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PDFgen

PDF generator API: AI, HTML, and Markdown to PDF

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PDFgen is a PDF generation API. You describe what you want (an invoice, contract, receipt) or upload a sample, and AI builds a template. You can then call a single REST endpoint with your data to render pixel-perfect PDFs at scale. It also supports converting raw HTML or Markdown to PDF. The service offers ready-made templates, dynamic data fields (Handlebars), password protection, and the option to deliver files to your own S3 bucket. It integrates with Zapier, Make, n8n, and Airtable, and provides an MCP server for AI agents.

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