How do I convert HTML to PDF using the API?

Send an HTTP POST request to https://api.easypdfserver.com/make-pdf with your API key and either an HTML string or a URL. The API returns the PDF as a binary response.

How much does Easy PDF Server cost?

The hosted REST API costs $20 per month or $140 per year (a 42% savings), and new subscriptions start with a 7-day free trial. You can also self-host on AWS Marketplace for $0.39 per hour.

What programming languages are supported?

Easy PDF Server works with any language that can make HTTP requests. Code samples are provided for curl, Node.js, PHP, Python, and Ruby.

Can I host Easy PDF Server myself?

Yes. Easy PDF Server is available as an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) on AWS Marketplace. You can run it on your own EC2 instance for $0.39 per hour.

Convert HTML to PDF REST API - Easy PDF Server Conversion

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Use these code samples to automate HTML to PDF conversion in minutes using our simple REST API:

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Create PDF from an HTML string in CURL:


curl -f 'https://api.easypdfserver.com/make-pdf' \
	--data-binary '{"html":"YOUR-HTML-STRING", "key":"YOUR-API-KEY"}' \
	> download.pdf

or create PDF from a URL in CURL:


curl -f 'https://api.easypdfserver.com/make-pdf' \
--data-binary '{"url":"YOUR-URL", "key": "YOUR-API-KEY"}' \
> download.pdf

Create PDF from an HTML string in NodeJS:


const https = require('https'),
	fs = require('fs');

const data = JSON.stringify({
	key: 'YOUR-API-KEY',
	html: 'YOUR-HTML-STRING',
});

const options = {
	hostname: 'api.easypdfserver.com',
	port: 443,
	path: '/make-pdf',
	method: 'POST',
	headers: {
		'Content-Type': 'application/json',
		'Content-Length': data.length,
		},
};

const req = https.request(options, res => {
	let body = Buffer.alloc(0);
	res.on('data', chunk => body = Buffer.concat([body, chunk]));
	res.on('end', () => fs.writeFile('download.pdf', body, console.error));
});

req.on('error', console.error);
req.write(data);
req.end();

or create PDF from a URL in NodeJS:


const https = require('https'),
	fs = require('fs');

const data = JSON.stringify({
	key: 'YOUR-API-KEY',
	url: 'YOUR-URL',
});

const options = {
	hostname: 'api.easypdfserver.com',
	port: 443,
	path: '/make-pdf',
	method: 'POST',
	headers: {
		'Content-Type': 'application/json',
		'Content-Length': data.length,
		},
};

const req = https.request(options, res => {
	let body = Buffer.alloc(0);
	res.on('data', chunk => body = Buffer.concat([body, chunk]));
	res.on('end', () => fs.writeFile('download.pdf', body, console.error));
});

req.on('error', console.error);
req.write(data);
req.end();

Create PDF from an HTML string in PHP:


$key = 'YOUR-API-KEY';
$html = 'YOUR-HTML-STRING';

$postdata = json_encode(
	array(
		'key' => $key,
		'html' => $html,
	)
);

$opts = array('http' =>
	array(
		'method' => 'POST',
		'header' => 'Content-type: application/json',
		'content' => $postdata
	)
);

$context = stream_context_create($opts);
$result = file_get_contents('https://api.easypdfserver.com/make-pdf',false,$context);
file_put_contents('download.pdf',$result);

or create PDF from a URL in PHP:


$key = 'YOUR-API-KEY';
$url = 'YOUR-URL';
				
$postdata = json_encode(
	array(
		'key' => $key,
		'url' => $url,
	)
);
	
$opts = array('http' =>
	array(
		'method' => 'POST',
		'header' => 'Content-type: application/json',
		'content' => $postdata
	)
);

$context = stream_context_create($opts);
$result = file_get_contents('https://api.easypdfserver.com/make-pdf',false,$context);
file_put_contents('download.pdf',$result);

Create PDF from an HTML string in Python:


import requests 

API_ENDPOINT = "https://api.easypdfserver.com/make-pdf"
	
r = requests.post(url = API_ENDPOINT, json = {"key":"YOUR-API-KEY", 
		"html":"YOUR-HTML-STRING"}) 

f = open("download.pdf", "wb")
f.write(r.content)
f.close()

or create PDF from a URL in Python:


import requests 

API_ENDPOINT = "https://api.easypdfserver.com/make-pdf"
	
r = requests.post(url = API_ENDPOINT, json = {"key":"YOUR-API-KEY", "url":"YOUR-URL"}) 

f = open("download.pdf", "wb")
f.write(r.content)
f.close()

Create PDF from an HTML string in Ruby:


require 'net/http'
require 'net/https'
require 'uri'
require 'json'

uri = URI.parse("https://api.easypdfserver.com/make-pdf")
data = { 'key': 'YOUR-API-KEY', 
	'html': 'YOUR-HTML-STRING'}.to_json

https = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host,uri.port)
https.use_ssl = true
req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.path, initheader = {'Content-Type' =>'application/json'})
req.body = data
res = https.request(req)
File.binwrite('download.pdf', res.body)

or create PDF from a URL in Ruby:


require 'net/http'
require 'net/https'
require 'uri'
require 'json'

uri = URI.parse("https://api.easypdfserver.com/make-pdf")
data = { 'key': 'YOUR-API-KEY', 
	'url': 'YOUR-URL'}.to_json

https = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host,uri.port)
https.use_ssl = true
req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.path, initheader = {'Content-Type' =>'application/json'})
req.body = data
res = https.request(req)
File.binwrite('download.pdf', res.body)

Easy PDF Server A Simple API to Convert HTML to PDF

By developers for developers

Need help? All plans come with email support! Ask us a question or read the API documentation.

Send HTML...

magic

...get your PDF.

Converting HTML to PDFs has never been so easy

Looking to host the code yourself instead of using the API?

Pricing Plans

API - Monthly

API - Yearly (Save 42%)

Self Hosted

Hello, there! We'd love to hear from you. Send us a message.

Easy PDF Server A Simple API to Convert HTML to PDF

By developers for developers

Need help? All plans come with email support! Ask us a question or read the API documentation.

Send HTML...

*magic*

...get your PDF.

Converting HTML to PDFs has never been so easy

Looking to host the code yourself instead of using the API?

Pricing Plans

API - Monthly

API - Yearly (Save 42%)

Self Hosted

Hello, there! We'd love to hear from you. Send us a message.

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