HTML to MD API

Convert HTML to Markdown with markdown converter API.

HTML to MD features

Fast and reliable HTML to MD Markdown conversion API that supports all standard HTML tags. Can create native or GitHub-flavored markdown documents.

API Endpoint

ConvertAPI offers a cloud-based solution, which makes HTML to MD conversion effortless with just a single REST-API call:

        HTTP POST
    
https://v2.convertapi.com/convert/html/to/md

Postman OpenAPI cURL CLI

Authenticate your API call

Converting html to md via REST-API is now easier than ever. Sign up for a free account to obtain your authentication secret, append it as a query string parameter to the conversion URL, and voilà! You can find advanced authentication techniques in our docs.

        QUERY AUTHENTICATION
    
https://v2.convertapi.com/convert/html/to/md?auth=secret_or_token

Convert HTML to MD using REST-API in no time!

Once you have your authentication in place, you can convert your files using application/json, multipart/form-data and application/octet-stream content types. A simple HTTP POST request using JSON would look like this:

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI JavaScript Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-js

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Node.js Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-nodejs

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI PHP Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-php

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Java Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-java

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI C# Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-dotnet

# Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Ruby Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-ruby

# Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Python Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-python

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Go Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-go

REM Code snippet is using the command line utility program: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-cli

Conversion request using cURL

You can easily convert html to md with a simple cURL request. Our documentation provides more advanced cURL request techniques.

File conversion using CLI

ConvertAPI CLI allows you to convert files using our command-line file conversion utility tool. Check out CLI documentation for a detailed explanation and usage examples.

REM Code snippet is using the command line utility program: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-cli

Try the conversion online - no coding required!

You can try out advanced conversion parameters and test the conversion result online using our interactive demo tool. This tool will produce the same conversion output as if you were using the library from your solution, and it will auto-generate the code snippet for you!

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Conversion parameters

GithubFlavored Bool

Create GitHub-flavored markdown GFM.

RemoveComments Bool

Remove comment tags.

UnsupportedTags Collection

Sets the rules on how to handle unsupported HTML tags.

Values: PassThrough Drop Bypass Fail

PassThroughTags String

Enter pass-through tags, separating them with commas. The tags will be copied to the MD document without processing. The UnsupportedTags property should be set to PassThrough.

ListBulletChar String

Set bullet list character.