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Generate PDFs and images with APITemplate.io from templates, HTML, Markdown or a URL.

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Status: Healthy
Last Tested: 2026-10-13 06:30
Transport: Streamable HTTP · MCP 2025-06-18
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Repository: m190/usefulapi-mcp
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Available Tools

10 tools

apitemplate_create_imageCreate an image from a templateInspect

WRITE: renders one image (JPEG and PNG) from a saved image template, changing the named layers with overrides (e.g. [{"name":"text_1","text":"Hello"},{"name":"image_1","src":"https://..."}]), and returns the hosted download URLs (never the file bytes). COST: uses 1 generation of your APITemplate.io plan quota per call (see apitemplate_get_account). Do not retry or repeat it unless needed; every call is counted. POST /v2/create-image.

ParametersJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`meta`	No	Your own reference id for this file; it shows up in apitemplate_list_objects.
`overrides`	Yes	Layer changes: each item has the layer 'name' and the properties to set (text, src, color, textBackgroundColor ...).
`expiration`	No	Minutes until the hosted file expires: 0 = keep permanently (default), or 1-10080.
`template_id`	Yes	The template id (apitemplate_list_templates, or the web console, Manage Templates).
`generation_delay`	No	Milliseconds to wait before rendering (0-30000), for pages that load content late.
`output_image_type`	No	Which formats to render (default all).

apitemplate_create_pdfCreate a PDF from a templateInspect

WRITE: renders one PDF from a saved PDF template and your JSON data (the keys the template uses, e.g. invoice_number, items), and returns the hosted download_url (never the file bytes). Synchronous. COST: uses 1 generation of your APITemplate.io plan quota per call (see apitemplate_get_account). Do not retry or repeat it unless needed; every call is counted. POST /v2/create-pdf (export_type=json).

ParametersJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`data`	Yes	JSON data merged into the template, e.g. {"invoice_number":"INV-1","total":42}. Keys depend on the template.
`meta`	No	Your own reference id for this file; it shows up in apitemplate_list_objects.
`filename`	No	Custom file name ending in .pdf (default: a random UUID).
`expiration`	No	Minutes until the hosted file expires: 0 = keep permanently (default), or 1-10080.
`output_html`	No	Also return html_url, the rendered HTML.
`template_id`	Yes	The template id (apitemplate_list_templates, or the web console, Manage Templates).
`generation_delay`	No	Milliseconds to wait before rendering (0-30000), for pages that load content late.

apitemplate_create_pdf_from_htmlCreate a PDF from HTMLInspect

WRITE: renders one PDF from HTML (Jinja2 placeholders like {{name}} are filled from data), without a saved template, and returns the hosted download_url (never the file bytes). COST: uses 1 generation of your APITemplate.io plan quota per call (see apitemplate_get_account). Do not retry or repeat it unless needed; every call is counted. POST /v2/create-pdf-from-html (export_type=json).

ParametersJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`css`	No	CSS including the <style> tag.
`body`	Yes	HTML body; may use Jinja2 syntax such as {{name}}.
`data`	No	Values for the placeholders in body, e.g. {"name":"Jo"}.
`meta`	No	Your own reference id for this file; it shows up in apitemplate_list_objects.
`filename`	No	Custom file name ending in .pdf (default: a random UUID).
`settings`	No	PDF print settings.
`expiration`	No	Minutes until the hosted file expires: 0 = keep permanently (default), or 1-10080.
`generation_delay`	No	Milliseconds to wait before rendering (0-30000), for pages that load content late.

apitemplate_create_pdf_from_markdownCreate a PDF from MarkdownInspect

WRITE: renders one PDF from Markdown (Jinja2 placeholders like {{lang}} are filled from data) and returns the hosted download_url (never the file bytes). COST: uses 1 generation of your APITemplate.io plan quota per call (see apitemplate_get_account). Do not retry or repeat it unless needed; every call is counted. POST /v2/create-pdf-from-markdown (export_type=json).

ParametersJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`css`	No	CSS including the <style> tag.
`body`	Yes	Markdown text; may use Jinja2 syntax such as {{lang}}.
`data`	No	Values for the placeholders in body.
`meta`	No	Your own reference id for this file; it shows up in apitemplate_list_objects.
`filename`	No	Custom file name ending in .pdf (default: a random UUID).
`settings`	No	PDF print settings.
`expiration`	No	Minutes until the hosted file expires: 0 = keep permanently (default), or 1-10080.
`generation_delay`	No	Milliseconds to wait before rendering (0-30000), for pages that load content late.

apitemplate_create_pdf_from_urlCreate a PDF from a web page URLInspect

WRITE: APITemplate.io opens one public web page URL and prints it to a PDF, and returns the hosted download_url (never the file bytes). The page is fetched by APITemplate.io, not by this server; pages that need a login cannot be printed. COST: uses 1 generation of your APITemplate.io plan quota per call (see apitemplate_get_account). Do not retry or repeat it unless needed; every call is counted. POST /v2/create-pdf-from-url (export_type=json).

ParametersJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`url`	Yes	The public http(s) URL of the page to print.
`meta`	No	Your own reference id for this file; it shows up in apitemplate_list_objects.
`filename`	No	Custom file name ending in .pdf (default: a random UUID).
`settings`	No	PDF print settings.
`expiration`	No	Minutes until the hosted file expires: 0 = keep permanently (default), or 1-10080.
`generation_delay`	No	Milliseconds to wait before rendering (0-30000), for pages that load content late.

apitemplate_get_accountGet account and quota

Read-only

Inspect

The APITemplate.io account behind this key: plan, subscription status and period, and the quota: api_quota, api_used, api_remaining (generations), plus the template quota and count. Check api_remaining before generating. GET /v2/account-information.

ParametersJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
No parameters

apitemplate_get_templateGet PDF template source

Read-only

Inspect

One PDF template's HTML body, CSS and print settings (the vendor marks this endpoint experimental, so it can answer with an error for some accounts or image templates). Read-only. GET /v2/get-template.

ParametersJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`template_id`	Yes	The template id (apitemplate_list_templates, or the web console, Manage Templates).

apitemplate_list_objectsList generated files

Read-only

Inspect

List the PDFs and images generated so far, newest first: transaction_ref, template_id, type (PDF, JPEG or MERGE), your meta reference, the hosted file URLs (primary_url, secondary_url for the PNG) and dates. Files already deleted or expired have deletion_status set. Read-only. GET /v2/list-objects.

ParametersJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`limit`	No	Number of records, 1-500 (default 50).
`offset`	No	Records to skip (default 0). Next page: offset + limit.
`template_id`	No	Only files generated from this template.
`transaction_type`	No	Only this kind of file.

apitemplate_list_templatesList templates

Read-only

Inspect

List the templates of the account (PDF and image): template_id, name, format (PDF or JPEG), status, group and dates. Use the template_id with the create tools. Read-only; templates are never changed. GET /v2/list-templates.

ParametersJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`limit`	No	Number of records, 1-500 (default 50).
`format`	No	Only PDF or only image (JPEG) templates.
`offset`	No	Records to skip (default 0). Next page: offset + limit.
`group_name`	No	Only templates of this group.
`template_id`	No	The template id (apitemplate_list_templates, or the web console, Manage Templates).

apitemplate_merge_pdfsMerge PDFsInspect

WRITE: joins 2-20 PDFs (public http(s) URLs, in the given order, e.g. earlier download_url values) into one PDF and returns the hosted primary_url (never the file bytes). The source files are not changed or deleted. COST: uses 1 generation of your APITemplate.io plan quota per call (see apitemplate_get_account). Do not retry or repeat it unless needed; every call is counted. POST /v2/merge-pdfs (export_type=json).

ParametersJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`meta`	No	Your own reference id for this file; it shows up in apitemplate_list_objects.
`urls`	Yes	The PDF URLs to join, in order.
`expiration`	No	Minutes until the hosted file expires: 0 = keep permanently (default), or 1-43200.

Tool Schema Changelog

Recent tool additions, removals, and schema changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

10 tool updatesOct 12, 2026
- First observedapitemplate_create_image
- First observedapitemplate_create_pdf
- First observedapitemplate_create_pdf_from_html
- First observedapitemplate_create_pdf_from_markdown
- First observedapitemplate_create_pdf_from_url
- First observedapitemplate_get_account
- First observedapitemplate_get_template
- First observedapitemplate_list_objects
- First observedapitemplate_list_templates
- First observedapitemplate_merge_pdfs

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