What document formats does APIJolt convert to PDF?

APIJolt converts HTML strings, public URLs, Markdown, Word documents (DOCX/DOC/ODT/RTF), spreadsheets (XLSX/XLS/ODS/CSV), presentations (PPTX/PPT/ODP), and images (JPG/PNG/WebP/GIF/BMP/TIFF) to PDF.

How do I get started with APIJolt?

Register at apijolt.com to get a free API key with 1,000 conversions per month. No credit card required. Your first conversion can be done in under 5 minutes using a single curl command.

Does APIJolt store my documents?

No. All converted files are automatically deleted from APIJolt's servers after 60 minutes. Documents are not logged or used for training.

Does APIJolt work with AI coding agents like Claude Code or Cursor?

Yes. APIJolt provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server installable via npx -y @getapijolt/mcp. Set the APIJOLT_API_KEY environment variable and call APIJolt directly from Claude Code, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI agent.

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// your first conversion in under 5 minutes

request

curl -X POST https://api.apijolt.com/v1/html-to-pdf \
	-H "Authorization: Bearer aj_live_xxxx" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	-d '{ "url": "https://yourapp.com/invoice/1234" }'

response — binary PDF200 OK
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/pdf
Content-Length: 8472

%PDF-1.4
1 0 obj << /Type /Catalog /Pages 2 0 R >> endobj
2 0 obj << /Type /Pages /Kids [3 0 R] /Count 1 >> endobj
... 8,472 bytes of PDF. No config.
No server. No 2am maintenance window.

the problem

Managing a document pipeline is complex

You have a product to build. Features to ship. Users who are waiting.

And yet — here you are. Three hours deep into a Puppeteer crash inside Docker. Or fighting wkhtmltopdf because it eats your CSS for breakfast. Or discovering that LibreOffice needs a display server to run headless in production.

Or reading a six-year-old Stack Overflow thread that ends with “works on my machine.”

This is infrastructure. Boring, brittle, not-your-job infrastructure.

Your users don’t pay for your PDF pipeline.
They pay for your product.

🐳

Puppeteer in Docker
Works locally. Crashes in prod. Needs a display server you forgot about. You realize this at midnight.

💀

wkhtmltopdf
Eats your CSS for breakfast. Doesn’t support flexbox. The last release was 2019.

📦

LibreOffice headless
Needs a display server. Leaks memory every few hours. Has to be restarted occasionally.

the api

One request. Zero dependencies.

No package to install. No server to provision. No runtime to babysit. An HTTPS call from any language, any stack, any environment.

request

curl -X POST https://api.apijolt.com/v1/html-to-pdf \
	-H "Authorization: Bearer aj_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	-d '{
		"html": "<h1>Invoice #1042</h1><p>Due: $240.00</p>"
	}'

response — binary PDF200 OK
Content-Type: application/pdf
Content-Length: 6218

%PDF-1.4
1 0 obj << /Type /Catalog /Pages 2 0 R >> endobj
2 0 obj << /Type /Pages /Kids [3 0 R] ...
... 6,218 bytes of PDF ...

request

curl -X POST https://api.apijolt.com/v1/url-to-pdf \
	-H "Authorization: Bearer aj_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	-d '{
		"url": "https://yourapp.com/report/annual",
		"response_type": "base64"
	}'

response — base64 JSON200 OK
{
	"pdf": "JVBERi0xLjQKMSAwIG9iaiA8PC9UeXBlIC9DYXRhb2...",
	"size": 9341
}
// base64-encoded — drop straight into
// n8n, Zapier, or Make. No download step.

request

curl -X POST https://api.apijolt.com/v1/word-to-pdf \ -H "Authorization: Bearer aj_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx" \ -F "[email protected]"

response — binary PDF200 OK
Content-Type: application/pdf
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="contract.pdf"
Content-Length: 42819

%PDF-1.4
1 0 obj << /Type /Catalog /Pages 2 0 R >> endobj
... 42,819 bytes of PDF ...

request — format auto-detected

# Unsure of the format? /convert-to-pdf handles it. curl -X POST https://api.apijolt.com/v1/convert-to-pdf \ -H "Authorization: Bearer aj_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx" \ -F "[email protected]"

response — binary PDF200 OK
Content-Type: application/pdf
Content-Length: 18204

%PDF-1.4
... xlsx → PDF, no config, no guessing ...

Node.js — base64 for no-code workflows

const res = await fetch("https://api.apijolt.com/v1/url-to-pdf", {
	method: "POST",
	headers: {
		"Authorization": "Bearer aj_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx",
		"Content-Type": "application/json"
	},
	body: JSON.stringify({
		url: "https://yourapp.com/invoice/1042",
		response_type: "base64"
	})
});

const { pdf } = await res.json();

response200 OK
{
	"pdf": "JVBERi0xLjQKMSAwIG9iaiA8PC9UeXBlIC9DYXRhb2...",
	"size": 9341
}
// pass pdf directly into n8n / Zapier / Make

PHP — stream binary PDF to browser

$response = Http::withToken(env('APIJOLT_KEY'))
	->post('https://api.apijolt.com/v1/url-to-pdf', [
		'url' => 'https://yourapp.com/invoice/1042',
	]);

header('Content-Type: application/pdf');
header('Content-Disposition: inline; filename="invoice.pdf"');
echo $response->body();

response — binary PDF200 OK
Content-Type: application/pdf
Content-Length: 11048

%PDF-1.4
1 0 obj << /Type /Catalog /Pages 2 0 R >> endobj
... streamed directly to browser ...

response modes

Pick how you want your PDF back.

