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    "title": "ConvertAPI",
    "description": "# High-Performance File Conversion API\nConvert Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, PDF and Image formats with our powerful file conversion service.\nWe support more than [200 file types.]( https://www.convertapi.com/doc/file-formats)",
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            "$ref": "#/components/responses/400"
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            "$ref": "#/components/responses/401"
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            "$ref": "#/components/responses/415"
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          "500": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/500"
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          "503": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/503"
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        "security": [
          {
            "secret": [ ]
          },
          {
            "token": [ ]
          },
          {
            "jwt": [ ]
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        "maxLength": 32,
        "minLength": 32,
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        "description": "Uploaded File ID",
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        "description": "Malformed request",
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        "description": "Authentication error",
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        "description": "File information ([docummentation](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Content-Disposition))",
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        "type": "http",
        "description": "[Get `Secret`](https://www.convertapi.com/a/secret)",
        "scheme": "bearer"
      },
      "token": {
        "type": "http",
        "description": "[Get `Token`](https://www.convertapi.com/a/api-tokens)",
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      },
      "jwt": {
        "type": "http",
        "description": "[Get `JWT`](https://www.convertapi.com/a/jwt-tokens)",
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        "bearerFormat": "JWT"
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      "name": "Conversion",
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        "url": "https://www.convertapi.com/doc/content-types"
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      "name": "File Server",
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