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HTML to MD PHP Overview
Convert HTML/HTM to Markdown (MD) through a fast, reliable PHP SDK. Preserves document structure including headings, lists, links, images, code blocks, and tables where possible. Supports GitHub‑flavored Markdown, optional comment removal, handling of unsupported tags (strip, escape, or pass‑through), and custom list bullet characters. Great for documentation pipelines, wikis, CMS imports, and version‑controlled content. Upload HTML and receive UTF‑8 .md output ready to edit and publish.
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Customizable Parameters
Fine-tune your automation with these powerful conversion options
File
File Supported formats: .html .htmFile to be converted. Value can be URL or file content.
GithubFlavored
Bool Default: FalseCreate GitHub-flavored markdown GFM.
RemoveComments
Bool Default: FalseRemove comment tags.
UnsupportedTags
Collection Default: PassThroughSets the rules on how to handle unsupported HTML tags.
Values: PassThrough Drop Bypass FailPassThroughTags
StringEnter 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 Default: -Set bullet list character.
StoreFile
Bool Default: FalseWhen the StoreFile parameter is set to True, your converted file is written to ConvertAPI’s encrypted, temporary storage and made available via a time-limited secure download URL, valid for up to 3 hours. After this period, the file is permanently deleted.
When StoreFile is set to False, conversion happens entirely in-memory. The raw file bytes are streamed back in the API response without touching disk or external storage, ensuring maximum security and zero persistence so that only you can access the content.
Step-by-Step Guide
Easy HTML to MD integration programmatically using our simple library for PHP
1. Install the PHP SDK
ConvertAPI provides a PHP library that allows you to perform a HTML to MD conversion with just a few lines of code. Convert HTML to MD documents using PHP programming language with no effort at all!
Execute the following command in your project root:
composer require convertapi/convertapi-php
Or install it manually using ConvertApi autoloader:
require_once('/path/to/convertapi-php/lib/ConvertApi/autoload.php');
2. HTML to MD - complete code snippet for PHP
Once you have your authentication in place, simply copy-paste this html to md conversion code snippet into your PHP project:
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