Try GrabzIt's free API to convert HTML to PDF and Convert HTML to Images
In today's world, the ability to convert HTML to PDF and images is becoming increasingly important. If you are a developer or business owner, it is important to have the right tools.
These tools are necessary for tasks such as creating code documentation. They are also useful for converting web pages to PDFs for clients. This article explains how an HTML to PDF and Image API can convert your HTML code into the format you want.
All websites use HTML, or Hypertext Markup Language. Using GrabzIt's free API you can easily convert this HTML into PDF or images.
To convert HTML GrabzIt uses a web browser instance. This properly renders any resources, referenced within the HTML such as CSS, JavaScript, videos, Flash, SVG or web fonts. Ensuring our converter can accurately transform it into an image or PDF.
Additional features include...
When converting HTML, you need to include all CSS and image content in the HTML code or use absolute URLs to link to them. One example of this would be a CSS file referenced in the HTML code, using an absolute URL. Another choice is to use a Data URL, which lets you put resources like images directly in the HTML code.
Check out the demo above to see how easy it is to convert HTML into an image or PDF. GrabzIt's APIs assist developers in creating different types of content effortlessly.
HTML to PDF API
Several popular use cases for converting HTML to PDF exist. One of them is for code documentation. Many developers prefer to have their code in a PDF format for easier sharing and printing.
Another popular use case for converting HTML to PDF is for creating reports or invoices from web pages. This is where a code to PDF API is useful. These APIs allow you to simply input your HTML code and convert it into a PDF document with just a few lines of code.
One of the best PDF API's on the market is GrabzIt. This API offers a simple and straightforward integration into any programming language. With GrabzIt, you can customize the appearance of your PDF, including adding headers and footers. You can also enhance security by protecting the PDF with a password.
Easily enable your app to convert HTML to PDF by using GrabzIt's simple to use API. Accessible in nine different ways. Just choose your required method from below and then follow the relevant instructions.
The example code below shows how easy it is to use our API to convert HTML to PDF using C#, although GrabzIt's ASP.NET library is compatible with any .NET language. To start creating PDF's just download the ASP.NET Library, get your key and secret and then use the demo contained within. Then check out the API documentation for ASP.NET to learn all the ways you can use GrabzIt's API.
GrabzItClient grabzIt = new GrabzItClient("Sign in to view your Application Key", "Sign in to view your Application Secret");
grabzIt.HTMLToPDF("<html><body><h1>Hello World!</h1></body></html>");
grabzIt.SaveTo("documents/result.pdf");
The example code below shows how easy it is to use our HTML to PDF Java Library. To start creating PDF's just download the Java Library, get your key and secret and then use the demo contained within. Then check out the API documentation for Java to learn all the ways you can use GrabzIt's API.
GrabzItClient grabzIt = new GrabzItClient("Sign in to view your Application Key", "Sign in to view your Application Secret");
grabzIt.HTMLToPDF("<html><body><h1>Hello World!</h1></body></html>");
grabzIt.SaveTo("documents/result.pdf");
The example code below shows how easy it is to use our convert HTML to PDF using JavaScript. To start creating PDF's download GrabzIt's JavaScript Library. Then get your key and secret, add the domain you want to use the JavaScript on and then check out the API documentation for JavaScript to learn all the ways you can use GrabzIt's API.
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@grabzit/js@<%= APIVersion.JavaScript %>/grabzit.min.js"></script>
<script>
GrabzIt("Sign in to view your Application Key").ConvertHTML("<html><body><h1>Hello World!</h1></body></html>",
{"format": "pdf"}).Create();
</script>
The example code below shows how easy it is to use our API to perform an HTML to PDF conversion using Node.js. To start creating PDF's just download the Node.js Package, get your key and secret and then use the demo contained within. Then check out the API documentation for Node.js to learn all the ways you can use GrabzIt's API.
var grabzit = require('grabzit');
var client = new grabzit("Sign in to view your Application Key", "Sign in to view your Application Secret");
client.html_to_pdf("<html><body><h1>Hello World!</h1></body></html>");
client.save_to("documents/result.pdf", function (error, id){
if (error != null){
throw error;
}
});
The example code below shows how easy it is to do HTML to PDF conversion using Perl. To start creating PDF's just download the Perl Library, get your key and secret and then use the demo contained within. Then check out the API documentation for Perl to learn all the ways you can use GrabzIt's API.
