Archive for June, 2019


Celebrating one year and tentative roadmap for the future of the API2PDF product

June 24th, 2019 / by api2pdf /

The Past Year Hello everyone, Zack here! One year ago we hit the metaphorical GO button. It was anti-climactic of course because we had no launch strategy and Google had yet to even index our website. It was about 10 days later where I remember waking up one morning and found that a developer from […]

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Post Mortem – Ensuring High Availability on Azure Functions

June 13th, 2019 / by api2pdf /

Intro On May 15th, 2019 at 5:01 PM UTC, API2PDF services stopped generating PDF files, returning high error rates. This is what is depicted in the image above. 3 minutes later, at 5:04 PM, services resumed. While only down for 3 minutes and 99% of our customers did not even notice, at least one customer […]

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Convert HTML to PDF with javascript and AngularJS

June 13th, 2019 / by api2pdf /

Intro In some cases you may need to convert HTML to PDF from your client side application. Rendering a high quality PDF is not obvious and doing it purely from javascript isn’t feasible either. You need to be able to use a browser-based PDF engine like wkhtmltopdf or Headless Chrome. If you’re looking to generate […]

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Convert HTML to PDF with javascript and VueJs

June 12th, 2019 / by api2pdf /

Intro VueJs is a popular client side javascript framework. It has risen in prominence as an alternative to juggernauts like ReactJs and Angular. Part of its allure comes from its simplicity and lower barrier to entry. While building a VueJs application, you may find yourself in need of generating PDFs. This can push you down […]

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