# webcapture

> webcapture is a URL to PDF API: one REST call (or one MCP tool call) renders a public web page to a
> print-stable PDF with headless Chromium (Chromium 151.0.7922.34 driven by Patchright (the Playwright 1.62 API), checked 2026-09-19). Output formats: PDF (A4, tagged,
> headers/footers, scale, page ranges), full-page or viewport PNG/JPEG/WebP screenshots, and clean Markdown
> extraction. Signed webhooks (Pro and Scale) notify your pipeline when a render lands. Challenge-aware retries
> handle pages behind bot protection; hard targets are out of scope by design.

API surface (bearer API key):
- POST /v1/convert: render a URL; returns the full result (200) by default, or 202 {id, poll, download} with ?wait=false (wait=true is an accepted alias of the default)
- GET /v1/conversions/:id: poll conversion status (queued | rendering | ready | failed)
- GET /v1/conversions/:id.pdf: download the rendered file
- GET /v1/usage: this month's usage and remaining quota
- POST /mcp: the MCP endpoint; initialize, tools/list, then tools/call with render_pdf

Pages:
- [webcapture](https://webcapture.io/): what the API is, the output formats, and the rate card
- [API docs](https://webcapture.io/docs): full reference with examples and error codes
- [API docs as one markdown document](https://webcapture.io/docs.md): the same reference, extractable in one fetch
- [Get an API key](https://webcapture.io/dashboard): sign in with Google or an email code; free tier, 50 renders a month
- [Guides](https://webcapture.io/guides): every comparison, price check, and migration path on one page
- [Pricing](https://webcapture.io/pricing): human-readable plans
- [Pricing.md](https://webcapture.io/pricing.md): the same plans, machine-readable
- [Everything above plus every guide as one markdown document](https://webcapture.io/llms-full.txt)
- [How webcapture is run](https://webcapture.io/about): who runs it, how the site's claims are checked and dated, what is retained
- [Privacy](https://webcapture.io/privacy) · [Terms](https://webcapture.io/terms)

Guides:
- [Free HTML to PDF APIs compared](https://webcapture.io/free-html-to-pdf-api): nine free tiers side by side: volume, resets, and the catch each vendor buries
- [Best HTML to PDF APIs compared](https://webcapture.io/best-html-to-pdf-api): thirteen APIs, engines disclosed or not, prices stated, catches printed
- [HTML to PDF API](https://webcapture.io/html-to-pdf-api): the head page: engine, pricing, and quick start on one page
- [HTML to PDF without losing formatting](https://webcapture.io/guides/html-to-pdf-without-losing-formatting): why converted pages break, and the browser-rendering fixes that keep layout, fonts, and backgrounds intact
- [Open source HTML to PDF APIs, compared](https://webcapture.io/guides/open-source-html-to-pdf-api): Gotenberg, self-run Playwright, and hosted routes, with the hosted prices one click away
- [wkhtmltopdf alternatives](https://webcapture.io/wkhtmltopdf-alternatives): the archived tool mapped flag by flag to headless Chromium
- [wkhtmltopdf alternative for Python](https://webcapture.io/wkhtmltopdf-alternatives/python): swap pdfkit for Playwright's page.pdf(), option by option
- [wkhtmltopdf alternative for PHP](https://webcapture.io/wkhtmltopdf-alternatives/php): swap snappy for Browsershot or headless Chromium
- [wkhtmltopdf alternative for C#](https://webcapture.io/wkhtmltopdf-alternatives/csharp): swap DinkToPdf for Playwright for .NET
- [wkhtmltopdf alternative for Java](https://webcapture.io/wkhtmltopdf-alternatives/java): swap the wkhtmltopdf wrappers and openhtmltopdf for Playwright for Java
- [wkhtmltopdf alternative for Go](https://webcapture.io/wkhtmltopdf-alternatives/golang): swap go-wkhtmltopdf for chromedp or a Gotenberg container

Comparisons:
- [Gotenberg vs Puppeteer](https://webcapture.io/vs/gotenberg-vs-puppeteer): same Chromium output, so the choice is a REST container or a Node library: ops, control, ownership
- [Gotenberg vs WeasyPrint](https://webcapture.io/vs/gotenberg-vs-weasyprint): browser rendering for live web pages against print-CSS layout for authored documents
- [Gotenberg vs LibreOffice](https://webcapture.io/vs/gotenberg-vs-libreoffice): Chromium for HTML pages against LibreOffice import filters for office documents
- [Puppeteer vs wkhtmltopdf](https://webcapture.io/vs/puppeteer-vs-wkhtmltopdf): the archived WebKit binary against a maintained Chromium, with the flag-by-flag migration
- [webcapture vs PDFShift](https://webcapture.io/vs/pdfshift): one render per document against one credit per 5Mb, with formats, timeouts, and the async contract printed

## Free tool

- [URL to PDF converter](https://webcapture.io/tools/url-to-pdf): paste a URL, get a PDF in your browser. Free fair use, no account, current-Chromium rendering.

Contact: hello@webcapture.io