Convert HTML Forms to PDF – Aspose.HTML Cloud

This article demonstrates how to convert HTML forms into PDF documents using Aspose.HTML Cloud. Converting forms to PDF is ideal for capturing submissions, creating fillable documents, or generating printable forms.

Before proceeding, ensure you have obtained an authorization token. Visit the Authorization Guide for detailed instructions.

HTML Form Example

Here’s an example of an HTML form ready to be converted into PDF:

 1<html>
 2  <body style="font-family: Arial;">
 3    <h1>Application Form</h1>
 4    <form>
 5      <label>Name:</label><br>
 6      <input type="text" name="name" value="John Doe"><br><br>
 7
 8      <label>Email:</label><br>
 9      <input type="email" name="email" value="john.doe@example.com"><br><br>
10
11      <label>Address:</label><br>
12      <textarea name="address">123 Main Street, Anytown</textarea><br><br>
13
14      <label>Subscribe to Newsletter:</label>
15      <input type="checkbox" name="subscribe" checked><br><br>
16
17      <input type="submit" value="Submit">
18    </form>
19  </body>
20</html>

API Request for Form Conversion

Endpoint: POST https://api.aspose.cloud/v4.0/html/conversion/html-pdf/sync

Request Body:

1{
2  "InputContent": "YOUR_HTML_FORM_CONTENT"
3}

Implementation Examples

Detailed examples in C# and JavaScript to convert HTML forms into PDF documents:

 1using System;
 2using System.IO;
 3using System.Net.Http;
 4using System.Net.Http.Headers;
 5using System.Text;
 6using System.Threading.Tasks;
 7using Newtonsoft.Json;
 8
 9public class ConversionRequest
10{
11    public string InputContent { get; set; }
12}
13
14public async Task ConvertFormHtmlToPdf(string htmlForm)
15{
16    string apiUrl = "https://api.aspose.cloud/v4.0/html/conversion/html-pdf/sync";
17    string outputFilePath = @"C:\\temp\\form.pdf";
18
19    using var client = new HttpClient();
20    client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN");
21
22    var requestBody = new ConversionRequest { InputContent = htmlForm };
23    string jsonRequest = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(requestBody);
24    HttpContent content = new StringContent(jsonRequest, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
25
26    var response = await client.PostAsync(apiUrl, content);
27
28    if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
29    {
30        var error = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
31        throw new Exception($"Conversion failed: {response.StatusCode} - {error}");
32    }
33
34    var pdfBytes = await response.Content.ReadAsByteArrayAsync();
35    await File.WriteAllBytesAsync(outputFilePath, pdfBytes);
36
37    Console.WriteLine($"Form PDF saved to {outputFilePath}");
38}

JavaScript

 1async function convertFormHtmlToPdf(htmlForm) {
 2    const url = "https://api.aspose.cloud/v4.0/html/conversion/html-pdf/sync";
 3
 4    const requestBody = JSON.stringify({ "InputContent": htmlForm });
 5
 6    const response = await fetch(url, {
 7        method: 'POST',
 8        headers: {
 9            'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN',
10            'Content-Type': 'application/json'
11        },
12        body: requestBody
13    });
14
15    if (!response.ok) {
16        const errorText = await response.text();
17        throw new Error(`Conversion failed: ${response.status} - ${errorText}`);
18    }
19
20    const blob = await response.blob();
21    const downloadLink = document.createElement('a');
22    downloadLink.href = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
23    downloadLink.download = 'form.pdf';
24    downloadLink.click();
25
26    console.log("Form PDF downloaded successfully.");
27}

Convert HTML Forms to PDF – Aspose.HTML Cloud

HTML Form Example

API Request for Form Conversion

Implementation Examples

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