#!/usr/bin/perl
use GrabzItClient;
$grabzIt = GrabzItClient->new("Sign in to view your Application Key", "Sign in to view your Application Secret");
$grabzIt->HTMLToPDF("<html><body><h1>Hello World!</h1></body></html>");
$grabzIt->SaveTo("documents/result.pdf");
The example code below shows how easy it is to use our API to convert HTML to PDF using PHP. To start generating PDF files just download the PHP Library, get your key and secret and then use the demo contained within. Then check out the API documentation for PHP to learn all the ways you can use GrabzIt's API.
include("GrabzItClient.php");
$grabzIt = new \GrabzIt\GrabzItClient("Sign in to view your Application Key", "Sign in to view your Application Secret");
$grabzIt->HTMLToPDF("<html><body><h1>Hello World!</h1></body></html>");
$grabzIt->SaveTo("documents/result.pdf");
The example code below shows how easy it is to use our PDF Convertor with Python. To start creating PDF's just download the Python Library, get your key and secret and then use the demo contained within. Then check out the API documentation for Python to learn all the ways you can use GrabzIt's API.
from GrabzIt import GrabzItClient
grabzIt = GrabzItClient.GrabzItClient("Sign in to view your Application Key", "Sign in to view your Application Secret")
grabzIt.HTMLToPDF("<html><body><h1>Hello World!</h1></body></html>")
grabzIt.SaveTo("documents/result.pdf")
The example code below shows how easy it is to convert HTML to PDF using our REST API. Then check out the API documentation for the REST API to learn all the ways you can customize your captures.
curl
-d key=Sign in to view your Application Key
-d format=pdf
-d html=%3Chtml%3E%3Cbody%3E%3Ch1%3EHello%20World%21%3C%2Fh1%3E%3C%2Fbody%3E%3C%2Fhtml%3E
https://api.grabz.it/services/convert
The example code below shows how easy it is to use our API to convert HTML to PDF using Ruby. To start creating PDF's just download the Ruby Gem, get your key and secret and then use the demo contained within. Then check out the API documentation for Ruby to learn all the ways you can use GrabzIt's API.
require 'grabzit'
grabzItClient = GrabzIt::Client.new("Sign in to view your Application Key", "Sign in to view your Application Secret")
grabzItClient.html_to_pdf("<html><body><h1>Hello World!</h1></body></html>")
grabzItClient.save_to("documents/result.pdf")
Additional features include...
Of course you can also convert HTML files to PDF. If you have HTM or HTML files and use PHP, you can generate PDFs from these documents on the server side. Just use the appropriate FileToPDF method for the language you are using instead.
Having related content split across multiple pages in a PDF document often makes it difficult to read. Which, is why it is often necessary to specify where you want page breaks to appear in a PDF file. To do this you need to specify the special page break HTML syntax as explained in this tutorial.
HTML to Image API
In addition to converting HTML to PDF, there may be times when you need to convert HTML to an image format. This could be for creating thumbnails of web pages or for embedding images into emails or documents. In these cases, a convert HTML to image API is the perfect solution.
GrabzIt is one of the top APIs for converting HTML to images. The API offers a simple and efficient integration into any programming language.
HTML to Image lets you convert any webpage or HTML snippet into an image. Of course, you can resize and select the format of the image.
Currently the supported file formats are: JPG, PNG, BMP, WEBP and TIFF. A good option for image quality is the PNG format, while if you are worried about file size then JPG is a better choice. Additionally, you can add watermarks and text overlays to the image.
Use one of nine methods below to access the API. Just choose the method you want to use below, and then follow the associated instructions.
The example code below shows how easy it is convert HTML to PNG image using ASP.NET. To start creating images just download the ASP.NET Library, get your key and secret and then use the demo contained within. Then check out the API documentation for ASP.NET to learn all the ways you can use GrabzIt's API.
GrabzItClient grabzIt = new GrabzItClient("Sign in to view your Application Key", "Sign in to view your Application Secret");
ImageOptions options = new ImageOptions();
options.Format = ImageFormat.png;
grabzIt.HTMLToImage("<html><body><h1>Hello World!</h1></body></html>", options);
grabzIt.SaveTo("images/result.jpg");
The example code below shows how easy it is to convert HTML to PNG image using Java. To start creating images just download the Java Library, get your key and secret and then use the demo contained within. Then check out the API documentation for Java to learn all the ways you can use GrabzIt's API.
