apilayer pdflayer
HTML/URL to PDF
- Authentication
- API Key
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Unknown
- Category
- Documents & Productivity
- Documentation / URL
- https://pdflayer.com
Overview
pdflayer (an APILayer product) converts HTML/URLs to PDF. Auth is an API key (invalid keys return HTTP 200 with "success": false — APILayer style, verified).
Quick Start
Convert a URL (replace YOUR_KEY):
curl "https://api.pdflayer.com/api/convert?access_key=YOUR_KEY&document_url=https://example.com"(returns a PDF; errors come back as JSON with success:false)With options:
curl "https://api.pdflayer.com/api/convert?access_key=YOUR_KEY&document_url=https://example.com&page_size=A4&margin_top=10"Authentication
- Register at pdflayer.com → free API key.
- Send it as the
access_keyquery parameter (invalid → 200 +success:false, verified).
Rate Limits & Notes
- Free tier: 100 conversions/month (check the docs); paid plans scale.
- Options: page size, margins, header/footer, landscape.
- Success returns a PDF binary; failures return JSON.
FAQ
Is pdflayer free? Free tier: 100 conversions/month; more is paid.
Why 200 with success:false? APILayer convention (verified) — check the JSON body.
What does it convert? HTML documents and URLs to PDF.
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