HTML to PDF API FAQ

The converter demo works entirely in your browser, and the Starter plan makes it unlimited. The API renders and archives at volume, with tiers from $49 a month, or $24 a month billed yearly; create your account with an email address.

No. You give us an email address, we send a 6-digit code to confirm it, and your account is created. A card is needed when you pick a plan.

Nothing from a render unless you ask for an archive: by default the PDF is returned and the source discarded. With archive=true, the snapshot is stored under your account with retention you control and delete on request. The in-browser demo stores nothing anywhere: your HTML never leaves your machine. Details on the security page.

Yes. Rendering runs in real managed Chromium: grid and flexbox, custom properties, print rules, web fonts and emoji all behave the way they do in your browser, and wait_for holds the render until your selector exists. The how it works page has the specifics.

One sentence: it is the only PDF API where every render can also be archived, so you get the document and the audit trail from one endpoint. Renderers like DocRaptor and PDFShift stop at the file; screenshot tools stop at the pixels; self-hosting hands you a headless-Chrome fleet to babysit. Our library vs API breakdown runs the self-hosting math honestly.

Both, via the API: it fetches and renders live URLs server side, with wait-for-selector, and takes raw HTML for template-generated documents. The in-browser demo only renders pasted HTML because browsers cannot fetch arbitrary sites cross origin; that is a browser limit, not a product limit. Live-URL rendering plus archiving is what the API is for. See URL to PDF API.

Invoicing and a DPA are available from day one on the enterprise tier. We publish no uptime percentage and sign no availability SLA. SSO, role-based access and data residency options are not offered today, on any tier. Enterprise is priced on the pricing page at $899 a month, or $449 a month billed yearly, and you buy it there like any other tier.

Your API key, the tier you pick by monthly render volume, and archives kept for your plan window. Tell us what your documents need and we answer by email; no newsletter.

It goes in one table with your confirmation status and which page you signed up from, and it gets used for exactly two things: your verification code and your account emails. No newsletter, no resale, delete on request. The privacy policy is short and readable.