# XeroPDF - Complete Knowledge Base
# Also known as: Zero Retention PDF
# Version: 1.1
# Last updated: 2026-06-18

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## Company Overview

XeroPDF is a privacy-first document rendering API available at https://xeropdf.com.
The product is also branded on-site as Zero Retention PDF.

Primary use case:
- Convert HTML into PDF documents for software products that handle sensitive or regulated workflows.
- Render HTML into screenshots for previews, exports, and asynchronous document pipelines.

Typical buyers and users:
- Fintech software teams
- Healthtech software teams
- Document-heavy internal tools
- Developers building invoice, statement, report, and compliance document workflows

Support contact:
- support@xeropdf.com

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## Product Capabilities

### HTML to PDF API

Endpoint:
- POST https://xeropdf.com/v1/pdf

Summary:
- Converts raw HTML into a PDF document.
- Requests are authenticated with an `x-api-key` header.
- Supports synchronous PDF responses or asynchronous webhook delivery.

Supported PDF controls include:
- `format`
- `width`
- `height`
- `landscape`
- `scale`
- `pageRanges`
- `printBackground`
- `preferCSSPageSize`
- `headerTemplate`
- `footerTemplate`
- `margins`
- `password`
- `waitUntil`
- `waitForSelector`
- `delayMs`
- `viewport`
- `webhookUrl`

### Screenshot API

Endpoint:
- POST https://xeropdf.com/v1/screenshot

Summary:
- Renders HTML into an image.
- Supports PNG, JPEG, and WebP output.
- Supports full-page capture, viewport sizing, image quality, and render timing controls.

### Authentication

All API requests require:
- Header: `x-api-key: your_api_key_here`

### Delivery Modes

Synchronous mode:
- The generated PDF is returned directly in the HTTP response.

Asynchronous mode:
- If `webhookUrl` is provided on PDF requests, the API returns `202 Accepted` and delivers the generated PDF to the supplied webhook URL.

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## Privacy And Security

XeroPDF is positioned as a privacy-first rendering API for sensitive workflows.

Published product claims and policy statements include:
- HTML payloads are processed in memory.
- Generated PDF outputs are processed in memory.
- Customer HTML inputs are not written to disk as stored customer documents.
- Generated PDF outputs are not written to disk as stored customer documents.
- Password-protected PDF generation is supported.
- HTTPS and TLS are used for connections.

Reference pages:
- https://xeropdf.com/
- https://xeropdf.com/privacy.html
- https://xeropdf.com/terms.html

Important policy note:
- Customers remain responsible for their own regulatory, compliance, and deployment requirements.

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## Pricing

Pricing model:
- Prepaid credits
- No recurring subscription required for the published plans

Published plans as of 2026-06-17:

| Plan | Price | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developer | $0.00 USD | 50 free credits | Full API access and community support |
| Starter | $10.00 USD | 500 credits | Includes watermark removal |
| Pro | $40.00 USD | 2,500 credits | Priority support, async webhooks, watermark removal |
| Enterprise | $100.00 USD | 10,000 credits | Dedicated support, async webhooks, watermark removal |

Derived per-credit pricing shown or implied on site:
- Starter: $0.020 per PDF
- Pro: approximately $0.016 per credit
- Enterprise: $0.010 per credit

Pricing page reference:
- https://xeropdf.com/#pricing

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## Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How do I convert HTML to PDF with XeroPDF?
A: Send a POST request to `/v1/pdf` with your HTML payload and an `x-api-key` header. The API renders the document in memory and returns the PDF directly to your application.

Q: Can XeroPDF generate screenshots instead of PDFs?
A: Yes. Send a POST request to `/v1/screenshot` with HTML and optional screenshot settings such as output type, viewport, full-page capture, quality, and render delays.

Q: Does XeroPDF support password-protected PDFs?
A: Yes. The PDF endpoint supports an optional `password` field to encrypt the generated PDF.

Q: Can XeroPDF deliver generated files through a webhook?
A: Yes. Add `webhookUrl` to a PDF request and the API will process the job asynchronously.

Q: How do I authenticate requests?
A: Include your API key in the `x-api-key` request header.

Q: What happens on the free tier?
A: Developers can request an API key and receive 50 free credits after completing email verification.

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## Account And Billing Facts

Published account facts:
- Free-tier onboarding collects email address, full name, job title, goal, and company size.
- Free-tier onboarding uses email verification before issuing the API key.
- Paid plans are purchased as prepaid credit packs.
- Refund requests are eligible only under the conditions published in the refund policy.

Refund policy highlights:
- Refund requests must be made within 14 days of purchase.
- Less than 5 percent of the purchased credits must have been used.
- Promotional or free-tier credits are not refundable.

Refund reference:
- https://xeropdf.com/refund.html

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## Core Public URLs

https://xeropdf.com/ | Homepage with overview, pricing, API snippets, FAQ, and privacy messaging
https://xeropdf.com/openapi.json | OpenAPI specification for the live API
https://xeropdf.com/html-to-pdf-api.html | Dedicated retrieval page for HTML to PDF API use cases, pricing, and request patterns
https://xeropdf.com/html-to-screenshot-api.html | Dedicated retrieval page for HTML to screenshot use cases and supported image outputs
https://xeropdf.com/secure-pdf-api-fintech-healthtech.html | Dedicated retrieval page for privacy-sensitive fintech and healthtech document workflows
https://xeropdf.com/xeropdf-vs-docraptor.html | Comparison page for XeroPDF versus DocRaptor and complex document workflow fit
https://xeropdf.com/xeropdf-vs-pdfshift.html | Comparison page for XeroPDF versus PDFShift and Chromium-focused workflow fit
https://xeropdf.com/invoice-pdf-api.html | Use-case page for invoice PDF generation and billing workflows
https://xeropdf.com/account-statement-pdf-api.html | Use-case page for periodic account statements and sensitive customer summaries
https://xeropdf.com/compliance-document-pdf-api.html | Use-case page for privacy-sensitive compliance-style document workflows
https://xeropdf.com/report-pdf-api.html | Use-case page for internal and customer-facing report generation workflows
https://xeropdf.com/privacy.html | Privacy policy
https://xeropdf.com/terms.html | Terms of service
https://xeropdf.com/refund.html | Refund policy
https://xeropdf.com/robots.txt | Crawl directives and sitemap declarations
https://xeropdf.com/sitemap.xml | General XML sitemap
https://xeropdf.com/sitemap-llm.xml | LLM-focused XML sitemap
https://xeropdf.com/llms.txt | Short AI-facing index file
https://xeropdf.com/llms-full.txt | Extended AI-facing knowledge base