Simple PDF API

@Mahiuddin Al Kamal

4 hours ago

Generate and manipulate PDFs from Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf. 9 tools: HTML-to-PDF, URL-to-PDF, merge, split, watermark, compress, password-protect, rotate, and extract text. Free tier on RapidAPI — install with: uvx pdf-api-mcp

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Overview

Simple PDF API — MCP Server

Generate and manipulate PDFs directly from Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and any MCP-compatible AI tool.

Installation

Add to your MCP config file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-api": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["pdf-api-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PDF_API_KEY": "your_rapidapi_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Get a free API key at RapidAPI.

Tools

Tool	Description
`html_to_pdf`	Convert HTML string → PDF
`url_to_pdf`	Render any public URL → PDF
`merge_pdfs`	Merge multiple PDFs into one
`split_pdf`	Extract page ranges from a PDF
`watermark_pdf`	Add CONFIDENTIAL / DRAFT overlay
`compress_pdf`	Reduce file size
`protect_pdf`	AES password-encrypt
`rotate_pdf`	Rotate all or selected pages
`extract_text`	Pull plain text from a PDF

All output files are saved to ~/Downloads/.

Pricing

Free tier available (50 req/day). PRO from $9/mo on RapidAPI.

Links

Try in Playground

Server Config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-api": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pdf-api-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PDF_API_KEY": "<YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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