PDF Generator: Markdown & HTML to PDF and Word (DOCX)

Use when…

• You need Markdown or HTML turned into a PDF or Word (DOCX) file.
• An agent must generate a report, invoice layout or printable doc from structured text.
• You want a downloadable document artifact from a simple text input.

Try this input

Copy-paste this JSON as the Actor input (it matches a successful run / the default schema):

{
  "requests": [
    {
      "markdown": "# Quarterly Report\n\nRevenue grew **12%**.\n\n| Region | Sales |\n|---|---|\n| UK | £1.2m |\n| US | $2.4m |\n\n- Point one\n- Point two",
      "template": "report",
      "title": "Q3 Report",
      "formats": [
        "pdf",
        "docx"
      ]
    },
    {
      "html": "<h1>Invoice #1001</h1><p>Bill to: Acme Ltd</p><table><tr><th>Item</th><th>Amount</th></tr><tr><td>Consulting</td><td>£500.00</td></tr></table>",
      "template": "invoice",
      "formats": [
        "pdf"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Sample output (real run 2026-10-25)

One dataset item, shortened:

{
  "title": "Invoice #1001",
  "template": "invoice",
  "files": {
    "pdf": {
      "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/UA3Tbg9Kc06M8Zcwi/records/Invoice-1001-21b7988d.pdf?signature=15yKTRr1LpTWxKrOmQUO7",
      "key": "Invoice-1001-21b7988d.pdf",
      "bytes": 8540,
      "pages": 1
    }
  },
  "pdf_url": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/UA3Tbg9Kc06M8Zcwi/records/Invoice-1001-21b7988d.pdf?signature=15yKTRr1LpTWxKrOmQUO7",
  "docx_url": null,
  "pages": 1,
  "ms": 1332,
  "error": null
}

Agents can write documents but can't hand over a file. This turns their Markdown or HTML into a real PDF or Word document with a download link.

• Markdown (tables, code blocks, lists) or raw HTML in, PDF / DOCX / HTML out, in one call
• Templates: plain, report, invoice, letter; add your own css
• Page numbers (Page X of Y), header text, A4 / Letter / Legal / A5, title and author metadata
• Remote images over public https are embedded; local files and private addresses are blocked
• No browser needed (WeasyPrint), so it's fast and cheap; files are kept in the run's key-value store

Input

{"requests": [{"markdown": "# Proposal\n\nPrepared for **Acme**.\n\n| Item | Price |\n|---|---|\n| Setup | £900 |", "template": "report", "formats": ["pdf", "docx"], "header": "Confidential"}]}

Send many items in requests per run (cheaper and faster than one run each). Settings outside requests apply to every item.

Pricing

Pay per event: $0.005 per document generated (one document generated (all requested formats)). Rows with errors are not charged. No subscription.

Output

One dataset row per request. Errors come back as a row with error set, so a batch never fails because of one bad item.

Use from AI agents (MCP)

Add it to any MCP client via https://mcp.apify.com?actors=tudorlane/html-markdown-to-pdf, or call the Apify API / run-sync endpoint.

Sources and licences

WeasyPrint (BSD), Python-Markdown (BSD), python-docx (MIT), htmldocx (MIT), DejaVu and Liberation fonts. No external data.

Search terms: PDF generator, HTML to PDF, markdown to PDF, PDF API, DOCX generator, invoice PDF, report PDF

Sample output (real run with the default input, 25 Oct 2026)

Title	Template	Files made	Pages	Time
Invoice #1001	invoice	PDF	1	0.8 s
Q3 Report	report	PDF + Word (DOCX)	1	1.4 s

Use cases

1. Generate invoices or reports from HTML
2. Turn AI-written markdown into PDF or Word
3. Agents: make a shareable document in one call
4. Batch document export

Limits & failure modes

• Complex CSS/JavaScript layouts may render differently from a browser
• Output files stored in the run's key-value store
• Complex CSS/JS layouts may not render exactly like a browser print.
• Very large inputs can hit memory/time limits; split documents if needed.
• Failed conversions return an error and are not charged.