MarkExport API

One endpoint. Send Markdown, get a file. Free — no API key required.

v1 — Free & open. No authentication, no rate limits, no credits. Just POST your Markdown and get a download URL.

Endpoint

Base URL: https://markexport.com

`POST /api/export`

Submit Markdown content and format. Returns synchronously with a download URL.

Request body:

{
  "content": "# Hello\n\nMarkdown content here",
  "format": "pdf",           // pdf | docx | pptx | html | xlsx | csv | json | xml | latex | ipynb | md
  "theme": "default"         // default | executive
}

Response 200:

{
  "id": "local-abc123",
  "status": "done",
  "download_url": "/api/export/local-abc123/download"
}

Errors:

400 — invalid format, missing content, or content too large (max 5MB).
500 — export processing failed.

`GET /api/export/:id/download`

Downloads the exported file directly. The download URL is returned in the POST response. Files are stored in memory for 10 minutes — download promptly.

Quickstart: curl

# Export and download in one command
curl -s -X POST https://markexport.com/api/export \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"content":"# Report\n\nBody","format":"pdf","theme":"executive"}' \
  | jq -r .download_url \
  | xargs -I{} curl -L -o report.pdf https://markexport.com{}

Quickstart: Node

async function exportMarkdown(content, format = 'pdf', theme = 'default') {
  const base = 'https://markexport.com';
  const res = await fetch(`${base}/api/export`, {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    body: JSON.stringify({ content, format, theme }),
  });
  const data = await res.json();
  if (data.status !== 'done') throw new Error(data.error ?? 'Export failed');
  return `${base}${data.download_url}`;
}

// Usage
const url = await exportMarkdown('# Hello', 'pdf');
// Download from url...

Quickstart: Python

import requests

base = "https://markexport.com"
res = requests.post(f"{base}/api/export", json={
    "content": "# Hello\n\nBody text",
    "format": "pdf",
    "theme": "executive",
})
data = res.json()
download_url = f"{base}{data['download_url']}"

# Download the file
r = requests.get(download_url)
with open("export.pdf", "wb") as f:
    f.write(r.content)

MCP Integration

Running Claude Code, Cursor, or Windsurf? Install the MCP server — no API key needed.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markexport": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@markexport/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

See the @markexport/mcp README for full setup.

Supported formats

PDF — print-ready documents with syntax highlighting
DOCX — Microsoft Word
PPTX — PowerPoint presentations
HTML — self-contained web pages
XLSX — Excel spreadsheets
CSV — comma-separated values
JSON — structured data
XML — extensible markup
LaTeX — typeset documents
IPYNB — Jupyter notebooks
MD — clean Markdown output

Limitations

Maximum content size: 5MB
Download links expire after 10 minutes

SLA & support

MarkExport is a free utility. Expected render time is under 15 seconds. Email for support.