How do I generate a Word document from a prompt in Node.js?

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Steps

1. Create an API key in the dashboard, under API keys, and store it in DOCONDA_API_KEY.
2. Install the SDK (Node 20 or later, no runtime dependencies): npm install @doconda/sdk.
3. Create the document and save it to disk.

import { writeFile } from "node:fs/promises"
import { Doconda } from "@doconda/sdk"

const doconda = new Doconda()
const doc = await doconda.documents.create({
  format: "docx",
  prompt: "Report on the housing law with blue centered headings",
})

console.log(doc.status) // "ready"
await writeFile("report.docx", await doconda.documents.download(doc.id, "docx"))
await writeFile("report.pdf", await doconda.documents.download(doc.id, "pdf"))

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What you get back

• An editable .docx: the look lives in the Word styles, and the layout adapts to the kind of document (doc.type: report, letter, contract, memo or minutes).
• Its PDF, and doc.outputs with direct links (they expire after 5 minutes; documents.outputs(id) gives you new ones).
• doc.status: ready, ready_with_warnings, needs_review or failed (not charged; doc.error says why).
• doc.style_unsupported: whatever you asked for that couldn’t be applied.

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Limits

• Use the SDK on your server, never in the browser: your API key gives access to every document in the project.
• With quality: "fast" you get the basic style; charts, tracked changes or your template’s design need standard or best.
• If you leave out format and the sentence doesn’t make the file type clear, it fails with format_unclear and isn’t charged.

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FAQ

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