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Api2Pdf MCP by usefulapi

io.usefulapi/api2pdf

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

MCP server for Api2Pdf — generate PDFs & images from HTML, URLs or office files; merge, barcodes.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

usefulapi.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

16

Token cost

About 6,847 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http api2pdf https://api2pdf.usefulapi.io/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.api2pdf]
url = "https://api2pdf.usefulapi.io/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"api2pdf":{"httpUrl":"https://api2pdf.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"api2pdf":{"url":"https://api2pdf.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"api2pdf":{"type":"http","url":"https://api2pdf.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add api2pdf https://api2pdf.usefulapi.io/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"api2pdf","server_url":"https://api2pdf.usefulapi.io/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"api2pdf","server_url":"https://api2pdf.usefulapi.io/mcp"}

Tools

• api2pdf_add_password ~575 tokens
  Encrypt an existing PDF (given as a URL) with a user password (required to open) and an optional owner password (controls permissions). Returns a { FileUrl } (valid ~24h). BILLED. Api2Pdf API: POST /pdfsharp/password.
• api2pdf_compress_pdf ~489 tokens
  Compress an existing PDF (given as a URL) to reduce its file size. Returns a { FileUrl } (valid ~24h). BILLED. Api2Pdf API: POST /pdfsharp/compress.
• api2pdf_convert_to_markdown ~523 tokens
  Convert a document or file (given as a URL — PDF, Office docs, and more) to Markdown text via MarkItDown. Great for feeding a document's contents back to an agent. Returns a { FileUrl } (valid ~24h). BILLED. Api2Pdf API: POST /markitdown.
• api2pdf_delete_file Changes files · Deletes data · ~130 tokens
  Delete a previously generated file by its ResponseId (the `ResponseId` returned in a generation response). Api2Pdf API: DELETE /file/{ResponseId}.
• api2pdf_extract_pages ~600 tokens
  Extract a range of pages from an existing PDF (given as a URL) into a new PDF. `start`/`end` are 0-based page indices; omit `end` to extract a single page. Returns a { FileUrl } (valid ~24h). BILLED. Api2Pdf API: POST /pdfsharp/extract-pages.
• api2pdf_generate_barcode ~327 tokens
  Generate a barcode or QR code image. `format` is the symbology (e.g. 'QRCode', 'Code128', 'PDF417', 'DataMatrix') and `value` is the string to encode. Returns a { FileUrl } (valid ~24h) by default, or base64 with output_binary:true. BILLED. Api2Pdf API: GET /zebra.
• api2pdf_get_balance ~72 tokens
  Return the remaining balance / usage for the configured Api2Pdf account. Api2Pdf API: GET /balance.
• api2pdf_get_status ~66 tokens
  Return the current Api2Pdf service / health status. Api2Pdf API: GET /status.
• api2pdf_html_to_image ~506 tokens
  Render an HTML string to an image using headless Chrome. Returns a { FileUrl } (valid ~24h) by default, or base64 bytes with output_binary:true. BILLED. Api2Pdf API: POST /chrome/image/html.
• api2pdf_html_to_pdf ~516 tokens
  Render an HTML string to a PDF using the headless-Chrome engine. Returns a { FileUrl } link (valid ~24h) by default. Great for invoices, reports, and letters produced as HTML. BILLED per document. Api2Pdf API: POST /chrome/pdf/html.
• api2pdf_markdown_to_pdf ~494 tokens
  Render a Markdown string to a PDF using headless Chrome. Returns a { FileUrl } (valid ~24h). BILLED. Api2Pdf API: POST /chrome/pdf/markdown.
• api2pdf_merge_pdfs ~514 tokens
  Merge several existing PDFs (given as URLs, in order) into a single PDF. Returns a { FileUrl } (valid ~24h). BILLED. Api2Pdf API: POST /pdfsharp/merge.
• api2pdf_office_to_pdf ~508 tokens
  Convert an office document (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, ODT, and many more) at a URL to a PDF using LibreOffice. Returns a { FileUrl } (valid ~24h). BILLED. Api2Pdf API: POST /libreoffice/any-to-pdf.
• api2pdf_url_to_image ~492 tokens
  Take a screenshot of a live web page by URL using headless Chrome. Returns a { FileUrl } (valid ~24h). BILLED. Api2Pdf API: POST /chrome/image/url.
• api2pdf_url_to_pdf ~514 tokens
  Fetch a web page by URL and render it to a PDF using headless Chrome. Returns a { FileUrl } (valid ~24h). Use extraHTTPHeaders to pass auth for a protected page. BILLED. Api2Pdf API: POST /chrome/pdf/url.
• api2pdf_wkhtml_to_pdf ~521 tokens
  Render an HTML string to a PDF using the wkhtmltopdf engine — an alternate to Chrome that supports a table of contents (pass enableToc / tocOptions inside `options`). Returns a { FileUrl } (valid ~24h). BILLED. Api2Pdf API: POST /wkhtml/pdf/html.

Browse

• QRCode tools
• Website screenshots
• PDF tools
• Spreadsheets
• Converting to Markdown

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