Convert SVG to GIF API | ConvertHub API

How to convert SVG to GIF using API?

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cURL Example

Complete workflow

# Step 1: Submit file for conversion
curl -X POST https://api.converthub.com/v2/convert \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@/path/to/file.svg" \
  -F "target_format=gif"

# Step 2: Check job status (replace JOB_ID with actual ID from step 1)
curl https://api.converthub.com/v2/jobs/JOB_ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

# Step 3: Download converted file
curl https://api.converthub.com/v2/jobs/JOB_ID/download \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -o "output.gif"

PHP SDK

<?php
use ConvertHub\ConvertHubClient;

$client = new ConvertHubClient('YOUR_API_KEY');

// Convert svg to gif
$conversion = $client->conversions()->convert(
    '/path/to/file.svg',
    'gif'
);

// Wait and download
$job = $client->jobs()->waitForCompletion(
    $conversion->getJobId()
);

if ($job->isCompleted()) {
    $client->jobs()
        ->getDownloadUrl($job->getId())
        ->downloadTo('output.gif');
}

View PHP documentation →

JavaScript SDK

import { ConvertHubClient } from '@converthub/sdk';

const client = new ConvertHubClient({
    apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY'
});

// Convert svg to gif
const conversion = await client.convertFile({
    file: '/path/to/file.svg',
    targetFormat: 'gif'
});

// Wait for completion
const job = await conversion.waitForCompletion();

// Download result
if (job.status === 'completed') {
    await conversion.download('output.gif');
}

View JavaScript documentation →

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Use API to convert from SVG to GIF

Common use cases

E-commerce Platforms

Optimize product images for web and mobile

Content Management

Batch convert images for consistent formatting

Marketing Automation

Process visual assets for campaigns

API Response Structure

Clean, predictable JSON responses

POST /v2/convert - Response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "job_id": "job_opPZ4Syt-tgcA-8W3h",
    "status": "processing",
    "source_format": "svg",
    "target_format": "gif",
    "created_at": "2025-09-24T23:11:17.127066Z",
    "estimated_time": 15
  }
}

GET /v2/jobs/{id} - Response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "job_id": "job_VzK17b2F-HoFd-Hyhw",
    "status": "completed",
    "progress": 100,
    "download_url": "https://api.converthub.com/v2/download/...",
    "file_size": 245632,
    "completed_at": "2025-09-24T23:11:29.127221Z"
  }
}