Ready-to-use API to convert any web page to PDF using headless Chrome
Loads a web page in headless Chrome using Puppeteer and prints it to PDF. The input is a JSON object and output is a PDF file.
Ready-to-use API to convert any web page to PDF using headless Chrome launched on November 2, 2017 with 129 votes, #318 of 3,137 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.
In plain words
This is a developer tool that converts web pages to PDF files using headless Chrome technology. It provides a ready-to-use API, eliminating the need for developers to set up and manage Chrome infrastructure themselves. The tool is designed for software developers and teams who need to programmatically generate PDFs from web content as part of their applications or workflows.
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From the sources
Loads a web page in headless Chrome using Puppeteer and prints it to PDF. The input is a JSON object and output is a PDF file. Converts any web page into a high-quality PDF document ready to download file hosted on Apify. Print any web page to PDF with this actor. This API is a PDF Processing Service allowing users to upload a PDF to: Extract Text: Reads all text from the PDF and returns it as structured JSON data per page. Merge Pages: Creates a new PDF containing only the specific pages selected by the user. (260from apify.com
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