HTML PDF API
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| Fact | HTML PDF API | PDFMonkey |
|---|---|---|
| API | Its REST API is language agnostic and can be integrated with programming languages that support HTTP requests. | The REST API uses Bearer authentication and exposes CRUD operations for documents and templates, with examples in curl, Ruby, Node.js, Python, and PHP. |
| Deployment | cloud | cloud |
| Integrations | The maker describes integration through HTTP requests and does not name specific third-party integrations on the pages reviewed. | Official integrations and connectors include Zapier, Make, n8n, Workato, Bubble, Glide and InvoiceBerry. |
| Key features | Generate PDFs from webpage URLs, HTML strings, or HTML files · Convert compressed archives containing HTML and related resources · Configure page sizes, orientation, and margins · Add custom HTML headers and footers with page variables · Enable JavaScript execution and control its delay · Upload and manage reusable remote assets · Generate PDFs asynchronously and deliver them to a callback URL · Configure PDF outlines, backgrounds, and internal or external links | Browser-based PDF template editor · JSON data merge into templates · REST API for document generation · Bulk document generation from datasets · Reusable templates with versioning · Downloadable generated PDF files |
| Rendering | The maker says the conversion engine uses wkhtmltopdf and supports full CSS2, partial CSS3, and JavaScript. | PDF files are rendered in a Chrome-based browser, supporting HTML, CSS, JavaScript, external fonts, images, charts and other web technologies. |
| Rendering engine | The service uses wkhtmltopdf, based on the WebKit browser engine. | The current rendering engine is Chrome-based v5 using Chrome 133, with older v4, v3, and v2 engines also available. |
HTML PDF API plans
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- Pro+€60 a month
- Premium€300 a month
Pick HTML PDF API if…
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Pick PDFMonkey if…
PDFMonkey suits developers and teams that need to generate documents from structured data and reusable templates. Its connectors and SDKs may suit workflows that use automation tools or custom applications.