GrabzItClient grabzIt = new GrabzItClient("Sign in to view your Application Key", "Sign in to view your Application Secret");
ImageOptions options = new ImageOptions();
options.setFormat(ImageFormat.PNG);
grabzIt.HTMLToImage("<html><body><h1>Hello World!</h1></body></html>", options);
grabzIt.SaveTo("images/result.jpg");
The example code below shows how easy it is to convert HTML to JPG in JavaScript. To start creating images download GrabzIt's JavaScript Library. Then get your key and secret, add the domain you want to use the JavaScript on and then check out the API documentation for JavaScript to learn all the ways you can use GrabzIt's API.
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@grabzit/js@<%= APIVersion.JavaScript %>/grabzit.min.js"></script>
<script>
GrabzIt("Sign in to view your Application Key").ConvertHTML("<html><body><h1>Hello World!</h1></body></html>").Create();
</script>
The example code below shows how easy it is to convert HTML to an image using Node.js. To start creating images just download the Node.js Package, get your key and secret and then use the demo contained within. Then check out the API documentation for Node.js to learn all the ways you can use GrabzIt's API.
var grabzit = require('grabzit');
var client = new grabzit("Sign in to view your Application Key", "Sign in to view your Application Secret");
client.html_to_image("<html><body><h1>Hello World!</h1></body></html>");
client.save_to("images/result.jpg", function (error, id){
if (error != null){
throw error;
}
});
The example code below shows how easy it is to convert HTML to JPG using Perl. To start creating images just download the Perl Library, get your key and secret and then use the demo contained within. Then check out the API documentation for Perl to learn all the ways you can use GrabzIt's API.
#!/usr/bin/perl
use GrabzItClient;
$grabzIt = GrabzItClient->new("Sign in to view your Application Key", "Sign in to view your Application Secret");
$grabzIt->HTMLToImage("<html><body><h1>Hello World!</h1></body></html>");
$grabzIt->SaveTo("images/result.jpg");
The example code below shows how easy it is to convert HTML to JPG free using PHP. To start creating image files just download the PHP Library, get your key and secret and then use the demo contained within. Then check out the API documentation for PHP to learn all the ways you can use GrabzIt's API.
include("GrabzItClient.php");
$grabzIt = new \GrabzIt\GrabzItClient("Sign in to view your Application Key", "Sign in to view your Application Secret");
$grabzIt->HTMLToImage("<html><body><h1>Hello World!</h1></body></html>");
$grabzIt->SaveTo("images/result.jpg");
The example code below shows how easy it is to convert HTML to an image using Python. To start creating images just download the Python Library, get your key and secret and then use the demo contained within. Then check out the API documentation for Python to learn all the ways you can use GrabzIt's API.
from GrabzIt import GrabzItClient
grabzIt = GrabzItClient.GrabzItClient("Sign in to view your Application Key", "Sign in to view your Application Secret")
grabzIt.HTMLToImage("<html><body><h1>Hello World!</h1></body></html>")
grabzIt.SaveTo("images/result.jpg")
The example code below shows how easy it is to convert HTML to a JPG format using our REST API. Then check out the API documentation for the REST API to learn all the ways you can customize your captures.
curl
-d key=Sign in to view your Application Key
-d format=jpg
-d html=%3Chtml%3E%3Cbody%3E%3Ch1%3EHello%20World%21%3C%2Fh1%3E%3C%2Fbody%3E%3C%2Fhtml%3E
https://api.grabz.it/services/convert
The example code below shows how easy it is to convert HTML to a JPG format using Ruby. To start creating images just download the Ruby Gem, get your key and secret and then use the demo contained within. Then check out the API documentation for Ruby to learn all the ways you can use GrabzIt's API.
require 'grabzit'
grabzItClient = GrabzIt::Client.new("Sign in to view your Application Key", "Sign in to view your Application Secret")
grabzItClient.html_to_image("<html><body><h1>Hello World!</h1></body></html>")
grabzItClient.save_to("images/result.jpg")