pdflayer

pdflayer is a PDF generation REST API by APILayer for converting HTML to PDF and capturing web pages as PDFs. It supports rendering from standard HTTP URLs or raw HTML code, with extensive customization options including custom page sizes, margins, headers, footers, watermarks, and 256-bit encryption. The lightweight RESTful API supports both GET and POST methods and is powered by high-throughput infrastructure capable of processing thousands of requests simultaneously.

pdflayer publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include PDF, HTML to PDF, Document Generation, Web Capture, and APILayer.

pdflayer’s developer surface includes documentation, engineering blog, pricing, FAQ, and 11 more developer resources.

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32.5/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 16/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

AccessFreemium

1 APIs

PDF HTML to PDF Document Generation Web Capture APILayerPDF Conversion

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

Composite quality — 32.5/100 · thin

Contract Quality 6.7 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 2.1 / 20

Access Clarity 10.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.9 / 10

Agent readiness — 16/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5

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Pdflayer Rate Limits

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RATE LIMITS

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Source (apis.yml)

aid: pdflayer
name: pdflayer
description: 'pdflayer is a PDF generation REST API by APILayer for converting HTML to PDF and capturing web pages as PDFs.
  It supports rendering from standard HTTP URLs or raw HTML code, with extensive customization options including custom page
  sizes, margins, headers, footers, watermarks, and 256-bit encryption. The lightweight RESTful API supports both GET and
  POST methods and is powered by high-throughput infrastructure capable of processing thousands of requests simultaneously.

  '
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/pdflayer.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pdflayer/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- PDF
- HTML to PDF
- Document Generation
- Web Capture
- APILayer
- PDF Conversion
apis:
- aid: pdflayer:pdflayer-api
  name: pdflayer API
  description: 'REST API for converting HTML content and web page URLs to PDF documents with support for custom page sizes,
    margins, headers, footers, watermarks, page numbering, and 256-bit HTTPS encryption.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://pdflayer.com
  baseURL: https://api.pdflayer.com/api/convert
  tags:
  - PDF
  - HTML to PDF
  - Document Generation
  - Web Capture
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://pdflayer.com/documentation
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://docs.apilayer.com/pdflayer/docs/api-documentation
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://pdflayer.com/pricing
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.apilayer.com/pdflayer/docs/getting-started
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/pdflayer-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://pdflayer.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://pdflayer.com/documentation
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/apilayer
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/apilayer/pdflayer-API
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/apilayer/
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.apilayer.com/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://pdflayer.com/pricing
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://pdflayer.com/api-status
- type: X
  url: https://twitter.com/apilayer/
- type: Contact
  url: https://pdflayer.com/contact
- type: FAQ
  url: https://pdflayer.com/faq
- type: Plans
  url: plans/pdflayer-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/pdflayer-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/pdflayer-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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