HTML to Image / HTTP API Reference

Conversion Format

output_format
The format of the output file.
Allowed values:
  • png
  • jpg
  • gif
  • tiff
  • bmp
  • ico
  • ppm
  • pgm
  • pbm
  • pnm
  • psb
  • pct
  • ras
  • tga
  • sgi
  • sun
  • webp
Default: png

Conversion Input

url
The address of the web page to convert.
Constraint:
  • The supported protocols are http:// and https://.
file
The path to a local file to convert.
The file can be either a single file or an archive (.tar.gz, .tar.bz2, or .zip).
If the HTML document refers to local external assets (images, style sheets, javascript), zip the document together with the assets.
Constraints:
  • The file must exist and not be empty.
  • The file name must have a valid extension.
text
The string content to convert.
zip_main_filename
Set the file name of the main HTML document stored in the input archive. If not specified, the first HTML file in the archive is used for conversion. Use this method if the input archive contains multiple HTML documents.

Response

output_name
The file name of the created file (max 180 chars). If not specified then the name is auto-generated.
content_disposition
The value of the Content-Disposition HTTP header sent in the response.
Allowed values:
  • attachment
    Forces the browser to pop up a Save As dialog.
  • inline
    The browser will open the result file in the browser window.
Default: attachment

Image Output

screenshot_width
Set the output image width in pixels.
Constraint:
  • The value must be in the range 96-65000.
Default: 1024
Example:
  • Full HD width.
    1920
screenshot_height
Set the output image height in pixels. If it is not specified, actual document height is used.
Constraint:
  • Must be a positive integer number.
Example:
  • Full HD height.
    1080
scale_factor
Set the scaling factor (zoom) for the output image.
Constraint:
  • Must be a positive integer number.
Default: 100
Example:
  • 50
background_color
The output image background color.
Available for converters >= 20.10. See versioning.
Constraint:
  • The value must be in RRGGBB or RRGGBBAA hexadecimal format.
Examples:
  • red color
    FF0000
  • fully transparent background
    00000000
  • green color with 50% opacity
    00ff0080
  • green color
    00ff00

