Introduction to PDFmyURL

NOTE: For the latest support page, with everything lumped into one page, please take a look here.

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Vertical-text

Q: Can pdfmyurl make vertical text?
A: Yes. Please take a look at this site that shows how to make a cross browser vertical text

The following is an example page.

You can confirm that the following does make vertical text in a pdf:
http://pdfmyurl.com?url=http://www.cult-f.net/samples/vertical/sample.html

HTML to PDF

If you want to convert HTML code to a PDF you can use the --html function.

Use this if your content (page) is not located online OR if your page is behind a secured login area.

Simply 'post' the content to our service like this:

http://pdfmyurl.com?--html=<h1>Hello,</h1><p>This is html content to be pdf'ed</p>

Security / SSL / https

You can use the secure socket connection for creating a pdf at (notice the https protocol):

<a href="https://pdfmyurl.com/?url=google.com">A pdf to download</a>

If you copy paste that into your website html editor, then you get (go ahead, try and click it!):

A secure pdf to download

Private Server

  For high volume or private PDF-ing we offer a hosted dedicated private server that can be configured to suit your needs. Please mail us for details.

Pdfmyurl is a service!

How can I implement pdfmyurl as a service?

It's easy if you know html. The following snippet of html shows how you can make a link of the url you want to pdf:

<a href="http://pdfmyurl.com?url=google.com">A pdf to download</a>

If you copy paste that into your website html editor, then you get (go ahead, try and click it!):

A pdf to download

Paid PDF features

Pdfmyurl.com offers two standard paid options, and one custom option:

Getting help

Support email & links

Need email support? Simply send an email to pdfmyurl@opentracker.net and ask your question. PdfMyUrl tries to answer all questions within a working week.

If you have a problem doing something then please provide us a link of the problem demonstrated. We need an example in order to reproduce.

API (Application programming interface)

Introduction

Alongside the web interface, we also support an API for converting webpages into pdf's.

The API is free to use and does not have any restrictions. See our terms and privacy policy for details.

Example Use

A simple http server call can be made to convert any url to a pdf

http://pdfmyurl.com?url={url}

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