--- title: Get PDF. --- [Skip to content](#_top) [API Reference](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python) [Browser Rendering](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/browser_rendering) [PDF](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/browser_rendering/subresources/pdf) Copy Markdown Open in **Claude**Open in **ChatGPT**Open in **Cursor** --- **Copy Markdown****View as Markdown** # Get PDF. browser\_rendering.pdf.create(PDFCreateParams\*\*kwargs) -> BinaryResponseContent POST/accounts/{account\_id}/browser-rendering/pdf Fetches rendered PDF from provided URL or HTML. Check available options like `gotoOptions` and `waitFor*` to control page load behaviour. ##### Security

API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token. **Example:**Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY

API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key. **Example:**X-Auth-Email: user@example.com The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys. **Example:**X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194

##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required) `Browser Rendering Write` ##### ParametersExpand Collapse account\_id: str Account ID. [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20browser_rendering.pdf%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id%20%3E%20(schema)>) url: str [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20browser_rendering.pdf%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20url%20%3E%20(schema)>) browser: Optional\[Literal\["kitesurf"]] Rendering backend. Set to `kitesurf` to use Kitesurf (beta). [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20browser_rendering.pdf%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20browser%20%3E%20(schema)>) cache\_ttl: Optional\[float] Cache TTL default is 5s. Set to 0 to disable. maximum86400 minimum0 [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20browser_rendering.pdf%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20cacheTTL%20%3E%20(schema)>) action\_timeout: Optional\[float] The maximum duration allowed for the browser action to complete after the page has loaded (such as taking screenshots, extracting content, or generating PDFs). If this time limit is exceeded, the action stops and returns a timeout error. maximum120000 [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20browser_rendering.pdf%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20actionTimeout%20%3E%20(schema)>)

add\_script\_tag: Optional\[Iterable\[Variant0AddScriptTag]] Adds a script element into the page with the desired URL or content.

id: Optional\[str] Link to this property content: Optional\[str] Link to this property type: Optional\[str] Link to this property url: Optional\[str] formaturi Link to this property

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add\_style\_tag: Optional\[Iterable\[Variant0AddStyleTag]] Adds a <link rel="stylesheet"> tag into the page with the desired URL or a <style type="text/css"> tag with the content.

content: Optional\[str] Link to this property url: Optional\[str] formaturi Link to this property

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20browser_rendering.pdf%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20addStyleTag%20%3E%20(schema)>) allow\_request\_pattern: Optional\[Sequence\[str]] Only allow requests that match the provided regex patterns, eg. ’/^.\*.(css)’. Reject rules are applied first. [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20browser_rendering.pdf%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20allowRequestPattern%20%3E%20(schema)>)

allow\_resource\_types: Optional\[List\[Literal\["document", "stylesheet", "image", 15 more]]] Only allow requests that match the provided resource types, eg. ‘image’ or ‘script’. Reject rules are applied first.

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authenticate: Optional\[Variant0Authenticate] Provide credentials for HTTP authentication.

password: str minLength1 Link to this property username: str minLength1 Link to this property

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20browser_rendering.pdf%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20authenticate%20%3E%20(schema)>) best\_attempt: Optional\[[bool]()] Attempt to proceed when ‘awaited’ events fail or timeout. [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20browser_rendering.pdf%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20bestAttempt%20%3E%20(schema)>)

cookies: Optional\[Iterable\[Variant0Cookie]] Check options.

name: str Cookie name. Link to this property value: str Link to this property domain: Optional\[str] Link to this property expires: Optional\[float] Link to this property http\_only: Optional\[bool] Link to this property partition\_key: Optional\[str] Link to this property path: Optional\[str] Link to this property

priority: Optional\[Literal\["Low", "Medium", "High"]]

One of the following: "Low" Link to this property "Medium" Link to this property "High" Link to this property

Link to this property same\_party: Optional\[bool] Link to this property

same\_site: Optional\[Literal\["Strict", "Lax", "None"]]

One of the following: "Strict" Link to this property "Lax" Link to this property "None" Link to this property

Link to this property secure: Optional\[bool] Link to this property source\_port: Optional\[float] Link to this property

source\_scheme: Optional\[Literal\["Unset", "NonSecure", "Secure"]]

One of the following: "Unset" Link to this property "NonSecure" Link to this property "Secure" Link to this property

Link to this property url: Optional\[str] Link to this property

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20browser_rendering.pdf%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20cookies%20%3E%20(schema)>) emulate\_media\_type: Optional\[str] [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20browser_rendering.pdf%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20emulateMediaType%20%3E%20(schema)>)

goto\_options: Optional\[Variant0GotoOptions] Check options.

referer: Optional\[str] Link to this property referrer\_policy: Optional\[str] Link to this property timeout: Optional\[float] maximum60000 Link to this property

wait\_until: Optional\[Union\[Literal\["load", "domcontentloaded", "networkidle0", "networkidle2"], List\[Literal\["load", "domcontentloaded", "networkidle0", "networkidle2"]]]]

One of the following:

Literal\["load", "domcontentloaded", "networkidle0", "networkidle2"]

One of the following: "load" Link to this property "domcontentloaded" Link to this property "networkidle0" Link to this property "networkidle2" Link to this property

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List\[Literal\["load", "domcontentloaded", "networkidle0", "networkidle2"]]

One of the following: "load" Link to this property "domcontentloaded" Link to this property "networkidle0" Link to this property "networkidle2" Link to this property

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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20browser_rendering.pdf%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20gotoOptions%20%3E%20(schema)>) html: Optional\[str] [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20browser_rendering.pdf%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20html%20%3E%20(schema)>)

pdf\_options: Optional\[Variant0PDFOptions] Check options.

display\_header\_footer: Optional\[bool] Whether to show the header and footer. Link to this property footer\_template: Optional\[str] HTML template for the print footer. Link to this property

format: Optional\[Literal\["letter", "legal", "tabloid", 8 more]] Paper format. Takes priority over width and height if set.

