Microlink for PDF
by Kiko BeatsSix months ago we launched Microlink for Screenshot as part of our product iteration to offer browser capabilities ready to be used directly consuming our API.
Today, we're thrilled to announce Microlink for PDF 🔥.
You can see a live demo at microlink.io/pdf.
Microlink for PDF is based on the same engineering principles as the rest of the functionality behind Microlink API: making it trivial to get something back from any URL.
Enabling the new pdf query parameter will add a pdf data field as part of the response payload:
The PDF file created as output of the process is hosted on Microlink CDN and it can be combined with ttl to automatically refresh in the background, providing an updated PDF representation of the target URL.
Additionally, a set of new query parameters have been added for better PDF accommodation, such as scale, margin and media.
These query parameters are specially helpful when the target URL is not actually prepared to be properly exported as PDF.
Another thing worth mentioning is the ability to consume the PDF directly from HTML markup using embed mode:
Also as a button:
This way, the PDF file will be created on the fly, making it a backendless solution: just HTML.
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Awesome product Kiko.
I have two projects right now (www.ryeboard.com, webmarker.now.sh) that could both use microlink to boost product functionality and save lots of development time.
Super excited to give it a run!
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Hi Kiko
What are the odds! I've been looking for a service exactly like this, and I was on the brink of writing something myself to handle it.
After a brief look around your site, it looks great. So much cleaner and easier to use than your competitors that I've come across on my search.
I'm hopefully going to look into implementing this into uireview.net.
Thanks
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Thanks for that Josh, it's appreciated! I always love to see things built using microlink. If I can help with something, just ping me 🙂
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