The DynamicPDF API pdf endpoint now supports Word and Excel conversion to PDF.

The DynamicPDF API is now on the Postman Public API Network, the most extensive collection of APIs available anywhere. Use Postman to call the DynamicPDF API's endpoints before incorporating the endpoints into your application. Save time and money using the DynamicPDF API's public collection on Postman.

DynamicPDF is excited to announce our new Portal has been redesigned to make working with the DynamicPDF API more intuitive. We are also happy to announce the renaming of the DynamicPDF Cloud API to DynamicPDF API and our new home: https://dpdf.io.

Portal​

DynamicPDF API replaced the Environment Manager with our new and improved Portal. The Portal includes global font management, a more intuitive file manager, and other features improving your experience using the DynamicPDF API for all your PDF needs. Use the Portal to manage your organization's apps, API keys, plan, billing, files, and fonts and to review usage reports.

A client asked how to call the dlex-layout endpoint using the Axios library rather than the DynamicPDF API's Node.js client library. In this tutorial, we illustrate how to send files and associated data by constructing a form and then using Axios to call the dlex-layout endpoint.

A client asked if The DynamicPDF API worked with WordPress. This question made us wonder how we could integrate The DynamicPDF API with WordPress so potential clients could use our product in their WordPress sites.

The following solution is what we came up with.

DynamicPDF Designer is a powerful graphical editing tool for creating a DLEX XML specification that, when processed, creates a PDF document. You can also programmatically create a DLEX specification to format a report dynamically. Here, we show how to dynamically create a columnar report.

This post is part two of a two-part blog post. In this post, we programmatically add columns to a DLEX from (almost) scratch.

In the last post (Dynamic Columns and Designer Reports - Part One), we modified an existing DLEX file to remove and move columns in an existing DLEX document. But many times, you might wish to create a DLEX programmatically from scratch. Here, we illustrate making a DLEX file dynamically from a bare-bones DLEX document.

We start with a bare-bones DLEX file, report-with-cover-page.json, and use the DynamicPDF API C# Client library, available on GitHub or as a NuGet package.

• dotnet-client on GitHub
• DynamicPDF.API on NuGet
• client libraries documentation

We use the client library to create a PDF using the pdf endpoint. We also use Microsoft's System.XML namespace.

DynamicPDF Designer is a powerful graphical editing tool for creating a DLEX XML specification that, when processed, creates a PDF document. You can also programmatically modify a DLEX specification to format a report dynamically. Here, we show how to dynamically change a report to remove columns when creating a columnar report.

This is part one of a two-part blog post. In this post we programmatically modify an existing DLEX. In the next post we create that DLEX from scratch.

When using Designer, you might have trouble getting started with producing JSON data to design and test your DLEX document. If you use SQL Server, then an easy way to produce a JSON dataset is by using the for JSON clause in your SQL statement.

Here at DynamicPDF, we have noticed several clients needing help distinguishing if they should use a Subreport rather than a ConditionalHeader or ConditionalFooter. ConditionalHeader elements and ConditionalFooter elements are convenient ways to add top-level information or column headers to a report. However, when you need to display substantial data in a header or footer, often the better choice is to use a Subreport. Here, we create a report illustrating why you might consider using a Subreport rather than a ConditionalHeader or ConditionalFooter.

DynamicPDF API now allows conditionally formatting an element's color using expressions. In the following example we illustrate formatting a simple DLEX Report.