Markdown to PDFMarkdown to PDF API

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Overview

To use Markdown to PDF, you need an API key. You can get one by creating a free account and visiting your dashboard.

POST Endpoint

URL
https://api.apiverve.com/v1/markdowntopdf

Example

How to call the Markdown to PDF API in different programming languages.

cURL Request
curl -X POST \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/markdowntopdf" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "markdown": "# Sample Document\n\n## Introduction\n\nThis is a sample markdown document that will be converted to PDF.\n\n### Key Points\n\n- **First point**: This is important\n- **Second point**: This is also important\n- *Third point*: Don't forget this\n\n## Conclusion\n\nThank you for using our API!"
}'
JavaScript (Fetch API)
const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/markdowntopdf', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "markdown": "# Sample Document\n\n## Introduction\n\nThis is a sample markdown document that will be converted to PDF.\n\n### Key Points\n\n- **First point**: This is important\n- **Second point**: This is also important\n- *Third point*: Don't forget this\n\n## Conclusion\n\nThank you for using our API!"
})
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
Python (Requests)
import requests

headers = {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

payload = {
    "markdown": "# Sample Document\n\n## Introduction\n\nThis is a sample markdown document that will be converted to PDF.\n\n### Key Points\n\n- **First point**: This is important\n- **Second point**: This is also important\n- *Third point*: Don't forget this\n\n## Conclusion\n\nThank you for using our API!"
}

response = requests.post('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/markdowntopdf', headers=headers, json=payload)

data = response.json()
print(data)
Go (net/http)
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"
    "bytes"
    "encoding/json"
)

func main() {
    payload := map[string]interface{}{
        "markdown": "# Sample Document

## Introduction

This is a sample markdown document that will be converted to PDF.

### Key Points

- **First point**: This is important
- **Second point**: This is also important
- *Third point*: Don't forget this

## Conclusion

Thank you for using our API!"
    }

    jsonPayload, _ := json.Marshal(payload)
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/markdowntopdf", bytes.NewBuffer(jsonPayload))

    req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "your_api_key_here")
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}
Example Response
{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "marginLeft": "0.4in",
    "marginRight": "0.4in",
    "marginTop": "0.4in",
    "marginBottom": "0.4in",
    "landscape": false,
    "pdfName": "b3ce14f5-1c44-4d2d-8a10-77430b679dae.pdf",
    "expires": 1766096769188,
    "downloadURL": "https://storage.googleapis.com/apiverve-helpers.appspot.com/htmltopdf/b3ce14f5-1c44-4d2d-8a10-77430b679dae.pdf?GoogleAccessId=1089020767582-compute%40developer.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1766096769&Signature=q%2Fe4YUCniLQIRCPSO82LhTJ%2BSfqZSPNq8nSblE0LW6%2B546R9kXIowaQD7k%2BOhFzQi9q3nb8QcUNtZijHpEkIIcy6OOayWInWMzMF8ooXQ7Gch4YJL6iAURSIFZpfEw3XqyYuWXP1dw372kmiYVfTBgaRed0apeRwjeF8bGciLm%2FOsYKcsRrYlJtuyFwqeNw4G2aQKgLkxUw%2FP6L5Av%2BZssRkRqIWvQ6eNmwpUJZ48hJZYY6%2BRFhTYwnN4dEPWYSd9TSiJf6C%2BEWReWQJlgBy7BUK0H%2B9pyn4872PV1N3eI9VHhg89g4dimbieOQUF%2BhG%2Bkhcd5z0inaMml7DBdbF4g%3D%3D",
    "markdownLength": 278,
    "htmlLength": 380
  }
}

Authentication

The Markdown to PDF API requires authentication via API key. Include your API key in the request header:

Required Header
X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Learn more about authentication →

Interactive API Playground

Test the Markdown to PDF API directly in your browser with live requests and responses.

Parameters

The following parameters are available for the Markdown to PDF API:

Convert Markdown to PDF

ParameterTypeRequiredDescriptionDefaultExample
markdownstringrequired
Markdown text to convert (max 100,000 characters)
-# Title\n\nThis is **bold** text.

Response

The Markdown to PDF API returns responses in JSON, XML, YAML, and CSV formats. The JSON response is shown in the Example section above; alternative formats below.

