How to convert web page to PDF from link for HTML to PDF API in PowerShell with PDF.co Web API

Step By Step Tutorial: how to convert web page to PDF from link for HTML to PDF API in PowerShell

We’ve created and updating regularly our sample code library so you may quickly learn HTML to PDF API and the step-by-step process in PowerShell. PDF.co Web API helps with HTML to PDF API in PowerShell. PDF.co Web API is the Rest API that provides set of data extraction functions, tools for documents manipulation, splitting and merging of pdf files. Includes built-in OCR, images recognition, can generate and read barcodes from images, scans and pdf.

The SDK samples like this one below explain how to quickly make your application do HTML to PDF API in PowerShell with the help of PDF.co Web API. Open your PowerShell project and simply copy & paste the code and then run your app! Use of PDF.co Web API in PowerShell is also explained in the documentation included along with the product.

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ConvertWebPageToPdfFromLink.ps1

      
# The authentication key (API Key).
# Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co/documentation/api
$API_KEY = "***********************************"

# URL of web page to convert to PDF document.
$SourceUrl = "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page"
# Destination PDF file name
$DestinationFile = ".\result.pdf"


# Prepare URL for `Web Page to PDF` API call
$query = "https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/convert/from/url"

# Prepare request body (will be auto-converted to JSON by Invoke-RestMethod)
# See documentation: https://apidocs.pdf.co
$body = @{
    "name" = $(Split-Path $DestinationFile -Leaf)
    "url" = $SourceUrl
} | ConvertTo-Json

try {
    # Execute request
    $response = Invoke-WebRequest -Method Post -Headers @{ "x-api-key" = $API_KEY; "Content-Type" = "application/json" } -Body $body -Uri $query

    $jsonResponse = $response.Content | ConvertFrom-Json

    if ($jsonResponse.error -eq $false) {
        # Get URL of generated PDF file
        $resultFileUrl = $jsonResponse.url;
        
        # Download PDF file
        Invoke-WebRequest -Headers @{ "x-api-key" = $API_KEY } -OutFile $DestinationFile -Uri $resultFileUrl

        Write-Host "Generated PDF file saved as `"$($DestinationFile)`" file."
    }
    else {
        # Display service reported error
        Write-Host $jsonResponse.message
    }
}
catch {
    # Display request error
    Write-Host $_.Exception
}

run.bat

      
@echo off

powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& .\ConvertWebPageToPdfFromLink.ps1"
echo Script finished with errorlevel=%errorlevel%

pause

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