SelectPdf HTML To PDF API

{
  "service_type": "platform",
  "base_url": "https://selectpdf.com",
  "auth_method": "api_key",
  "auth_config": {
    "header": "api-key",
    "notes": "API key is generated in the SelectPdf user account dashboard and passed with each REST request. Some endpoints may accept the key as a query parameter or header."
  },
  "endpoints": [
    {
      "name": "Convert HTML to PDF",
      "method": "POST",
      "path": "/api/v1/html-to-pdf",
      "description": "Converts raw HTML string content into a PDF document."
    },
    {
      "name": "Convert URL to PDF",
      "method": "POST",
      "path": "/api/v1/url-to-pdf",
      "description": "Converts a publicly accessible web page URL into a PDF document."
    }
  ],
  "pricing_model": {
    "type": "subscription",
    "details": {
      "model": "Pay-per-use credits or monthly subscription tiers; exact pricing is published on the SelectPdf website.",
      "free_tier": "Limited free trial credits available upon signup.",
      "notes": "Pricing typically scales with number of conversions and PDF generation volume."
    }
  },
  "rate_limits": {
    "notes": "Rate limits and concurrency limits are plan-dependent; not publicly documented in detail. Contact vendor or check account dashboard for specifics."
  },
  "capabilities": [
    "Convert raw HTML content to PDF",
    "Convert web pages (URLs) to PDF",
    "REST API integration for server-side PDF generation",
    "Supports headers, footers, margins, and page configuration",
    "Output standard PDF documents",
    "Programmatic document generation for reports, invoices, and web page archival"
  ],
  "raw_analysis": "SelectPdf HTML To PDF API is a hosted REST service that converts HTML strings or live web pages into PDF documents. It is a mature, commercially-focused offering from SelectPdf, a vendor known primarily for its .NET PDF libraries. The service targets application developers who need to generate PDFs from web content without managing headless browsers or rendering infrastructure. Integration is straightforward, requiring only an API key obtained from a SelectPdf account. Because the API is hosted and key-authenticated, it is a standard REST platform integration rather than a tool without a public API. Pricing follows a subscription/credit model with a trial, and specific rate limits are plan-dependent rather than publicly documented. Key capabilities include HTML-to-PDF and URL-to-PDF conversion, along with document customization options such as headers, footers, and margins. It competes with services like DocRaptor, PDFShift, and Puppeteer-based self-hosted solutions. For integration purposes, developers should expect an API key auth flow and endpoint-specific payloads, and should confirm current pricing and rate limits directly with the vendor."
}

3/3 tests passed

{
  "overall": 74,
  "dimensions": {
    "token_efficiency": 8.5,
    "first_try_success": 8.0,
    "response_parseability": 9.0,
    "error_clarity": 7.5,
    "doc_quality": 8.5,
    "auth_simplicity": 7.0,
    "latency": 8.0,
    "consistency": 8.5
  },
  "pricing_normalized": {
    "model": "subscription + credits",
    "free_tier": "trial credits on signup",
    "notes": "Pay-per-use credits or monthly tiers; exact numbers published on site. Scales with volume."
  },
  "issues": [
    "Pricing is not exposed via a machine-readable endpoint or llms.txt excerpt, requiring human/agent to scrape the website for exact tiers.",
    "Auth flow is not documented in the llms.txt excerpt — API key generation steps for first-time users are unclear.",
    "No explicit status page or uptime endpoint surfaced in checks; consistency rating relies on inference not verified telemetry.",
    "Self-hosted .NET library is Windows-only, which may confuse agents expecting cross-platform parity with the REST API."
  ],
  "recommendations": [
    "Publish a machine-readable pricing.json and include tier details directly in llms.txt so agents can quote exact costs without scraping.",
    "Add an 'agent quickstart' section to llms.txt covering API key creation, auth header format, and a minimal curl example.",
    "Expose a status.json or uptime endpoint so agents can programmatically assess reliability.",
    "Clarify platform support matrix (Windows-only .NET library vs. cross-platform REST) prominently in llms.txt to prevent wrong-recommendation paths."
  ]
}