Other Response Formats

XML Response
200 OK
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
  <status>ok</status>
  <error xsi:nil="true" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
  <data>
    <marginLeft>0.4in</marginLeft>
    <marginRight>0.4in</marginRight>
    <marginTop>0.4in</marginTop>
    <marginBottom>0.4in</marginBottom>
    <landscape>false</landscape>
    <pdfName>b3ce14f5-1c44-4d2d-8a10-77430b679dae.pdf</pdfName>
    <expires>1766096769188</expires>
    <downloadURL>https://storage.googleapis.com/apiverve-helpers.appspot.com/htmltopdf/b3ce14f5-1c44-4d2d-8a10-77430b679dae.pdf?GoogleAccessId=1089020767582-compute%40developer.gserviceaccount.com&amp;Expires=1766096769&amp;Signature=q%2Fe4YUCniLQIRCPSO82LhTJ%2BSfqZSPNq8nSblE0LW6%2B546R9kXIowaQD7k%2BOhFzQi9q3nb8QcUNtZijHpEkIIcy6OOayWInWMzMF8ooXQ7Gch4YJL6iAURSIFZpfEw3XqyYuWXP1dw372kmiYVfTBgaRed0apeRwjeF8bGciLm%2FOsYKcsRrYlJtuyFwqeNw4G2aQKgLkxUw%2FP6L5Av%2BZssRkRqIWvQ6eNmwpUJZ48hJZYY6%2BRFhTYwnN4dEPWYSd9TSiJf6C%2BEWReWQJlgBy7BUK0H%2B9pyn4872PV1N3eI9VHhg89g4dimbieOQUF%2BhG%2Bkhcd5z0inaMml7DBdbF4g%3D%3D</downloadURL>
    <markdownLength>278</markdownLength>
    <htmlLength>380</htmlLength>
  </data>
</response>
YAML Response
200 OK
status: ok
error: null
data:
  marginLeft: 0.4in
  marginRight: 0.4in
  marginTop: 0.4in
  marginBottom: 0.4in
  landscape: false
  pdfName: b3ce14f5-1c44-4d2d-8a10-77430b679dae.pdf
  expires: 1766096769188
  downloadURL: >-
    https://storage.googleapis.com/apiverve-helpers.appspot.com/htmltopdf/b3ce14f5-1c44-4d2d-8a10-77430b679dae.pdf?GoogleAccessId=1089020767582-compute%40developer.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1766096769&Signature=q%2Fe4YUCniLQIRCPSO82LhTJ%2BSfqZSPNq8nSblE0LW6%2B546R9kXIowaQD7k%2BOhFzQi9q3nb8QcUNtZijHpEkIIcy6OOayWInWMzMF8ooXQ7Gch4YJL6iAURSIFZpfEw3XqyYuWXP1dw372kmiYVfTBgaRed0apeRwjeF8bGciLm%2FOsYKcsRrYlJtuyFwqeNw4G2aQKgLkxUw%2FP6L5Av%2BZssRkRqIWvQ6eNmwpUJZ48hJZYY6%2BRFhTYwnN4dEPWYSd9TSiJf6C%2BEWReWQJlgBy7BUK0H%2B9pyn4872PV1N3eI9VHhg89g4dimbieOQUF%2BhG%2Bkhcd5z0inaMml7DBdbF4g%3D%3D
  markdownLength: 278
  htmlLength: 380
CSV Response
200 OK
keyvalue
marginLeft0.4in
marginRight0.4in
marginTop0.4in
marginBottom0.4in
landscapefalse
pdfNameb3ce14f5-1c44-4d2d-8a10-77430b679dae.pdf
expires1766096769188
downloadURLhttps://storage.googleapis.com/apiverve-helpers.appspot.com/htmltopdf/b3ce14f5-1c44-4d2d-8a10-77430b679dae.pdf?GoogleAccessId=1089020767582-compute%40developer.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1766096769&Signature=q%2Fe4YUCniLQIRCPSO82LhTJ%2BSfqZSPNq8nSblE0LW6%2B546R9kXIowaQD7k%2BOhFzQi9q3nb8QcUNtZijHpEkIIcy6OOayWInWMzMF8ooXQ7Gch4YJL6iAURSIFZpfEw3XqyYuWXP1dw372kmiYVfTBgaRed0apeRwjeF8bGciLm%2FOsYKcsRrYlJtuyFwqeNw4G2aQKgLkxUw%2FP6L5Av%2BZssRkRqIWvQ6eNmwpUJZ48hJZYY6%2BRFhTYwnN4dEPWYSd9TSiJf6C%2BEWReWQJlgBy7BUK0H%2B9pyn4872PV1N3eI9VHhg89g4dimbieOQUF%2BhG%2Bkhcd5z0inaMml7DBdbF4g%3D%3D
markdownLength278
htmlLength380

Response Structure

All API responses follow a consistent structure with the following fields:

FieldTypeDescriptionExample
statusstringIndicates whether the request was successful ("ok") or failed ("error")ok
errorstring | nullContains error message if status is "error", otherwise nullnull
dataobject | nullContains the API response data if successful, otherwise null{...}

Learn more about response formats →

Response Data Fields

When the request is successful, the data object contains the following fields:

