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PDF.co PDF Conversion API

The PDF Conversion API from PDF.co — 21 operation(s) for pdf conversion.

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PDF.co PDF Conversion API is one of 10 APIs that PDF.co publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include PDF Conversion. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 21 operations across 21 paths, and defines 29 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.pdf.co.

21 operations 21 paths 29 schemas 2 GET19 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.1
API Version
1.0
Server
https://api.pdf.co
Authentication
API Key
Contact
PDF.co Support
License
Proprietary
Terms of Service
View terms
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

PDF.co PDF Conversion API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as x-api-key (ApiKeyAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 21

Across 21 paths, the API surfaces 21 operations — 2 GET, 19 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

PDF Conversion 21
POST
/v1/pdf/convert/to/csv
PDF to CSV
post_v1_pdf_convert_to_csv body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/pdf/convert/to/json2
PDF to JSON
post_v1_pdf_convert_to_json2 body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/pdf/convert/to/json-meta
PDF to JSON with AI
post_v1_pdf_convert_to_json-meta body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/pdf/convert/to/text
PDF to Text
post_v1_pdf_convert_to_text body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/pdf/convert/to/text-simple
PDF to Text (Simple)
post_v1_pdf_convert_to_text-simple body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/pdf/convert/to/xls
PDF to XLS
post_v1_pdf_convert_to_xls body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/pdf/convert/to/xlsx
PDF to XLSX
post_v1_pdf_convert_to_xlsx body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/pdf/convert/to/xml
PDF to XML
post_v1_pdf_convert_to_xml body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/pdf/convert/to/html
PDF to HTML
post_v1_pdf_convert_to_html body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/pdf/convert/to/jpg
PDF to JPG
post_v1_pdf_convert_to_jpg body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/pdf/convert/to/png
PDF to PNG
post_v1_pdf_convert_to_png body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/pdf/convert/to/webp
PDF to WEBP
post_v1_pdf_convert_to_webp body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/pdf/convert/to/tiff
PDF to TIFF
post_v1_pdf_convert_to_tiff body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/pdf/convert/from/doc
PDF from DOC
post_v1_pdf_convert_from_doc body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/pdf/convert/from/csv
PDF from CSV
post_v1_pdf_convert_from_csv body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/pdf/convert/from/image
PDF from Image
post_v1_pdf_convert_from_image body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/pdf/convert/from/url
PDF from URL
post_v1_pdf_convert_from_url body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/pdf/convert/from/html
PDF from HTML
post_v1_pdf_convert_from_html body → 200400401402403404408429
GET
/v1/templates/html
Return All Templates
get_v1_templates_html → 200400401402403404408429
GET
/v1/templates/html/{id}
Return HTML Template by ID
get_v1_templates_html_id 1 param → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/pdf/convert/from/email
PDF from Email
post_v1_pdf_convert_from_email body → 200400401402403404408429

Schemas 29

The contract defines 29 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

customscript
string
custom script to execute on page load
rendertimeout
number
timeout for rendering in milliseconds (optional)
url
string
URL to the source file [url attribute](/api-reference/url-input-and-request-limits).
name
string
File name for generated output.
timeout
number
Timeout for output links in seconds
mediatype
string
Controls how content is rendered when converting to PDF. Options: print (uses print styles), screen (uses screen styles), none (no media type applied).
margins
string
Set custom margins, overriding CSS default margins. Specify the margins in the format {top} {right} {bottom} {left}. You can usepx,mm,cmorinunits. Also, you ca…
inline
boolean
Set to true to return results inside the response. Otherwise, the endpoint will return a URL to the output file generated.
footer
string
Set this to can add user definable HTML for the footer to be applied on every page bottom. The format is html.
templatedata
string
please set to string converted from JSON with data for Mustache template or leave empty if no template is used
header
string
Set this to can add user definable HTML for the header to be applied on every page header. The format is html.
rect
string
Defines coordinates for extraction. Use[PDF Edit Add Helper](https://app.pdf.co/pdf-edit-add-helper) to get or measure PDF coordinates. The format is {x} {y} {…
async
boolean
Set async to true for long processes to run in the background, API will then return a jobId which you can use with the [Background Job Check endpoint](/api-ref…
donotwaitfullload
boolean
Controls how thoroughly the converter waits for a page to load before converting HTML to PDF --- false waits for full page load, while true speeds up conversio…
unwrap
boolean
Unwrap lines into a single line within table cells in provided PDF documents. This is only applicable when lineGrouping is set to 1.
httppassword
string
HTTP auth password if required to access source URL.
lang
string
Set the language for OCR (text from image) to use for scanned PDF, PNG, and JPG documents input when extracting text. see [Language Support](/api-reference/lan…
password
string
Password for the PDF file.
papersize
Specifies the paper size. Accepts standard sizes like 'Letter', 'Legal', 'Tabloid', 'Ledger', 'A0'–'A6'. You can also set a custom size by providing width and…
file
string
The path to the local file to be uploaded.
printbackground
boolean
Set to false to disable background colors and images are included when generating PDFs from HTML/URL
profiles
string
Profiles are used configure extra options for specific API endpoints and may be unique to an API. For more information, see [Profiles](/api-reference/profiles)…
linegrouping
string
Controls how lines of text are grouped when extracting data from a PDF. Line grouping within table cells. The available modes are: 1, 2, 3. For more informatio…
pages0
string
Page indices/ranges (0-based). Items are comma-separated. Each item is one of: N (e.g., 0), N-M (e.g., 3-7), N- (open-ended, e.g., 10-), or !N (reverse index;…
legacyrendition
boolean
use legacy rendition (optional)
httpusername
string
HTTP auth user name if required to access source URL.
templateid
number
Set ID of HTML template to be used. View and manage your templates at HTML to PDF Templates.
orientation
string
Sets the document orientation. Options: Portrait for vertical layout, and Landscape for horizontal layout.
expiration
number
Sets the expiration time for the output link, in minutes. After this period, generated output file(s) are automatically deleted from [PDF.co Temporary Files St…

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

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Docs
https://docs.pdf.co/api-reference
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