General Options

use_print_media
Use the print version of the page if available (@media print).
Allowed values:
  • true, 1 or on
  • false, 0 or off
Default: false
no_background
Do not print the background graphics.
Allowed values:
  • true, 1 or on
  • false, 0 or off
Default: false
disable_javascript
Do not execute JavaScript.
Allowed values:
  • true, 1 or on
  • false, 0 or off
Default: false
disable_image_loading
Do not load images.
Allowed values:
  • true, 1 or on
  • false, 0 or off
Default: false
disable_remote_fonts
Disable loading fonts from remote sources.
Allowed values:
  • true, 1 or on
  • false, 0 or off
Default: false
use_mobile_user_agent
Deprecated Replaced with: converter_user_agent
Use a mobile user agent.
Available for converters >= 20.10. See versioning.
Allowed values:
  • true, 1 or on
  • false, 0 or off
Default: false
load_iframes
Specifies how iframes are handled.
Available for converters >= 20.10. See versioning.
Allowed values:
  • all
    All iframes are loaded.
  • same-origin
    Only iframes with the same origin as the main page are loaded.
  • none
    Iframe loading is disabled.
Default: all
block_ads
Try to block ads. Enabling this option can produce smaller output and speed up the conversion.
Allowed values:
  • true, 1 or on
  • false, 0 or off
Default: false
default_encoding
Set the default HTML content text encoding.
Default: auto detect
Examples:
  • Set to use Latin-2 encoding.
    iso8859-2
  • Set to use UTF-8 encoding.
    utf-8
locale
Set the locale for the conversion. This may affect the output format of dates, times and numbers.
Available for converters >= 20.10. See versioning.
Default: en-US
Example:
  • Set to use Japanese locale.
    ja-JP
http_auth_user_name
Set the HTTP authentication user name.
Example:
  • John
http_auth_password
Set the HTTP authentication password.
Example:
  • 123456
cookies
Set cookies that are sent in Pdfcrowd HTTP requests.
Example:
  • session=6d7184b3bf35;token=2710
verify_ssl_certificates
Do not allow insecure HTTPS connections.
Allowed values:
  • true, 1 or on
  • false, 0 or off
Default: false
fail_on_main_url_error
Abort the conversion if the main URL HTTP status code is greater than or equal to 400.
Allowed values:
  • true, 1 or on
  • false, 0 or off
Default: false
fail_on_any_url_error
Abort the conversion if any of the sub-request HTTP status code is greater than or equal to 400 or if some sub-requests are still pending. See details in a debug log.
Allowed values:
  • true, 1 or on
  • false, 0 or off
Default: false
no_xpdfcrowd_header
Do not send the X-Pdfcrowd HTTP header in Pdfcrowd HTTP requests.
Allowed values:
  • true, 1 or on
  • false, 0 or off
Default: false
custom_css
Apply custom CSS to the input HTML document. It allows you to modify the visual appearance and layout of your HTML content dynamically. Tip: Using !important in custom CSS provides a way to prioritize and override conflicting styles.
Available for converters >= 20.10. See versioning.
Examples:
  • Set the page background color to gray.
    body { background-color: gray; }
  • Do not show nav HTML elements and the element with ad-block ID in the output PDF.
    nav, #ad-block { display: none !important; }
custom_javascript
Run a custom JavaScript after the document is loaded and ready to print. The script is intended for post-load DOM manipulation (add/remove elements, update CSS, ...). In addition to the standard browser APIs, the custom JavaScript code can use helper functions from our JavaScript library.
Example:
  • Set the page background color to gray.
    document.body.style.setProperty('background-color', 'gray', 'important')
on_load_javascript
Run a custom JavaScript right after the document is loaded. The script is intended for early DOM manipulation (add/remove elements, update CSS, ...). In addition to the standard browser APIs, the custom JavaScript code can use helper functions from our JavaScript library.
Example:
  • Set the page background color to gray.
    document.body.style.setProperty('background-color', 'gray', 'important')
custom_http_header
Set a custom HTTP header that is sent in Pdfcrowd HTTP requests.
Constraint:
  • A string containing the header name and value separated by a colon.
Example:
  • X-My-Client-ID:k2017-12345
javascript_delay
Wait the specified number of milliseconds to finish all JavaScript after the document is loaded. Your API license defines the maximum wait time by "Max Delay" parameter.
Constraint:
  • Must be a positive integer number or 0.
Default: 200
Example:
  • Wait for 2 seconds.
    2000
element_to_convert
Convert only the specified element from the main document and its children. The element is specified by one or more CSS selectors. If the element is not found, the conversion fails. If multiple elements are found, the first one is used.
Examples:
  • The first element with the id main-content is converted.
    #main-content
  • The first element with the class name main-content is converted.
    .main-content
  • The first element with the tag name table is converted.
    table
  • The first element with the tag name table or with the id main-content is converted.
    table, #main-content
  • The first element <p class="article"> within <div class="user-panel main"> is converted.
    div.user-panel.main p.article
element_to_convert_mode
Specify the DOM handling when only a part of the document is converted. This can affect the CSS rules used.
Allowed values:
  • cut-out
    The element and its children are cut out of the document.
  • remove-siblings
    All element's siblings are removed.
  • hide-siblings
    All element's siblings are hidden.
Default: cut-out
wait_for_element
Wait for the specified element in a source document. The element is specified by one or more CSS selectors. The element is searched for in the main document and all iframes. If the element is not found, the conversion fails. Your API license defines the maximum wait time by "Max Delay" parameter.
Examples:
  • Wait until an element with the id main-content is found.
    #main-content
  • Wait until an element with the class name main-content is found.
    .main-content
  • Wait until an element with the tag name table is found.
    table
  • Wait until an element with the tag name table or with the id main-content is found.
    table, #main-content
  • Wait until <p class="article"> is found within <div class="user-panel main">.
    div.user-panel.main p.article
auto_detect_element_to_convert
The main HTML element for conversion is detected automatically.
Available for converters >= 20.10. See versioning.
Allowed values:
  • true, 1 or on
  • false, 0 or off
Default: false
readability_enhancements
The input HTML is automatically enhanced to improve the readability.
Available for converters >= 20.10. See versioning.
Allowed values:
  • none
    No enhancements are used.
  • readability-v1
    Version 1 of the enhancements is used.
  • readability-v2
    Version 2 of the enhancements is used.
  • readability-v3
    Version 3 of the enhancements is used.
  • readability-v4
    Version 4 of the enhancements is used.
Default: none

Data

Methods related to HTML template rendering.