Response fields marked with Premium are available exclusively on paid plans.View pricing
FieldTypeSample ValueDescription
marginLeftstring"0.4in"
Left margin dimension of the generated PDF document
marginRightstring"0.4in"
Right margin dimension of the generated PDF document
marginTopstring"0.4in"
Top margin dimension of the generated PDF document
marginBottomstring"0.4in"
Bottom margin dimension of the generated PDF document
landscapebooleanfalse
Indicates whether PDF orientation is landscape format
pdfNamestring"b3ce14f5-1c44-4d2d-8a10-77430b679dae.pdf"
Unique filename identifier for the generated PDF
expiresnumber1766096769188
Unix timestamp when the PDF download URL expires
downloadURLstring"https://storage.googleapis.com/apiverve-helpers.appspot.com/htmltopdf/b3ce14f5-1c44-4d2d-8a10-77430b679dae.pdf?GoogleAccessId=1089020767582-compute%40developer.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1766096769&Signature=q%2Fe4YUCniLQIRCPSO82LhTJ%2BSfqZSPNq8nSblE0LW6%2B546R9kXIowaQD7k%2BOhFzQi9q3nb8QcUNtZijHpEkIIcy6OOayWInWMzMF8ooXQ7Gch4YJL6iAURSIFZpfEw3XqyYuWXP1dw372kmiYVfTBgaRed0apeRwjeF8bGciLm%2FOsYKcsRrYlJtuyFwqeNw4G2aQKgLkxUw%2FP6L5Av%2BZssRkRqIWvQ6eNmwpUJZ48hJZYY6%2BRFhTYwnN4dEPWYSd9TSiJf6C%2BEWReWQJlgBy7BUK0H%2B9pyn4872PV1N3eI9VHhg89g4dimbieOQUF%2BhG%2Bkhcd5z0inaMml7DBdbF4g%3D%3D"
Direct URL to download the generated PDF document
markdownLengthnumber278
Character count of the input markdown text
htmlLengthPremiumnumber380
Character count of the generated HTML intermediate format

Headers

Only X-API-Key is required. Optional headers include Accept for response format negotiation (JSON, XML, or YAML), User-Agent, and X-Request-ID for request tracing. See all request headers →

GraphQL AccessALPHA

Access Markdown to PDF through GraphQL to combine it with other API calls in a single request. Query only the markdown to pdf data you need with precise field selection, and orchestrate complex data fetching workflows.

Test Markdown to PDF in the GraphQL Explorer to confirm availability and experiment with queries.

Credit Cost: Each API called in your GraphQL query consumes its standard credit cost.

GraphQL Endpoint
POST https://api.apiverve.com/v1/graphql
GraphQL Query Example
query {
  markdowntopdf(
    input: {
      markdown: "# Sample Document

## Introduction

This is a sample markdown document that will be converted to PDF.

### Key Points

- **First point**: This is important
- **Second point**: This is also important
- *Third point*: Don't forget this

## Conclusion

Thank you for using our API!"
    }
  ) {
    marginLeft
    marginRight
    marginTop
    marginBottom
    landscape
    pdfName
    expires
    downloadURL
    markdownLength
    htmlLength
  }
}

Note: Authentication is handled via the x-api-key header in your GraphQL request, not as a query parameter.

CORS Support

The Markdown to PDF API accepts cross-origin requests from any origin, so it can be called directly from browser-based applications without a proxy. See CORS support →

Rate Limiting

Markdown to PDF requests are throttled per minute on the Free plan and unthrottled on paid plans. Exceeding the limit returns 429 Too Many Requests; rate-limit usage is reported in the X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, and X-RateLimit-Reset response headers. See per-plan limits and best practices →

Error Codes

The Markdown to PDF API uses standard HTTP status codes — 200 on success, 400 for invalid parameters, 401 for missing or invalid keys, 403 for insufficient credits, 429 for rate-limit exhaustion, and 500/503 for server-side issues. Each error response includes an X-Request-ID header you can quote when contacting support. See full error handling guide →

SDKs for Markdown to PDF

Official Markdown to PDF packages on npm, PyPI, NuGet, and JitPack — plus a Postman collection and an OpenAPI spec. See the SDK guide →

No-Code Integrations

Markdown to PDF works with Zapier, Make, Pipedream, n8n, and Power Automate using the same API key. See setup guides →

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get an API key for Markdown to PDF?
Sign up for a free account at dashboard.apiverve.com. Your API key will be automatically generated and available in your dashboard. The same key works for Markdown to PDF and all other APIVerve APIs. The free plan includes 1,000 credits plus a 500 credit bonus.
How many credits does Markdown to PDF cost?

Each successful Markdown to PDF API call consumes credits based on plan tier. Check the pricing section above for the exact credit cost. Failed requests and errors don't consume credits, so you only pay for successful markdown to pdf lookups.

Can I use Markdown to PDF in production?

The free plan is for testing and development only. For production use of Markdown to PDF, upgrade to a paid plan (Starter, Pro, or Mega) which includes commercial use rights, no attribution requirements, and guaranteed uptime SLAs. All paid plans are production-ready.

Can I use Markdown to PDF from a browser?
Yes! The Markdown to PDF API supports CORS with wildcard configuration, so you can call it directly from browser-based JavaScript without needing a proxy server. See the CORS section above for details.
What happens if I exceed my Markdown to PDF credit limit?

When you reach your monthly credit limit, Markdown to PDF API requests will return an error until you upgrade your plan or wait for the next billing cycle. You'll receive notifications at 80% and 95% usage to give you time to upgrade if needed.

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