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Url Examples

Using a URL, you can convert a website that is accessible on the internet. In this section, we demonstrate how to use a URL to generate a pdf and an image. If you require authentication to access your URL, see the Authentication section for examples.

Json Request​

At its most basic, a URL is the only required parameter to generate a PDF or Image.

{
  "url": "https://google.com"
}

Pdf Example​

cURL - Google Pdf
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.cloudlayer.io/v2/url/pdf \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: <YOUR-API-KEY>' \
  --data '{
    "url": "https://google.com"
}' \
--output "response.json"
Wget - Google Pdf
wget --method POST \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: <YOUR-API-KEY>' \
  --body-data '{"url": "https://google.com"}' \
  - https://api.cloudlayer.io/v2/url/pdf \
  -O "response.json"

Image Example​

cURL - Google PNG
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.cloudlayer.io/v2/url/image \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: <YOUR-API-KEY>' \
  --data '{
    "url": "https://google.com"
}' \
--output "response.json"
Wget - Google PNG
wget --method POST \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: <YOUR-API-KEY>' \
  --body-data '{"url": "https://google.com"}' \
  - https://api.cloudlayer.io/v2/url/image \
  -O "response.json"

Autoscroll​

Some sites have lazy loaded images and other content that is not loaded until the page scrolls past a certain point. Using autoscroll, will scroll down the page forcing the content to be loaded before performing the conversion.

Autoscroll Example
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.cloudlayer.io/v2/url/image \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: <YOUR-API-KEY>' \
  --data '{
    "url": "https://apple.com",
    "autoScroll": true
}'