viewer module for Drupal. The module allows you to seamlessly embed PDF documents, as well as PowerPoint presentations, Excel spreadsheets, word processing documents and images into web-pages on your Drupal website. The PDF document viewer module for Drupal utilizes our GroupDocs Viewer’s functionality and provides you with the following benefits:
Your website visitors don’t need any browser plug-ins or Flash to view documents hosted with our document viewer.
Announcing GroupDocs Online Document Viewer Block for Moodle
We are excited to introduce the GroupDocs.Viewer block for Moodle CMS. With this block installed, you can embed GroupDocs’ online document viewer widget into Moodle webpages to display PDF, Microsoft Office and other common document types on your website. You Moodle website visitors can then view documents online directly on your website. What is important, end users don’t have to install any software. Documents embedded to your website with GroupDocs.Viewer can be viewed using any standard web-browser.
Announcing GroupDocs Online Document Viewer Module for ExpressionEngine
Great news for all ExpressionEngine CMS users! We’ve released an efficient GroupDocs Viewer module for ExpressionEngine CMS. This plugin allows you to embed GroupDocs’ high-fidelity online document viewer together with selected documents to ExpressionEngine pages. As GroupDocs’ online document viewer supports many different formats, visitors to ExpressionEngine websites can now effortlessly view documents of multiple formats online. [caption id=“attachment_1047” align=“alignnone” width=“600” caption=“Announcing GroupDocs’ online document viewer module for ExpressionEngine”]
[/caption] GroupDocs Viewer is an efficient and flexible online document viewer.