# Lightning PDF API Documentation ## 🚀 Quick Start Get started with Lightning PDF API in under 2 minutes! ### 1. Subscribe to the API Choose a plan that fits your needs (free tier available!) ### 2. Get Your API Key Find your key in the RapidAPI dashboard ### 3. Make Your First Request ```javascript const axios = require('axios'); const options = { method: 'POST', url: 'https://lightning-pdf.p.rapidapi.com/pdf/generate', headers: { 'X-RapidAPI-Key': 'YOUR-KEY-HERE', 'X-RapidAPI-Host': 'lightning-pdf.p.rapidapi.com', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, data: { html: '

Hello World!

My first PDF!

' } }; const response = await axios.request(options); // ``` response.data contains your PDF! ## 📋 Available Endpoints ### PDF Generation & Conversion Generate PDF - Create PDFs from HTML, URLs, or templates Images to PDF - Convert multiple images into a single PDF PDF to Images - Convert PDF pages to PNG/JPEG images PDF Manipulation Merge PDFs - Combine multiple PDFs into one Split PDF - Extract specific pages or split into chunks Rotate PDF - Fix orientation issues Compress PDF - Reduce file size by up to 90% PDF Security Add Watermark - Brand your PDFs with text/logos Secure PDF - Add password protection and permissions PDF Extraction Extract Text - Get all text content from PDFs Extract Images - Pull out embedded images Get Metadata - Extract document properties Utility List Templates - See available PDF templates Check Usage - Monitor your API consumption ## 💡 Common Use Cases ### Generate an Invoice ``` const invoiceData = { html: `

Invoice #12345

Date: ${new Date().toLocaleDateString()}

Item	Price
Service	$99.00

Total: $99.00

`, options: { format: "A4", margin: { top: "2cm", bottom: "2cm" } } }; ``` ### Merge Multiple Reports ``` const mergeData = { pdfs: [ "https://example.com/report1.pdf", "https://example.com/report2.pdf", "https://example.com/report3.pdf" ], order: [0, 1, 2] }; ``` ### Compress Large PDFs ``` const compressData = { pdf_url: "https://example.com/large-file.pdf", compression_level: "high", // 60% reduction target_dpi: 150 }; ``` ## 🔧 Best Practices Use Templates for Consistency Check /pdf/templates for pre-built designs Faster than custom HTML Optimize File Sizes Compress PDFs after generation Use appropriate DPI for images (150 for web, 300 for print) ### Handle Errors Gracefully ``` try { const response = await axios.request(options); // Process PDF } catch (error) { if (error.response?.status === 429) { console.log('Rate limit reached'); } } ``` Monitor Usage Check /usage endpoint regularly Upgrade plan before hitting limits ### ⚡ Response Times Generate PDF: 1-3 seconds Merge/Split: < 2 seconds Compress: 2-5 seconds (depends on size) Extract Text: < 1 second ### Support Issues? Contact via RapidAPI messages Feature Requests? We're always improving! GitHub: https://github.com/patrg444/pdf-api Ready to process PDFs at lightning speed? Let's go! ⚡