Simple setup
Create an API key and generate your first PDF in minutes—without managing browsers, queues, or rendering servers.
PDF infrastructure, simplified
Design with HTML, the visual editor, or AI. Send your JSON through one API call. ForgePDF renders invoices, contracts, reports, receipts, barcodes, and QR codes—reliably and at scale.
1,000 free generations every month. No credit card required.
One platform for every document workflow
Everything you need
Build the template once, connect your data, and reuse the same document workflow everywhere.
Create an API key and generate your first PDF in minutes—without managing browsers, queues, or rendering servers.
Write HTML and CSS, use the visual editor, or describe what you need and let ForgePDF AI create an editable starting point.
Generate files directly or return hosted URLs for apps, CRMs, ecommerce systems, automations, and backend services.
From idea to API
Start with a prompt, a blank template, or your existing HTML. Map dynamic values with familiar Handlebars syntax, preview the result, then call the same template from any service.
Use AI, the visual editor, or full HTML and CSS control.
Map JSON values, conditions, dates, barcodes, and QR codes.
Receive the PDF directly or return a hosted download URL.
Developer-first API
Keep document design separate from application logic. Your team owns the data; ForgePDF handles browser rendering, file generation, and delivery.
/api/pdfcurl -X POST \
'https://app.forgepdf.io/api/pdf' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"template_id": "invoice_template",
"data": {
"invoice_number": "INV-001",
"customer": "Acme Corp",
"total": "$1,240.00"
}
}'
application/pdf
Clarity at every request
Track generation activity, free usage, paid tokens, templates, API keys, and errors without stitching together another operations dashboard.
Precise layout control with live preview.
Turn a plain-language brief into editable code.
Render labels, tickets, inventory codes, and links.
Understand successes and failures at a glance.
Start without friction
Every account starts with a generous monthly allowance. When your volume grows, add paid tokens without rebuilding your integration.
Questions, answered
Have a workflow-specific question? Talk to the ForgePDF team.
ForgePDF is a document generation platform that turns reusable HTML templates and JSON data into PDF files through a REST API.
No. Create templates with AI, work directly in HTML and CSS, use the visual editor, or adapt an existing template.
Yes. Choose a direct PDF response when you want the file immediately, or generate a hosted URL for downloads and automated delivery.
Yes. Templates support QR codes plus CODE128, CODE39, EAN, UPC, ITF14, MSI, and Pharmacode barcode formats.
You can add paid tokens for extra generations while keeping the same templates, API keys, and integration.
Your document pipeline, ready
Create a template, connect your JSON, and let ForgePDF handle the rest.