How to Convert a URL Link to a PDF Document using PHP

Much like image files, PDF files provide an excellent format for storing static information. With the PHP code examples provided in this article, you can quickly and easily implement a URL to PDF conversion service which fully renders a website’s contents within a PDF document, ensuring you can store one iteration of that website’s design for future reference.

To use this API in your app, first run this command to install the SDK:

composer require cloudmersive/cloudmersive_document_convert_api_client

Next, include the remaining code to capture your API key (get one for free here) and call the function:

<?php
require_once(__DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php');

// Configure API key authorization: Apikey
$config = Swagger\Client\Configuration::getDefaultConfiguration()->setApiKey('Apikey', 'YOUR_API_KEY');



$apiInstance = new Swagger\Client\Api\ConvertWebApi(
    
    
    new GuzzleHttp\Client(),
    $config
);
$input = new \Swagger\Client\Model\UrlToPdfRequest(); // \Swagger\Client\Model\UrlToPdfRequest | URL to PDF request parameters

try {
    $result = $apiInstance->convertWebUrlToPdf($input);
    print_r($result);
} catch (Exception $e) {
    echo 'Exception when calling ConvertWebApi->convertWebUrlToPdf: ', $e->getMessage(), PHP_EOL;
}
?>

After that, you’re all done — no more code required. Nice and easy!