One of the following: "letter" Link to this property "legal" Link to this property "tabloid" Link to this property "ledger" Link to this property "a0" Link to this property "a1" Link to this property "a2" Link to this property "a3" Link to this property "a4" Link to this property "a5" Link to this property "a6" Link to this property

Link to this property header\_template: Optional\[str] HTML template for the print header. Link to this property

height: Optional\[Union\[str, float]] Sets the height of paper. Can be a number or string with unit.

One of the following: str Link to this property float Link to this property

Link to this property landscape: Optional\[bool] Whether to print in landscape orientation. Link to this property

margin: Optional\[Variant0PDFOptionsMargin] Set the PDF margins. Useful when setting header and footer.

bottom: Optional\[Union\[str, float]]

One of the following: str Link to this property float Link to this property

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left: Optional\[Union\[str, float]]

One of the following: str Link to this property float Link to this property

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right: Optional\[Union\[str, float]]

One of the following: str Link to this property float Link to this property

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top: Optional\[Union\[str, float]]

One of the following: str Link to this property float Link to this property

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Link to this property omit\_background: Optional\[bool] Hides default white background and allows generating pdfs with transparency. Link to this property outline: Optional\[bool] Generate document outline. Link to this property page\_ranges: Optional\[str] Paper ranges to print, e.g. ‘1-5, 8, 11-13’. Link to this property prefer\_css\_page\_size: Optional\[bool] Give CSS @page size priority over other size declarations. Link to this property print\_background: Optional\[bool] Set to true to print background graphics. Link to this property scale: Optional\[float] Scales the rendering of the web page. Amount must be between 0.1 and 2. maximum2 minimum0.1 Link to this property tagged: Optional\[bool] Generate tagged (accessible) PDF. Link to this property timeout: Optional\[float] Timeout in milliseconds. Link to this property

width: Optional\[Union\[str, float]] Sets the width of paper. Can be a number or string with unit.

One of the following: str Link to this property float Link to this property

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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20browser_rendering.pdf%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20pdfOptions%20%3E%20(schema)>) reject\_request\_pattern: Optional\[Sequence\[str]] Block undesired requests that match the provided regex patterns, eg. ’/^.\*.(css)’. [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20browser_rendering.pdf%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20rejectRequestPattern%20%3E%20(schema)>)

reject\_resource\_types: Optional\[List\[Literal\["document", "stylesheet", "image", 15 more]]] Block undesired requests that match the provided resource types, eg. ‘image’ or ‘script’.

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20browser_rendering.pdf%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20rejectResourceTypes%20%3E%20(schema)>) set\_extra\_http\_headers: Optional\[Dict\[str, str]] [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20browser_rendering.pdf%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20setExtraHTTPHeaders%20%3E%20(schema)>) set\_java\_script\_enabled: Optional\[[bool]()] [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20browser_rendering.pdf%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20setJavaScriptEnabled%20%3E%20(schema)>) user\_agent: Optional\[str] [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20browser_rendering.pdf%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20userAgent%20%3E%20(schema)>)

viewport: Optional\[Variant0Viewport] Check options.

height: float Link to this property width: float Link to this property device\_scale\_factor: Optional\[float] Link to this property has\_touch: Optional\[bool] Link to this property is\_landscape: Optional\[bool] Link to this property is\_mobile: Optional\[bool] Link to this property

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wait\_for\_selector: Optional\[Variant0WaitForSelector] Wait for the selector to appear in page. Check options.

selector: str Link to this property hidden: Optional\[Literal\[true]] Link to this property timeout: Optional\[float] maximum120000 Link to this property visible: Optional\[Literal\[true]] Link to this property

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20browser_rendering.pdf%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20waitForSelector%20%3E%20(schema)>) wait\_for\_timeout: Optional\[float] Waits for a specified timeout before continuing. maximum120000 [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20browser_rendering.pdf%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20waitForTimeout%20%3E%20(schema)>) ##### ReturnsExpand Collapse BinaryResponseContent [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20browser_rendering.pdf%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(network%20schema)>) ### Get PDF. Python HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform ``` import os from cloudflare import Cloudflare client = Cloudflare( api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"), # This is the default and can be omitted ) pdf = client.browser_rendering.pdf.create( account_id="account_id", url="https://www.example.com/", ) print(pdf) content = pdf.read() print(content) ``` 429 example ``` { "errors": [ { "code": 2001, "message": "Rate limit exceeded" } ], "success": false } ``` ##### Returns Examples 429 example ``` { "errors": [ { "code": 2001, "message": "Rate limit exceeded" } ], "success": false } ```