Features & Decision Guide

Submit up to 100 PDFs in one async call. The endpoint returns immediately with a batch_id; track progress by polling or via webhook.

When

Generating dozens to hundreds at once

Alternative

Calling /generate-from-* one item at a time

Register an HTML layout once, then send only variables. Centralizes design and dramatically shrinks request payloads.

When

The same layout is used repeatedly

Alternative

Sending full HTML on every call (/generate-from-html)

Push notifications for pdf.generated, pdf.downloaded, pdf.expired, and batch.completed — signed with HMAC-SHA256 and retried automatically.

When

You need completion latency in seconds

Alternative

Polling /api/pdf/batch/ on a timer

Merge, split, rotate, compress, add page numbers, convert to PDF/A, extract text. Post-processing for already-generated PDFs, all under one API.

When

Generated PDFs need post-processing

Alternative

Self-hosting PDFLib / qpdf / Ghostscript