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Quick Start Guide

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

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. Additionally, you can access and manage all your API keys in the Admin Dashboard. Each new user receives an initial allocation of 500 free document conversions to start exploring PDFBolt's features.

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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.

Set Up Authentication​

Secure access to the PDFBolt API by including your API key in the request headers. Use the API_KEY in the headers of your REST API requests to authenticate:

API_KEY: YOUR_API_KEY

Make Your First Request​

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

This example shows a basic curl request that converts a webpage into a PDF file, saving it as example.pdf in your directory.

🚀 Quick Start for Your Favorite Language​

Explore our quick start guides available in various languages for easy integration with PDFBolt:

Each guide provides a step-by-step walkthrough to help you integrate PDFBolt smoothly into your preferred development environment.