API2PDF

by API2PDF, Inc. ·Web · Self-hosted · API

Freedom report

One barScore 5.0

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

API2PDF is ranked #27 of 35 in PDF API software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered.

API2PDF plans and pricing

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Pay as you go Not published $1 is deducted from balance monthly, beginning 30 days after signup; bandwidth and compute charged by usage All listed endpoints · 2 GB RAM and 90 s per request · no rate, page, or file-size limits · files hosted for 24 hours api2pdf.com · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on PDF API software

Free plan: No
Paid from: $1/mo

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The record

Compliance: GDPR
Deployment: cloud, self hosted
Support: email, docs
Product: API2PDF is a serverless REST API for PDF generation and document conversion.
Conversion: It converts HTML, URLs, Markdown, Office documents, and images to PDF using Headless Chrome, wkhtmltopdf, or LibreOffice.
PDF tools: The API supports PDF merging, watermarking, page extraction, password protection, screenshots, thumbnails, and PDF data extraction.
Integrations: API2PDF offers client libraries for Python, Node, PHP, C#, and Java.
AI tools: Its hosted MCP server provides 11 document tools for compatible clients including Cursor, Claude Code, VS Code, and Windsurf.
Data extraction: OpenDataLoader-powered endpoints extract PDF content as structured JSON, Markdown, or HTML.
Limits: Standard requests receive 2 GB RAM and 90 seconds of compute, with V2 XL endpoints available for higher resource needs.
File retention: Generated files are hosted for 24 hours and then deleted; the fact sheet also describes an API option to delete files on command.
Security and infrastructure: The fact sheet says API2PDF runs on Google Cloud Run in us-central1, stores generated files in a Google Cloud Bucket in that region, and stores request logs in Microsoft Azure Table Storage.
Sensitive data: Customers can request binary output, send results to their own cloud storage, or self-host; API2PDF states that it does not sign HIPAA BAAs.
Enterprise: Enterprise options include managed hosting in an isolated private cloud or purchasing Docker containers to self-host.

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best PDF API Software in 2026#27 of 35

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Sources

api2pdf.com/api2pdf-and-gdpr-compliance· checked 20 Sept 2026
api2pdf.com/html-to-pdf-api-using-serverless· checked 20 Sept 2026
api2pdf.com· checked 20 Sept 2026
api2pdf.com/Api2Pdf-now-has-an-MCP-server· checked 4 Oct 2026
api2pdf.com/Extract-Data-from-PDFs-with-the-API2PDF· checked 4 Oct 2026
api2pdf.com/pricing· checked 4 Oct 2026
api2pdf.com/API2PDF-Infrastructure-Fact-Sheet· checked 4 Oct 2026
api2pdf.com/enterprise· checked 4 Oct 2026