URL to a PDF

IronPDF makes it very easy and convenient to render HTML from a variety of sources, including URLs. This code example shows how to get a PDF document from URL web pages on local networks and on external web servers using the PdfDocument.renderUrlAsPdf method in Java. The method will return a PdfDocument object which can then be exported using the saveAs method.

PdfDocument.renderUrlAsPdf accepts a String containing an absolute (fully formed) URL to a web page. IronPDF will retrieve the HTML content returned from an HTTP request for the URL and faithfully transform it into its PDF version. Developers can supply login credentials (username and password) that renderUrlAsPdf can use for this HTTP request by including a ChromeHttpLoginCredentials object as an optional second parameter. This is useful for accessing web pages locked within a password-protected website directory. Refer to the ChromeHttpLoginCredentials Class in API Reference for more information about the ChromeHttpLoginCredentials class.

It is really a brilliant way to download PDF from URL in Java.

Watch this video tutorial on rendering PDFs from URLs with IronPDF for additional information.

Also, see the Detailed API Reference on the ChromePdfRenderOptions class for details on how to customize the look and feel of PDF documents midway through their conversion from HTML web pages.

import com.ironsoftware.ironpdf.PdfDocument;
import com.ironsoftware.ironpdf.ChromeHttpLoginCredentials;

public class UrlToPdfConverter {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            // Define the URL of the web page to be converted to a PDF
            String url = "http://www.example.com";

            // Optionally, create a ChromeHttpLoginCredentials object for secured pages
            ChromeHttpLoginCredentials loginCredentials = new ChromeHttpLoginCredentials("username", "password");

            // Render the URL as a PDF document
            PdfDocument pdfDocument = PdfDocument.renderUrlAsPdf(url, loginCredentials);

            // Specify the output directory and file name for the PDF
            String outputPath = "output/document.pdf";

            // Save the PDF document to the specified path
            pdfDocument.saveAs(outputPath);

            System.out.println("PDF successfully saved to " + outputPath);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // Handle any exceptions, such as network issues or invalid URLs
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

import com.ironsoftware.ironpdf.PdfDocument;
import com.ironsoftware.ironpdf.ChromeHttpLoginCredentials;

public class UrlToPdfConverter {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            // Define the URL of the web page to be converted to a PDF
            String url = "http://www.example.com";

            // Optionally, create a ChromeHttpLoginCredentials object for secured pages
            ChromeHttpLoginCredentials loginCredentials = new ChromeHttpLoginCredentials("username", "password");

            // Render the URL as a PDF document
            PdfDocument pdfDocument = PdfDocument.renderUrlAsPdf(url, loginCredentials);

            // Specify the output directory and file name for the PDF
            String outputPath = "output/document.pdf";

            // Save the PDF document to the specified path
            pdfDocument.saveAs(outputPath);

            System.out.println("PDF successfully saved to " + outputPath);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // Handle any exceptions, such as network issues or invalid URLs
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}