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Introduction
Welcome to the Vortex PDF API documentation.
Vortex PDF is a powerful, developer-friendly API for generating pixel-perfect PDF documents from HTML content. Our advanced rendering engine combines cutting-edge technology with intuitive controls, enabling you to create professional-grade PDFs with minimal effort and maximum flexibility.
In these docs, you’ll discover how to harness the full power of Vortex PDF. We’ll guide you through the process step by step, from basic text documents to advanced layouts with dynamic content and complex rendering requirements.
Quickstart
Generate your first professional PDF in minutes with our easy-to-follow
guide.
API Reference
Explore our comprehensive documentation covering all endpoints, parameters,
and response formats.
Why choose Vortex PDF?
Flexible content handling
- Multiple content sources - Combine various HTML pages, URLs, and content fragments into a single cohesive document
- JavaScript evaluation - Fully execute and render JavaScript-driven content for dynamic, interactive documents
- Intelligent waiting - Configure the renderer to wait for specific elements, network activity, or time periods
- Media type emulation - Optimize your PDFs for different contexts by emulating screen, print, or custom media types
- Cookie management - Set custom cookies to render authenticated or personalized content
- Template rendering - Use Liquid templates with dynamic context data to generate personalized, data-driven documents
Comprehensive Page Configuration
- Complete layout control - Define custom page sizes, orientation, margins, and scaling to match your exact requirements
- Dynamic headers & footers - Add professional headers and footers with automatic page numbers, dates, and custom content
- Background customization - Apply custom backgrounds to create branded, professional documents
- Selective rendering - Include or exclude specific pages from multi-page content sources
- CSS page size support - Honor CSS page size definitions from your source content
Advanced output options
- Format flexibility - Choose between standard PDF and PDF/A formats to meet different compliance requirements
- Archival compliance - Generate PDF/A documents for long-term archiving and regulatory compliance
- Encoding optimization - Customize encoding settings for the perfect balance between quality and file size
Asynchronous processing
- Background generation - Process large or complex documents asynchronously without blocking your application
- Webhook notifications - Receive instant notifications when your PDF generation is complete Cloud storage integration - Store generated PDFs directly in your preferred cloud storage service
Technical excellence
What sets Vortex PDF apart is our meticulous attention to every aspect of the PDF generation process. Our rendering engine is built on modern technologies and refined algorithms that ensure:- Pixel-perfect typography - Precise font rendering, kerning, and text layout across all languages and scripts
- High-fidelity images - Optimized image processing that preserves quality while maintaining reasonable file sizes
- Cross-platform consistency - Identical rendering results regardless of the viewing platform or device
- Enterprise-grade reliability - Stable, predictable performance even with complex or large-scale documents
Real-world applications
Whether you need to generate invoices, financial reports, legal documents, certificates, product catalogs, or personalized marketing materials, Vortex PDF handles it with ease and precision. Our API is designed to integrate seamlessly with your existing workflows, making PDF generation a frictionless part of your application.Let's be real—PDFs aren't exactly thrilling. So, instead of one, enjoy this majestic space vortex.