In Node.js applications, to display PDF content seamlessly within your web interface, it could be tricky to render the fixed layout content independently. Instead of relying on external plugins or forcing users to download files, you can render PDFs directly into HTML, providing a smoother and more integrated user experience. In this article, we will explore how to render PDF documents as HTML webpages programmatically using the Node.js Cloud SDK without needing additional plugins.

Steps to Render PDF to HTML Using Node.js REST API

1. Import and set up GroupDocs.Viewer Cloud Node.js SDK
2. Configure the API credentials and initialize ViewApi with them
3. Set up the source PDF file information with FileInfo
4. Apply the viewer settings using ViewOptions
5. Define HTML rendering options using HtmlOptions
6. Create a rendering request using CreateViewRequest and execute it

Using these steps, integrating PDF to HTML rendering into your Node.js app is straightforward, requiring minimal code and simplifying the development process. The cloud-based Node.js REST API reads the input PDF, converts it to HTML, and displays it within your document viewer app. This method enhances user experience as users can view content directly in their browser without installing a PDF viewer.

Code to Render PDF to HTML Using Node.js REST API

GroupDocs.Viewer Cloud Node.js SDK enables viewing PDFs as HTML pages in your Node.js applications, enhancing user engagement and accessibility. Search engines can index HTML content more effectively than PDFs, and updating HTML content is easier than editing PDFs, allowing for quicker revisions. Developers can implement this feature efficiently across Windows, Linux, and macOS and let users interact with content smoothly within the Node.js document rendering applications.

For more on document rendering, check out our article on Rendering Word Documents to PDF Using the Node.js REST API.