PDFMonkey

PDFMonkey is a document generation service that turns HTML + Liquid templates and a JSON data payload into PDF (or image) documents via a REST API. Templates are designed in a dashboard editor and generated on demand, asynchronously or synchronously, with webhooks and signed download URLs for delivery.

PDFMonkey publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Document Cards API, Documents API, and Templates API. Tagged areas include PDF, Document Generation, Templates, HTML to PDF, and Documents.

PDFMonkey’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 8 more developer resources.

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39.0/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemiumSelf serveFree trial⚡ Free to try
3 APIs
PDFDocument GenerationTemplatesHTML to PDFDocuments

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 39.0/100 · thin
Contract Quality 15.9 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 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
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APIs 3

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

PDFMonkey Document Cards API

Lightweight document representations for status polling and listing.

PDFMonkey Documents API

Create, retrieve, update, and delete generated documents.

PDFMonkey Templates API

Manage document templates (HTML + Liquid, SCSS, settings).

Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

PDFMonkey API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Pdfmonkey Plans Pricing

7 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Pdfmonkey Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Pdfmonkey Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Pdfmonkey Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Pdfmonkey Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Pdfmonkey Agentic Access

12 operations · 7 acting

12 operations · 7 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: pdfmonkey
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pdfmonkey/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: PDFMonkey
kind: company
description: PDFMonkey is a document generation service that turns HTML + Liquid templates and a JSON data payload into PDF
  (or image) documents via a REST API. Templates are designed in a dashboard editor and generated on demand, asynchronously
  or synchronously, with webhooks and signed download URLs for delivery.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: true
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium (free trial) · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/pdfmonkey.png
tags:
- PDF
- Document Generation
- Templates
- HTML to PDF
- Documents
created: '2026-06-25'
modified: '2026-06-25'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: pdfmonkey:pdfmonkey-document-cards-api
  name: PDFMonkey Document Cards API
  description: Lightweight document representations for status polling and listing.
  humanURL: https://docs.pdfmonkey.io/references/api/documents
  baseURL: https://api.pdfmonkey.io/api/v1
  tags:
  - Document Cards
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pdfmonkey-document-cards-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pdfmonkey.io/references/api/documents
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.pdfmonkey.io/references/api
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/pdfmonkey.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/pdfmonkey.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pdfmonkey.io/references/api/templates
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pdfmonkey.io/pdfmonkey-features/webhooks
- aid: pdfmonkey:pdfmonkey-documents-api
  name: PDFMonkey Documents API
  description: Create, retrieve, update, and delete generated documents.
  humanURL: https://docs.pdfmonkey.io/references/api/documents
  baseURL: https://api.pdfmonkey.io/api/v1
  tags:
  - Documents
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pdfmonkey-documents-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pdfmonkey.io/references/api/documents
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.pdfmonkey.io/references/api
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/pdfmonkey.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/pdfmonkey.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pdfmonkey.io/references/api/templates
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pdfmonkey.io/pdfmonkey-features/webhooks
- aid: pdfmonkey:pdfmonkey-templates-api
  name: PDFMonkey Templates API
  description: Manage document templates (HTML + Liquid, SCSS, settings).
  humanURL: https://docs.pdfmonkey.io/references/api/documents
  baseURL: https://api.pdfmonkey.io/api/v1
  tags:
  - Templates
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pdfmonkey-templates-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pdfmonkey.io/references/api/documents
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.pdfmonkey.io/references/api
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/pdfmonkey.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/pdfmonkey.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pdfmonkey.io/references/api/templates
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pdfmonkey.io/pdfmonkey-features/webhooks
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/pdfmonkey-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/pdfmonkey-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/pdfmonkey-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/pdfmonkey
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pdfmonkey
- type: Website
  url: https://www.pdfmonkey.io
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.pdfmonkey.io
- type: Plans
  url: plans/pdfmonkey-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/pdfmonkey-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/pdfmonkey-finops.yml
- url: https://www.pdfmonkey.io/blog
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com