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Quick Start Guide

Below is a step-by-step guide to get up and running with PDFBolt's API quickly.

1️⃣ Sign Up and Get Your API Key​

Begin by signing up for an account. Once registered, you will receive your unique API key directly in a welcome email. Start exploring PDFBolt's features with 500 free document conversions, available to every new user upon registration.

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You can manage up to 5 API keys in the Admin Dashboard. Here, you can assign custom names to each key and disable them when necessary for added control and security. For more information, visit the Admin Dashboard API Keys section.

2️⃣ Set Up Authentication​

Securely access PDFBolt's API by including your unique API_KEY in the headers of your REST API requests:

API_KEY: YOUR_API_KEY

3️⃣ Make Your First Request​

Here’s an example of a simple curl request that converts a webpage into a PDF and saves it as example.pdf in your directory:

curl 'https://api.pdfbolt.com/v1/direct'
--header 'Content-Type: application/json'
--header 'API_KEY: XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX'
--data '{
"url":"https://example.com"
}' --output example.pdf

4️⃣ Quick Start for Your Favorite Language and Postman​

Ready to get started? Choose your favorite language or tool and follow our tailored step‑by‑step guides to integrate PDFBolt with ease: