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PDF to PCL API Overview
PCL, or Printer Command Language, is the page description language that HP printers and many compatible office devices read natively. Send a PDF file to the PDF to PCL converter. You get back a PCL5 print stream for a spooler or a legacy printer.
Each page is rasterized at the chosen resolution and written as a PCL5 bitmap. The layout, fonts and graphics print as they appear in the PDF. Choose color or monochrome output with the ColorMode parameter. Set the Resolution parameter anywhere from 10 to 1000 DPI. The default of 300 DPI matches most office printers. Lower it for smaller print files, or raise it for finer output.
Try it online with the form on this page, or call it from your code without any printer driver. SDKs cover C#, PHP, Java, JavaScript, Node.js, Ruby, Python and Go. A .pdf to .pcl conversion then fits into a batch printing pipeline with one API call.
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File
File Supported formats: .pdfFile to be converted. Value can be URL or file content.
ColorMode
Collection Default: colorSet output file color mode.
Values: color monochromeResolution
Integer Default: 300Defines the resolution for output document, measured in dots per inch (DPI). Higher DPI values produce better image quality but result in larger file sizes.
Range: 10 .. 1000StoreFile
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.
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