PressAPI v0.1

HTML in. PDF out.

A small rendering API for invoices, contracts, and reports. Send HTML, a URL, or the built-in invoice template. Get a file back.

Render HTML

curl -X POST $ORIGIN/v1/render \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PRESSAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"html":"<h1>Invoice 1042</h1>","format":"pdf","paper":"a4"}'

Render a URL

curl -X POST $ORIGIN/v1/render \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PRESSAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url":"https://example.com","format":"png"}'

Invoice template

curl -X POST $ORIGIN/v1/render \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PRESSAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "template":"invoice",
    "data":{
      "number":"1042",
      "from":"North Shore Studio",
      "to":"Acme Agency",
      "items":[{"name":"Brand system","qty":1,"price":2400}]
    }
  }'

Then download the file:

curl -L -H "Authorization: Bearer $PRESSAPI_KEY" \
  $ORIGIN/v1/renders/RENDER_ID/file -o invoice.pdf

OpenAPI spec · health · keep the first version embarrassing and paid.