Multiple response modes. Covers every integration pattern without extra steps or adapters.

response_type: "binary"

Raw PDF bytes

Get the PDF as a direct binary response — the default. Stream it straight to the browser, pipe it to S3, save it to disk. Zero overhead, maximum flexibility.

Browser streams, S3 uploads, file storage

response_type: "base64"

Base64 in JSON

Get the PDF encoded directly inside the JSON response. No extra HTTP request to download the file. Native fit for n8n, Zapier, and Make — use it without a separate file step.

n8n · Zapier · Make · no-code workflows

formats

Every format. One endpoint.

No MS Office licence. No display server. No headless browser to spin up yourself.

Input	Endpoint	Engine
HTML string	/v1/html-to-pdf	Headless Chrome — full CSS & JS
Any URL	/v1/url-to-pdf	Headless Chrome — full CSS & JS
Markdown	/v1/markdown-to-pdf	GFM parser + Chrome (tables, code blocks, task lists)
DOCX / DOC / ODT / RTF	/v1/word-to-pdf	LibreOffice
XLSX / XLS / ODS / CSV	/v1/spreadsheet-to-pdf	LibreOffice
PPTX / PPT / ODP	/v1/presentation-to-pdf	LibreOffice
JPG / PNG / WebP / GIF / BMP / TIFF	/v1/image-to-pdf	ImageMagick
Anything above	/v1/convert-to-pdf	Auto-detected · no guessing · no config

privacy

Files deleted in 1 hour.
In plain English,
not a Trust Center.

Your converted files are automatically purged from our servers after 60 minutes. We’re not logging your documents. We’re not training on them.

We’re saying it here, in plain English — not buried in clause 14(b) of a DPA.

No vendor lock-in. No data warehouse. Just a conversion API that does what it says and gets out of the way.

integrations

Works wherever you work.

Any language. Any stack. Any environment. If it can make an HTTP request, it works with APIJolt.

Languages

Node.js PHP Python Ruby Go .NET anything with HTTP

No-code

n8n Zapier Make Airtable Notion

AI-native

MCP server Cursor Claude Code CLI tool

~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json  ·  or run: claude mcp add apijolt
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apijolt": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@getapijolt/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "APIJOLT_API_KEY": "aj_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx"
      }
    }
  }
}
# Tools available: html_to_pdf, markdown_to_pdf,
# url_to_pdf, file_to_pdf, check_usage

.cursor/mcp.json  (project)  ·  or ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apijolt": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@getapijolt/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "APIJOLT_API_KEY": "aj_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx"
      }
    }
  }
}
# Restart Cursor → open Settings → MCP
# → confirm apijolt is listed as enabled

pricing

Flat monthly. No credits.
No surprises.

Invoice

For indie developers shipping PDF generation as a feature.

$0/month

1,000 conversions/month

All formats (HTML, URL, Markdown, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, images)

Full CSS & JS via headless Chrome

binary and base64 response types

Files deleted after 1 hour

No credit card, ever

Get started free

Launch

For early-stage products with real users and real volume.

~$29/month

10,000 conversions/month

Everything in Invoice

Priority conversion queue

24-hour file retention

Email support

Coming soon

Automate

For teams running document workflows — invoices, reports, pipelines.

~$79/month

50,000 conversions/month

Everything in Launch

Async jobs + webhook callbacks

HTML & JSON templating

72-hour file retention

Coming soon

Studio

For agencies and teams shipping document generation across multiple projects.

~$149/month

150,000 conversions/month

Everything in Automate

Higher rate limits

SLA

Priority support

Coming soon

No credits. No overages. No surprises. · Flat monthly, hard cap, upgrade prompt — that’s the model.

Convert anything.
Ship instantly.

Managing a document pipeline is complex

One request. Zero dependencies.

Pick how you want your PDF back.

Raw PDF bytes

Base64 in JSON

Every format. One endpoint.

Works wherever you work.

Flat monthly. No credits.
No surprises.

🚧 Paid plans are coming — beta is free.

Stop building infrastructure.
Start shipping features.

Convert anything.Ship instantly.

Managing a document pipeline is complex

One request. Zero dependencies.

Pick how you want your PDF back.

Raw PDF bytes

Base64 in JSON

Every format. One endpoint.

Works wherever you work.

Flat monthly. No credits.No surprises.

🚧 Paid plans are coming — beta is free.

Stop building infrastructure.Start shipping features.

Convert anything.
Ship instantly.

Flat monthly. No credits.
No surprises.

Stop building infrastructure.
Start shipping features.