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HTML2PDF conversion options

A more detailed explanation of the available options.

Options

fileType

string, [optional], default: base64
The type which the file content will resolve to.

  • base64 will return the file content as base64 encoded string
  • Buffer will return the file content as Buffer object

url

string, [optional], default: empty
The url of the website to print to PDF. If specified, it will override the PDF conversion of the html parameter content. Has to specify protocol.

  • Example url: https://google.com
  • Don't: www.google.com

viewPort

string, [optional], default: 1920x1080
The emulated screen resolution, that the PDF will be printed as. Must be given as (width)x(height).

  • Example: 1280x720
  • Don't: 1920*1080, (1920)x(1080)

timeout

number, [optional], default: 5000
The time in ms to wait for the page to load.

landscape

boolean, [optional], default: false
Whether or not the PDF should be created in landscape orientation.

format

enum PageFormat | string, [optional], default: empty
The page format used to print as. Available page formats are:

  • letter
  • legal
  • tabloid
  • a0
  • a1
  • a2
  • a3
  • a4

repeatTableHeader

boolean, [optional], default: false
Whether or not html-table headers should repeat after page breaks. In order for this to work, the table headers have to wrapped in a <thread> tag.

repeatTableFooter

boolean, [optional], default: false
Whether or not html-table footers should repeat after page breaks. In order for this to work, the table footers have to wrapped in a <tfoot> tag.

displayHeaderFooter

boolean, [optional], default: true
Whether or not page headers and footers should be included. This can be customized further with a html template for headerTemplate and footerTemplate.

headerTemplate

string, [optional], default: empty
A HTML template to be used as page header.

footerTemplate

string, [optional], default: empty
A HTML template to be used as page footer.

width

number | string, [optional], default: 1920
The width of the PDF file. As number (defaults to pixels) or string with units. Valid units are [cm, mm, in]. Example: 10cm, 5in

height

number | string, [optional], default: 1080
The height of the PDF file. As number (defaults to pixels) or string with units. Valid units are [cm, mm, in]. Example: 10cm, 5in

marginTop

number | string, [optional], default: 0
The top content margin on the PDF pages. As number (defaults to pixels) or string with units. Valid units are [cm, mm, in]. Example: 10cm, 5in

marginBottom

number | string, [optional], default: 0
The bottom content margin on the PDF pages. As number (defaults to pixels) or string with units. Valid units are [cm, mm, in]. Example: 10cm, 5in

marginLeft

number | string, [optional], default: 0
The left content margin on the PDF pages. As number (defaults to pixels) or string with units. Valid units are [cm, mm, in]. Example: 10cm, 5in

marginRight

number | string, [optional], default: 0
The right content margin on the PDF pages. As number (defaults to pixels) or string with units. Valid units are [cm, mm, in]. Example: 10cm, 5in

breakImages

boolean, [optional], default: false
Controls whether an image that extends over multiple pages is broken apart in print.

avoidTableRowBreak

boolean, [optional], default: false
Controls whether table rows should be split between pages or if table rows should be preserved.

avoidDivBreak

boolean, [optional], default: false
Controls whether <div>s should be split between pages or preserved.

omitBackground

boolean, [optional], default: false
Controls whether the html background should be omitted to allow for transparency.

pageRanges

string, [optional], default: empty
Define a range of pages to include in the pdf. Given as a range string. Example: '3-5'

path

string, [optional], default: empty
The absolute or relative path that the PDF file should be saved at. This overrides the pupeteer-native save function using bufferToPdf. If empty, no PDF will be saved.

disableJavascript

boolean, [optional], default: false
Controls whether javascript should be allowed on the target page.

preferCSSPageSize

boolean, [optional], default: false
Controls whether the page size CSS attribute set on the target site/html should be preferred over the width, height and format.

printBackground

boolean, [optional], default: true
Controls whether background-color CSS attributes are used in print.

trueColors

boolean, [optional], default: true
Puppeteer changes colors for print by default, in order to print the true page colors, this option has to be set to true.

scale

number, [optional], default: 1, minimum value: 0.1, maximum value: 2.0
The scale at which the page should be rendered.

screenMedia

boolean, [optional], default: false
Controls whether to use the screen CSS media instead of the print ones.