data_string
Set the input data for template rendering. The data format can be JSON, XML, YAML or CSV.
Example:
  • JSON data.
    {"recipient": "Anna May", "sender": "John Doe"}
data_file
Load the input data for template rendering from the specified file. The data format can be JSON, XML, YAML or CSV.
Example:
  • /home/user/john/data.json
data_format
Specify the input data format.
Allowed values:
  • auto
    the data format is auto detected
  • json
  • xml
  • yaml
  • csv
Default: auto
data_encoding
Set the encoding of the data file set by data_file.
Default: utf-8
Example:
  • Set to use Latin-2 encoding.
    iso8859-2
data_ignore_undefined
Ignore undefined variables in the HTML template. The default mode is strict so any undefined variable causes the conversion to fail. You can use {% if variable is defined %} to check if the variable is defined.
Allowed values:
  • true, 1 or on
  • false, 0 or off
Default: false
data_auto_escape
Auto escape HTML symbols in the input data before placing them into the output.
Allowed values:
  • true, 1 or on
  • false, 0 or off
Default: false
data_trim_blocks
Auto trim whitespace around each template command block.
Allowed values:
  • true, 1 or on
  • false, 0 or off
Default: false
data_options
Set the advanced data options:
  • csv_delimiter - The CSV data delimiter, the default is ,.
  • xml_remove_root - Remove the root XML element from the input data.
  • data_root - The name of the root element inserted into the input data without a root node (e.g. CSV), the default is data.
Examples:
  • Use semicolon to separate CSV data.
    csv_delimiter=;
  • Name the root of data rows and use the name in the template loop {% for row in rows %}...{% endfor %}.
    data_root=rows
  • Remove XML root so it the HTML template can be more simple.
    xml_remove_root=1

Miscellaneous

debug_log
Turn on the debug logging. Details about the conversion are stored in the debug log. The URL of the log is returned in the x-pdfcrowd-debug-log response header or available in conversion statistics.
Allowed values:
  • true, 1 or on
  • false, 0 or off
Default: false
tag
Tag the conversion with a custom value. The tag is used in conversion statistics. A value longer than 32 characters is cut off.
Example:
  • client-1234
http_proxy
A proxy server used by Pdfcrowd conversion process for accessing the source URLs with HTTP scheme. It can help to circumvent regional restrictions or provide limited access to your intranet.
Constraint:
  • The value must have format DOMAIN_OR_IP_ADDRESS:PORT.
Examples:
  • myproxy.com:8080
  • 113.25.84.10:33333
https_proxy
A proxy server used by Pdfcrowd conversion process for accessing the source URLs with HTTPS scheme. It can help to circumvent regional restrictions or provide limited access to your intranet.
Constraint:
  • The value must have format DOMAIN_OR_IP_ADDRESS:PORT.
Examples:
  • myproxy.com:443
  • 113.25.84.10:44333
client_certificate
A client certificate to authenticate Pdfcrowd converter on your web server. The certificate is used for two-way SSL/TLS authentication and adds extra security.
Constraint:
  • The file must exist and not be empty.
Example:
  • /home/user/john/pdfcrowd.crt
client_certificate_password
A password for PKCS12 file with a client certificate if it is needed.
Example:
  • 123456

Tweaks

Expert options for fine-tuning output.

max_loading_time
Set the maximum time to load the page and its resources. After this time, all requests will be considered successful. This can be useful to ensure that the conversion does not timeout. Use this method if there is no other way to fix page loading.
Available for converters >= 20.10. See versioning.
Constraint:
  • The value must be in the range 10-30.
converter_user_agent
Specifies the User-Agent HTTP header that will be used by the converter when a request is made to the converted web page.
See versioning.
Allowed values:
  • chrome-desktop
    The user-agent for desktop chrome corresponding to the converter used.
  • chrome-mobile
    The user-agent for mobile chrome corresponding to the converter used.
  • latest-chrome-desktop
    The user-agent of the recently released Chrome browser on desktops.
  • latest-chrome-mobile
    The user-agent of the recently released Chrome browser on mobile devices.
  • A custom string for the user agent.
Default: chrome-desktop
Examples:
  • Mimic the recent chrome on mobiles.
    latest-chrome-mobile
  • Mimic Safari 18.0 browser.
    Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 14_7_1) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/18.0 Safari/605.1.15