HTML to Image API

Convert html, htm files to png with a single POST request. Upload a file as multipart/form-data and the API returns a download URL for the converted file.

Input

html, htm

Output

png (image/png)

Credit cost

2 per file

Max file size

Per plan (10–500 MB)

Endpoint

POSThttps://api.fileswitch.co/api/v1/converter/html-to-image

Authentication is optional for guests and recommended for production. Send either an API key or a JWT access token as a Bearer token. Authenticated requests deduct 2 credits from your balance; failed conversions are refunded. See Authentication for details.

Quick start

The same request in every supported language. Each example uploads a file and prints the downloadUrl from the response.

Example request
curl -X POST https://api.fileswitch.co/api/v1/converter/html-to-image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer fc_YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@input.html" \
  -F "width=1280" \
  -F "height=800" \
  -F "fullPage=true"

Parameters

Send file plus any optional options. Every option is optional and falls back to its default when omitted.

FieldTypeDefaultDescription
filebinaryThe file to convert. Accepts .html , .htm
widthnumber1280

Viewport width in pixels.

Range: 320 .. 4096

heightnumber800

Viewport height in pixels.

Range: 240 .. 4096

fullPagebooleantrue

Capture the full scrollable page height.

Example request bodyjson
{
  "file": "input.html",
  "width": 1280,
  "height": 800,
  "fullPage": true
}

Response

Every conversion endpoint returns the same success / message / data envelope. The data object is a Conversion record with a temporary downloadUrl.

Response bodyjson
{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Conversion completed",
  "data": {
    "id": "b10a5f2e-8c1e-4b3a-9c1d-2e3f4a5b6c7d",
    "inputFormat": "html",
    "outputFormat": "pdf",
    "inputFileName": "document.html",
    "outputFileName": "document.pdf",
    "inputFileSize": 45210,
    "outputFileSize": 88431,
    "status": "completed",
    "error": null,
    "creditCost": 2,
    "downloadUrl": "/api/v1/converter/download/conversions%2Fb10a5f2e-8c1e-4b3a-9c1d-2e3f4a5b6c7d%2Foutput.pdf",
    "createdAt": "2026-07-31T13:00:00.000Z",
    "completedAt": "2026-07-31T13:00:02.000Z"
  }
}

Prepend https://api.fileswitch.co/api/v1 to the downloadUrl and download with the same credentials. Files are retained temporarily and auto-deleted. See the full field reference in Response Schema.

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