URL to PDF API

Convert a webpage to PDF with one API call

Send a public URL and choose the browser and PDF settings. Headless Chrome loads the page and returns the generated PDF URL.

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  • Public webpage input
  • JavaScript-rendered pages
  • Custom PDF size and margins

Want to render your own markup? Try HTML to PDF.

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Try the URL to PDF API

Enter a public webpage URL, choose browser and PDF settings, and generate the PDF.

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Output formats

One API, the format your workflow needs

Keep the same URL and capture settings. Choose lossless detail, compact compatibility, modern web delivery, or a paginated document.

Lossless + transparent
.png

URL to PNG

Crisp text, sharp interface details, and transparent page backgrounds.

Explore PNG
Compact + universal
.jpeg

URL to JPEG

Smaller files and broad compatibility for photographic and content-heavy webpages.

Explore JPEG
Modern + efficient
.webp

URL to WebP

Strong visual quality with modern compression for web delivery.

Explore WebP

Document controls

Control the PDF page, margins, and print styles

Set the document layout in the request instead of maintaining a separate PDF renderer.

Page size

Set exact dimensions

Use custom PDF dimensions in pixels, inches, centimeters, millimeters, or points.

"page_width": "8.5in"
Margins

Set each margin independently

Set the top, right, bottom, and left margins separately.

["0.4in", "0.4in", "0.4in", "0.4in"]
Print styles

Render print CSS and backgrounds

Include CSS background colors and images, and render the page with print media rules.

"print_background": true

One API request

Convert a public URL to PDF

Send the webpage URL and PDF options together. The API renders the page in Chromium and returns the generated PDF URL.

  • Chromium rendering

    Render modern HTML, CSS, JavaScript, web fonts, and charts without running a browser.

  • PDF layout controls

    Set page width, height, scale, and all four margins in the request.

  • Page environment

    Choose light or dark mode, timezone, and screen or print media.

  • Timing controls

    Add a delay, set a timeout, or trigger capture with ScreenshotReady().

POST https://hcti.io/v1/image request example.
POST /v1/image
POST https://hcti.io/v1/image
{
"url": "https://example.com",
"pdf_options": { "page_width": "8.5in", "page_height": "11in", "margins": [ "0.4in", "0.4in", "0.4in", "0.4in" ], "print_background": true }
}

How it works

From webpage to downloadable PDF

  1. Send the URL

    Send a publicly accessible webpage URL for Chromium to load.

  2. Apply PDF settings

    Choose page dimensions, scale, margins, print backgrounds, and browser settings.

  3. Receive the PDF URL

    Download, store, attach, or deliver the generated PDF from the URL in the API response.

Use cases

Save public webpages as PDF files

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Webpage archives

Save the rendered version of a public page as a dated PDF for records and review.

Public reports

Convert browser-rendered reports, charts, and dashboards into downloadable PDF files.

Articles and documentation

Create printable copies of articles, release notes, documentation, and reference pages.

Landing pages

Capture published campaign and client pages as PDFs for distribution, approval, and historical reference.

PDF generation API

Add PDF generation without running a browser

Convert public webpages to PDF while the API handles Chromium, rendering, storage, and delivery.

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More PDF generation workflows

See where automated PDFs fit

Explore practical document workflows for different teams and industries.

Developers

Convert public webpages to PDFs from applications, scheduled jobs, and document pipelines.

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Finance

Convert financial reports, dashboards, statements, and record pages into PDFs.

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Education

Convert course pages, learning resources, and browser-based reports into printable PDFs.

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Marketing

Convert campaigns, landing pages, articles, and customer pages into shareable PDFs.

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