Render Pdf
by api.pdfzen.site in Documents & files
Render a PDF. Pass `template` (one of 45 starter slugs: invoice, receipt, contract, certificate, nda, letter, report, quote, purchase-order, lease-agreement, resume, lab-report, boarding-pass, menu, bank-statement, etc.) or `html` (raw Handlebars HTML). Returns application/pdf bytes. $0.006 USDC per render, no API key, no signup. Full catalog: GET /v1/starters (free). Agent docs: https://pdfzen.site/docs/agents/tools
POST https://api.pdfzen.site/v402/render/pdf
Last 30 days
- Uptime
- 100%
- Response time
- 556 ms typical, 787 ms slowest 5%
- Last check
- 2 h ago
- Next check
- any minute now
How to call it
POST https://api.pdfzen.site/v402/render/pdf
Each call costs $0.006 in USDC on Base, paid with the request over x402.
Run a free test callOne unpaid request, the way an agent sends it. You see the payment challenge it gets back. Nothing is charged.
Example request
From the listing.
POST https://api.pdfzen.site/v402/render/pdf
content-type: application/json
{
"data": {
"company": {
"address": "1 Market St, SF",
"name": "Acme Inc."
},
"currency": "USD",
"customer": {
"email": "[email protected]",
"name": "Globex Corp."
},
"invoice": {
"dueDate": "2026-06-14",
"issueDate": "2026-05-14",
"number": "INV-2026-001"
},
"items": [
{
"description": "Q2 consulting",
"qty": 40,
"rate": 150
},
{
"description": "Onsite training",
"qty": 1,
"rate": 1200
}
]
},
"template": "invoice"
}Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data | object | No | Variables for the template's Handlebars context. Shape depends on the chosen template ā call GET /v1/starters/:slug to fetch the expected `sampleData` for any starter. |
filename | string | No | Optional. Sets Content-Disposition filename on the response ā useful when the PDF is delivered to a browser via an HTTP intermediary. |
html | string | No | Raw Handlebars-flavoured HTML. Use only when no starter fits (one-off bespoke layouts). Prefer `template` for consistency. Either `template` or `html` is required. |
pageOptions | object | No | PDF page setup: format (A3/A4/A5/Letter/Legal/Tabloid), landscape, margin, scale, displayHeaderFooter. Most starters ship sensible defaults. |
store | boolean | No | When true, persist the PDF and return X-Document-Id response header for later retrieval via /v1/documents/:id/download. Default false. |
template | string | No | Slug of a built-in starter template. 45 available; GET /v1/starters lists them all (no auth, no payment). Either `template` or `html` is required. |
Example response
The provider's example. We can't check it without paying.
{
"bodyDescription": "PDF bytes (typically 8ā40 KB).",
"contentType": "application/pdf",
"headers": {
"Content-Disposition": "inline; filename=\"<filename or default>\"",
"X-Document-Id": "doc_xxx (only when store: true)",
"X-Render-Mode": "stream",
"X-Render-Ms": "2300"
},
"statusCode": 200
}Call it from code
The curl command shows the payment challenge. The JavaScript and Python versions pay and call, and never pay more than $0.006.
curl: see the payment challenge
# bash or zsh: see the payment challenge. Nothing is charged.
curl -sS -g -i -X POST 'https://api.pdfzen.site/v402/render/pdf' \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"data":{"company":{"address":"1 Market St, SF","name":"Acme Inc."},"currency":"USD","customer":{"email":"[email protected]","name":"Globex Corp."},"invoice":{"dueDate":"2026-06-14","issueDate":"2026-05-14","number":"INV-2026-001"},"items":[{"description":"Q2 consulting","qty":40,"rate":150},{"description":"Onsite training","qty":1,"rate":1200}]},"template":"invoice"}'
# x402 v2 sends the challenge base64-encoded in the PAYMENT-REQUIRED header (v1 sends it in the body).
# To read the header:
curl -sS -g -o /dev/null -D - -X POST 'https://api.pdfzen.site/v402/render/pdf' \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"data":{"company":{"address":"1 Market St, SF","name":"Acme Inc."},"currency":"USD","customer":{"email":"[email protected]","name":"Globex Corp."},"invoice":{"dueDate":"2026-06-14","issueDate":"2026-05-14","number":"INV-2026-001"},"items":[{"description":"Q2 consulting","qty":40,"rate":150},{"description":"Onsite training","qty":1,"rate":1200}]},"template":"invoice"}' \
| grep -i '^payment-required:' | cut -d' ' -f2 | tr -d '\r' | base64 --decodeJavaScript: pay and call
// npm i @x402/fetch @x402/evm viem
import { wrapFetchWithPayment, x402Client } from "@x402/fetch";
import { registerExactEvmScheme } from "@x402/evm/exact/client";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";
// Pays at most $0.006 per call.
const client = new x402Client().setSpendControls({ maxAmountPerPayment: "$0.006" });
registerExactEvmScheme(client, { signer: privateKeyToAccount(process.env.EVM_PRIVATE_KEY) });
const pay = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, client);
// Not sure it's safe to pay? ToolVet checks it first for $0.005. Pay for that from a separate
// client: this one is capped at $0.006 per payment. GET https://toolvet.app/api/v1/check?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.pdfzen.site%2Fv402%2Frender%2Fpdf&method=POST
const res = await pay("https://api.pdfzen.site/v402/render/pdf", {
method: "POST",
headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({
"data": {
"company": {
"address": "1 Market St, SF",
"name": "Acme Inc."
},
"currency": "USD",
"customer": {
"email": "[email protected]",
"name": "Globex Corp."
},
"invoice": {
"dueDate": "2026-06-14",
"issueDate": "2026-05-14",
"number": "INV-2026-001"
},
"items": [
{
"description": "Q2 consulting",
"qty": 40,
"rate": 150
},
{
"description": "Onsite training",
"qty": 1,
"rate": 1200
}
]
},
"template": "invoice"
}),
});
console.log(res.status, await res.text());Python: pay and call
# pip install "x402[requests,evm]"
import os
from eth_account import Account
from x402 import x402ClientSync
from x402.http.clients import x402_requests
from x402.mechanisms.evm import EthAccountSigner
from x402.mechanisms.evm.exact.register import register_exact_evm_client
# Pays at most $0.006 per call.
client = x402ClientSync().set_spend_controls({"max_amount_per_payment": "$0.006"})
register_exact_evm_client(client, EthAccountSigner(Account.from_key(os.environ["EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"])))
with x402_requests(client) as session:
res = session.post(
"https://api.pdfzen.site/v402/render/pdf",
json={
"data": {
"company": {
"address": "1 Market St, SF",
"name": "Acme Inc.",
},
"currency": "USD",
"customer": {
"email": "[email protected]",
"name": "Globex Corp.",
},
"invoice": {
"dueDate": "2026-06-14",
"issueDate": "2026-05-14",
"number": "INV-2026-001",
},
"items": [
{
"description": "Q2 consulting",
"qty": 40,
"rate": 150,
},
{
"description": "Onsite training",
"qty": 1,
"rate": 1200,
},
],
},
"template": "invoice",
},
)
print(res.status_code, res.text)Security scan
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