# PolyDoc

> PolyDoc is a REST API that converts HTML or a live URL into a PDF or a screenshot (PNG, JPEG,
> WebP), rendered with a real Chromium browser engine. It produces best-effort PDF/A archival PDF
> and PDF/UA-1 (ISO 14289-1) accessible tagged PDF output, with an optional built-in veraPDF
> verification step that can be set to enforce: a document that fails conformance returns an error
> instead of a passing response. Hosted entirely in the EU (Germany); the API is stateless and does
> not store files after conversion.

## Product

- [Homepage](https://polydoc.tech/): overview, pricing, FAQ
- [Documentation](https://docs.polydoc.tech/): getting started, full API reference, guides
- [Learn](https://docs.polydoc.tech/learn/): standards explainers on PDF accessibility and archival, independent of the API
- [API Reference](https://docs.polydoc.tech/api-reference): endpoints, parameters, response format
- [Dashboard](https://dashboard.polydoc.tech/): sign up, manage API keys, playground, usage
- [Alternatives comparison](https://polydoc.tech/alternatives/): how PolyDoc compares to Gotenberg, DocRaptor, PDFShift, and other HTML-to-PDF options
- [Accessible PDF](https://polydoc.tech/accessible-pdf/): tagged PDF/UA-1 output with an optional veraPDF gate, and how it combines with PDF/A

## Core capabilities

- Two endpoints: `POST /pdf/convert` and `POST /screenshot/convert`.
- Input from a live URL, raw HTML, or a saved Liquid template with JSON data.
- [PDF/A guide](https://docs.polydoc.tech/guides/compliance/pdf-a): archival output, PDF/A-1b / 2b / 3b.
- [PDF/UA guide](https://docs.polydoc.tech/guides/compliance/pdf-ua): accessible tagged PDF, relevant to the EU Accessibility Act (EN 301 549, WCAG 2.1 AA).
- [Templates guide](https://docs.polydoc.tech/guides/templates): reusable Liquid templates with a dashboard editor.
- [Cloud storage delivery](https://docs.polydoc.tech/guides/cloud-storage): deliver output directly to your own S3, GCS, Azure Blob, Backblaze B2, or Wasabi bucket via presigned URL.
- Webhooks with HMAC-SHA256 signing for asynchronous delivery.
- A sandbox mode for testing that never uses production quota.

## For AI agents and MCP clients

- [PolyDoc for AI agents (MCP)](https://docs.polydoc.tech/guides/mcp): an MCP server (`polydoc-mcp` on npm) exposing PDF generation, screenshots, and e-invoice generation as tools for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, and other MCP clients. Install with `npx -y polydoc-mcp`.

## Pricing

Free tier: 150 conversions a month, no credit card required. Paid plans start at $9/month. Full
tiers and details at [polydoc.tech](https://polydoc.tech/#pricing).

## Integrations

- [Integration guides](https://docs.polydoc.tech/guides/integrations/): n8n (verified community node), Zapier, Make, Pipedream, Activepieces, Directus, and other automation platforms.

## Optional

- [Getting started](https://docs.polydoc.tech/): first API request plus Node.js, Python, Ruby, Go, PHP, and Rust code examples.