Pandoc Document Converter

A high-performance Rust wrapper for the industry-standard Pandoc engine. This tool provides professional-grade conversion between HTML, Markdown, Word (DOCX), and 20+ other formats with zero filesystem overhead.

Why Use This

• AI Data Prep: Cleanly convert scraped HTML to Markdown for LLM context windows.
• Workflow Automation: Turn markup into professional DOCX or EPUB files automatically.
• PandaDoc Alternatives: While often confused with e-signature tools, this is the engine required for deep document formatting and structural conversion.
• Efficiency: Built in Rust for sub-50ms execution, minimizing Apify compute costs.

Pricing

This Actor uses the Pay-Per-Event model. You pay a fixed price per conversion. Because this Actor is built in Rust and highly optimized, you generally do not pay for compute time, only the conversion fee.

Tier	Event Name	Price	Output Formats
Standard	convert-text	$0.002 / doc	HTML, Markdown, JSON, Text, RST
Premium	convert-binary	$0.005 / doc	PDF, DOCX (Word), EPUB, ODT

Volume discounts (Bronze/Silver/Gold) apply automatically based on your Apify plan.

Quick Start

Input Parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description
content	String	Yes	The source text to convert.
fromFormat	String	Yes	Source format (e.g., html, markdown).
toFormat	String	Yes	Target format (e.g., docx, gfm, epub).
standalone	Boolean	No	Include headers/metadata (Default: false).

Example: HTML to Markdown (LLM Optimized)

Cost: Standard ($0.002)

{
  "content": "<h1>Title</h1><p>Body text</p>",
  "fromFormat": "html",
  "toFormat": "markdown"
}

Example: Markdown to Word (Binary Output)

Cost: Premium ($0.005)

{
  "content": "# Report\n\nSection 1...",
  "fromFormat": "markdown",
  "toFormat": "docx",
  "standalone": true
}

Output Data

Results are pushed to the default dataset.

• Text Formats (HTML, MD): Returned as plain text in convertedContent.
• Binary Formats (DOCX, EPUB, PDF): Returned as Base64 encoded strings in convertedContent. You must decode these to save the file.

{
  "success": true,
  "isBinary": true,
  "inputSize": 1024,
  "outputSize": 15420,
  "convertedContent": "UEsDBBQABgAIAAAAIQA..."
}

Performance

Written in Rust for maximum throughput. Text-to-text conversions typically complete in under 50ms with a negligible memory footprint. PDF generation utilizes the Tectonic engine for high-fidelity rendering.