Text to PDF API

Convert plain text files to PDF with page parameters

Text to PDF features

Easily turn text, logs, and plain text files into PDFs or PDF/A with our TXT to PDF API. Set page size, orientation, and margins as you like, and make your PDFs smaller with our compression feature. Great for anyone needing quick and flexible text document conversion API.

API Endpoint

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

        HTTP POST
    
https://v2.convertapi.com/convert/txt/to/pdf

Postman OpenAPI cURL CLI

Authenticate your API call

Converting txt to pdf 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/txt/to/pdf?secret=your-api-secret

Convert Text to PDF 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 txt to pdf 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

PageRange String

Set page range. Example 1-10.

PageOrientation Collection

Set page orientation.

Values: portrait landscape

PageSize Collection

Page size.

Values: letter lettersmall tabloid ledger legal statement executive a3 a4 a4small a5 b4 b5

MarginLeft Integer

Set the page left margin in millimeters (mm).

MarginRight Integer

Set the page right margin in millimeters (mm).

MarginTop Integer

Set the page top margin in millimeters (mm).

MarginBottom Integer

Set the page bottom margin in millimeters (mm).

FontName Collection

Specifies the text font name. Contact us if you are looking for a specific font for a text that is missing from the list.

Values: Arial Bahnschrift Calibri Cambria Consolas Constantia CourierNew Georgia Tahoma TimesNewRoman Verdana

FontSize Integer

Specifies the text font size.

CompressPDF Bool

It tries to produce smaller output files but requires Adobe Reader 6, released in 2003 or newer, to view created PDF files.

Pdfa Bool

Create PDF/A-1b compliant document.