PDFPipe is an HTML-to-PDF API. You send a POST request to https://api.pdfpipe.xyz/v1/pdf with a JSON body containing an HTML string or a URL, and receive an application/pdf file in the response. It handles browser rendering in a managed cloud environment, so you do not need to install or maintain any PDF software on your servers.

How do I use the PDFPipe API?

1. Sign up at pdfpipe.xyz to get an API key (format: pp_live_…). 2. POST to https://api.pdfpipe.xyz/v1/pdf with Authorization: Bearer pp_live_your_key and Content-Type: application/json. 3. Set the request body to {"html": " Hello "} or {"url": "https://example.com"} plus an optional "options" object for format, margins, etc. 4. The response body is the raw PDF file. Full reference at https://pdfpipe.xyz/docs.

What programming languages does PDFPipe support?

PDFPipe works with any language that can make an HTTP request. Official SDKs are available for Node.js (npm install pdfpipe-node) and Python (pip install pdfpipe-python). The API also works directly in Go, Java, PHP, Ruby, Rust, C#, Kotlin, Elixir, and others via standard HTTP clients. Framework-specific guides are available at https://pdfpipe.xyz/guides.

What PDF options are available?

Pass an "options" object in the request body. Key options: format (A4, A3, A5, Letter, Legal, Tabloid, default A4), landscape (true/false), margin (CSS length or object with top/bottom/left/right), print_background (true/false), scale (0.1 to 2.0), page_ranges (e.g. "1-3, 5"), header_html, footer_html, inject_css, wait_until (load, domcontentloaded, networkidle0, networkidle2), wait_ms, timeout_ms (1000 to 60000, default 30000), pdf_a (true/false for PDF/A-1b). Full reference at https://pdfpipe.xyz/docs#options.

How much does PDFPipe cost?

Hobby: free, 500 documents per month, no credit card required. Starter: $19/month, 3,000 documents. Growth: $49/month, 15,000 documents. Scale: $149/month, 50,000 documents. Enterprise: custom volume and SLA. Flat pricing: one document counts as one document with no credit conversion.

What is the PDFPipe API endpoint?

The main render endpoint is POST https://api.pdfpipe.xyz/v1/pdf. Additional endpoints: POST /v1/pdf/batch (batch rendering up to 100 items), POST /v1/pdf/merge (merge PDFs), GET /v1/me (check key and usage), GET /v1/documents (list stored PDFs), POST /v1/demo (playground, no key required). Full endpoint list at https://pdfpipe.xyz/docs#endpoints.

Can I not just run Puppeteer or wkhtmltopdf myself?

You can, but running a browser in production means managing memory limits, system font availability, concurrency queues, version pinning, and on-call incidents when it crashes. PDFPipe handles the rendering infrastructure so your team ships product code instead. The API also includes SSRF protection so untrusted HTML cannot reach internal services.

Does PDFPipe support AI agents via MCP?

Yes. Install pdfpipe-mcp-server (npm install pdfpipe-mcp-server), set PDFPIPE_API_KEY, and point any MCP-compatible agent at it. The pdfpipe_generate_pdf tool becomes available for the agent to generate PDFs in a single tool call. Details at https://pdfpipe.xyz/mcp.

PDF Generation API

Generate PDFs programmatically

A PDF generation API that turns HTML or a saved template into a finished document over HTTP. Generate one PDF or thousands, attach webhooks for async batches, and never run a browser yourself.

Generate a PDF in a few lines

Call the endpoint from any language. Here it is in Node, but the same request works from Python, Go, Ruby, PHP, or plain curl.

JavaScript

const res = await fetch("https://api.pdfpipe.xyz/v1/pdf", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.PDFPIPE_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    html: "<h1>Monthly report</h1>",
    options: { format: "A4", printBackground: true },
  }),
});
const pdf = Buffer.from(await res.arrayBuffer());

Built for programmatic generation at volume

Batch endpoint

Submit many documents in one call and have results delivered to a webhook when they finish.

Templates plus data

Save an HTML template once, then generate documents by passing JSON values, so your app sends data, not markup.

Stored documents

Optionally persist each generated PDF and get a hosted URL back instead of bytes.

What you can generate

Invoices, receipts, and statements from order data.
Reports and dashboards exported to a shareable PDF.
Certificates, contracts, and agreements from templates.
Anything you can express in HTML and CSS.

Frequently asked

How do I generate a PDF from an API?

POST your HTML and options to /v1/pdf with a bearer token. The response is the generated PDF. This works as a generate pdf api and a create pdf api from any backend.

Is there a PDF generator API for high volume?

Yes. The batch endpoint accepts many documents per request and posts results to your webhook when complete, so you do not hold a connection open while large jobs render.

Can I generate PDFs from templates instead of raw HTML?

Yes. Create a template with placeholders, then generate documents by sending only the data. This keeps markup out of your application code.

What languages are supported?

Any language that can make an HTTP request. Official Node and Python SDKs are available, and there are guides for Go, Java, Ruby, PHP, .NET, and more.

Which PDF API do you need?

These pages cover related search intents. Pick the one that matches what you are building.

HTML to PDF API

Start here: the overview of converting an HTML string or URL to a PDF.

PDF Rendering API

How the rendering engine handles modern CSS, web fonts, and accurate pagination.

Document Generation API

Template plus data document automation for invoices, reports, and contracts.

500 free documents a month, flat pricing after that, and a live playground you can try without signing up.

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