JSON to PDF API with Custom Templates

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No expiration · 10 PDFs per day · Default template

curl -X POST https://sandbox.pdfmotor.net/v1/render \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_DEMO_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "template": "default",
    "title": "Demo PDF",
    "subtitle": "Generated via PDF Motor",
    "fields": [
      { "label": "Name", "value": "John Doe" },
      { "label": "Email", "value": "john@example.com" }
    ]
  }' \
  -o document.pdf

import requests

url = "https://sandbox.pdfmotor.net/v1/render"

headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "X-API-Key": "YOUR_DEMO_KEY"
}

payload = {
    "template": "default",
    "title": "Demo PDF",
    "subtitle": "Generated via PDF Motor",
    "fields": [
        { "label": "Name", "value": "John Doe" },
        { "label": "Email", "value": "john@example.com" }
    ]
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
response.raise_for_status()

with open("document.pdf", "wb") as f:
    f.write(response.content)

print("PDF generated: document.pdf")

import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.URL;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;

public class Example {

  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

    String json = "{" +
      "\"template\":\"default\"," +
      "\"title\":\"Damage Report\"," +
      "\"subtitle\":\"Date: 2026-01-10\"," +
      "\"fields\":[" +
      "  {\"label\":\"Name\",\"value\":\"John Doe\"}," +
      "  {\"label\":\"Email\",\"value\":\"john@example.com\"}," +
      "  {\"label\":\"Damage Type\",\"value\":\"Water damage\"}" +
      "]," +
      "\"footer\":\"Generated with PDF Motor\"" +
      "}";

    URL url = new URL("https://sandbox.pdfmotor.net/v1/render");
    HttpURLConnection con = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();

    con.setRequestMethod("POST");
    con.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "application/json");
    con.setRequestProperty("X-API-Key", "YOUR_DEMO_KEY");
    con.setDoOutput(true);

    try (OutputStream os = con.getOutputStream()) {
      os.write(json.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
    }

    int status = con.getResponseCode();
    System.out.println("HTTP Status: " + status);

    if (status != 200) {
      throw new RuntimeException("HTTP error: " + status);
    }

    try (InputStream is = con.getInputStream()) {
      Files.copy(
        is,
        Path.of("document.pdf"),
        java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING
      );
    }

    System.out.println("PDF generated: document.pdf");
  }
}

We design custom PDF layouts tailored to your document requirements — including table-based documents, invoices, reports and certificates. Each layout is built and maintained by our team in coordination with you.

How it works

The client sends structured JSON to the PDF Motor Cloud and receives a generated PDF directly in the HTTP response.