SVG to PDF API

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

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Input

svg

Output

pdf (application/pdf)

Credit cost

2 per file

Max file size

Per plan (10–500 MB)

Endpoint

POSThttps://api.fileswitch.co/api/v1/converter/svg-to-pdf

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/svg-to-pdf \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer fc_YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@input.svg" \
  -F "pageSize=A4" \
  -F "marginMm=10" \
  -F "fit=contain" \
  -F "background=transparent" \
  -F "density=150"

Parameters

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

Field	Type	Default	Description
file	binary	—	The file to convert. Accepts `.svg`
pageSize	string	A4	Output page size. Values: A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, B0, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, Letter, Legal, Ledger, Tabloid
landscape	boolean	false	Place the image on a landscape page.
marginMm	number	10	Page margin around the image in millimeters. Range: 0 .. 100
fit	string	contain	How the image fits on the page. Values: contain, cover, fill
background	string	transparent	Page background color (hex like #ffffff or "transparent").
density	number	150	Rasterization density in DPI; only affects vector inputs such as SVG. Range: 72 .. 1200

Example request bodyjson

{
  "file": "input.svg",
  "pageSize": "A4",
  "landscape": false,
  "marginMm": 10,
  "fit": "contain",
  "background": "transparent",
  "density": 150
}

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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