PublicSoftTools
Developer API — Beta

REST APIs for developers.
180+ tools. One key.

QR codes, PDF manipulation, hash generation, UUID, IP geolocation, DNS lookup, SSL checker and more — all as simple HTTP endpoints. Free tier: 1,500 calls/month. No credit card.

Available Endpoints

PDF Manipulation

POST/api/v1/pdf/compress

PDF Compressor

Reduce PDF file size with Ghostscript compression. Choose quality level: screen, ebook, printer, or prepress. Max 4 MB per file.

POST/api/v1/pdf/merge

PDF Merger

Combine 2–20 PDF files into a single document. Returns merged file as base64.

POST/api/v1/pdf/split

PDF Splitter

Split a PDF by page range, every N pages, or extract specific pages. Returns array of split PDFs.

POST/api/v1/pdf/to-word

PDF to Word

Convert PDF to DOCX (Word) format with text preservation. Returns base64-encoded DOCX.

POST/api/v1/pdf/to-image

PDF to Image

Convert PDF pages to PNG, JPEG, or WebP images. Configurable DPI (72, 150, 300) and page range.

POST/api/v1/pdf/unlock

PDF Unlocker

Remove permission restrictions (owner passwords) from PDFs. Returns unlocked PDF as base64.

POST/api/v1/pdf/protect

PDF Locker

Add password protection to PDFs. Set user password (to open) and/or owner password (to edit). Coming soon.

Developer Utilities

POST/api/v1/util/qr

QR Code Generator

Generate QR codes as PNG or SVG with custom colors and sizes.

POST/api/v1/util/hash

Hash Generator

MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512 — one call returns all.

GET/api/v1/util/uuid

UUID Generator

Generate up to 100 UUID v4 values per request.

POST/api/v1/util/base64

Base64 Encode/Decode

Encode or decode strings, with URL-safe variant.

POST/api/v1/util/password

Password Generator

Cryptographically secure passwords with configurable rules.

IP & Network Intelligence

GET/api/v1/ip/lookup

IP Lookup

Country, city, ISP, ASN, proxy detection for any IPv4/IPv6.

GET/api/v1/domain/dns

DNS Records

Query A, AAAA, MX, TXT, CNAME, NS, SOA records.

GET/api/v1/domain/ssl

SSL Certificate

Issuer, expiry, SAN list and days-remaining for any domain.

GET/api/v1/domain/whois

WHOIS Lookup

Registrar, registrant, dates and nameservers via RDAP.

Quick Start

Use the demo key below to make your first call right now.

CURL
curl -X POST https://www.publicsofttools.com/api/v1/util/qr \
  -H "X-Api-Key: pst_free_demo_key_001" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"text":"https://publicsofttools.com","size":256,"format":"png"}'
JS
const res = await fetch('https://www.publicsofttools.com/api/v1/util/qr', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-Api-Key': 'pst_free_demo_key_001',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({ text: 'https://publicsofttools.com', size: 256 }),
})
const { data } = await res.json()
// data.image is a base64 PNG data URL — use directly in <img src>
PYTHON
import httpx

r = httpx.post(
    "https://www.publicsofttools.com/api/v1/util/qr",
    headers={"X-Api-Key": "pst_free_demo_key_001"},
    json={"text": "https://publicsofttools.com", "size": 256},
)
print(r.json()["data"]["image"])  # base64 PNG data URL
RESPONSE
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "image": "data:image/png;base64,iVBOR...",
    "format": "png",
    "size": 256
  },
  "meta": { "plan": "free", "calls_limit": 1500 }
}

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