# CSV to PDF

- Human page: https://happytails.ai/en/data-tools/csv-to-pdf/
- Markdown: https://happytails.ai/en/data-tools/csv-to-pdf.md
- Structured JSON: https://happytails.ai/agents/en/data-tools/csv-to-pdf/index.json
- Visibility: public

## Tool capabilities

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tool ID | `csv-to-pdf` |
| Category | data-tools |
| Implementation | Registered implementation. Registration alone is not a production-quality guarantee. |
| Browser execution | Use the visible action or interactive controls. |
| Browser processing | Browser; see tool notes for network behavior. |
| HTTP API | /api/v1/tools/csv-to-pdf/run |
| Browser-agent interface | run_current_tool |

### Implementation notes

Plain-text PDF export. CSV rows are rendered as text; wide tables may need a spreadsheet layout. Standard PDF font character coverage applies.

### Inputs and settings

Text input: CSV.

Example or placeholder shown in the interface (not a validated fixture):

```text
name,score
Ada,98
Sam,92
```

Include a header row. Quote cells that contain commas or new lines. Up to 1,000,000 characters. Review the settings before running.

No additional settings are declared for this tool.

### HTTP contract

API calls process supplied data on the server. The website origin is `https://happytails.ai`. Server API hosting is not connected on the public website yet. Use your local server origin to test these requests.

```http
POST https://happytails.ai/api/v1/tools/csv-to-pdf/run
Content-Type: application/json
```

[Detailed operation reference](https://happytails.ai/en/api/tools/csv-to-pdf.md) · [Shared API guide](https://happytails.ai/en/api.md)

#### Limits

| Limit | Value |
| --- | --- |
| request_bytes | 8388608 |
| input_characters | 1000000 |
| files_bytes | 5242880 |
| max_files | 0 |
| timeout_seconds | 12 |

#### Complete input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "input": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 1000000,
      "default": "",
      "description": "Plain text input. File tools use files instead unless otherwise documented."
    },
    "options": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {}
    }
  }
}
```

#### Complete output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "tool",
    "result"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "tool": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "result": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "text",
        "files"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "text": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "data": {
          "description": "Parsed JSON when the textual result is JSON."
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "mime": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "files": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "required": [
              "name",
              "mime",
              "bytes",
              "base64"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "name": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "mime": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "bytes": {
                "type": "integer"
              },
              "base64": {
                "type": "string",
                "contentEncoding": "base64"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

#### Error and retry handling

Failures return a non-200 status and `error.code` plus `error.message`. Correct invalid input before retrying; retry server-busy responses with bounded backoff. Returned files contain Base64 data, not persistent download URLs. Decode and inspect the output before treating conversion as successful. See the shared API guide for the complete status and timeout rules.

### Browser-agent workflow

1. Open the human page in a browser that supports WebMCP.
2. Discover the interface exposed by that page; use its actual schema.
3. Select files on the page first when the tool requires files.
4. Call `run_current_tool` with valid input and settings.
5. Inspect the returned result or error and the displayed output. Retrieve files from the displayed download links.

Calls do not automatically copy or download results. Browser permissions still apply. Interface availability alone is not proof of successful execution.

### Planning specification

Column widths, landscape layout and page breaks; preserve legibility.

This describes intended requirements. Use the implementation notes, interface schema and observed output to determine current support.

### Complete machine-readable capability record

```json
{
  "id": "csv-to-pdf",
  "category": "data-tools",
  "built": true,
  "requirements": "Column widths, landscape layout and page breaks; preserve legibility.",
  "implementation": {
    "fields": [],
    "note": "Plain-text PDF export. CSV rows are rendered as text; wide tables may need a spreadsheet layout. Standard PDF font character coverage applies.",
    "experience": {
      "automatic": false,
      "single": false,
      "label": "CSV",
      "placeholder": "name,score\nAda,98\nSam,92",
      "help": "Include a header row. Quote cells that contain commas or new lines. Up to 1,000,000 characters. Review the settings before running.",
      "action": null
    },
    "mode": "explicit",
    "interactive": false
  },
  "execution": "POST /api/v1/tools/csv-to-pdf/run",
  "api": {
    "id": "csv-to-pdf",
    "name": "CSV to PDF",
    "category": "data-tools",
    "description": "Column widths, landscape layout and page breaks.",
    "notes": "Plain-text PDF export. CSV rows are rendered as text; wide tables may need a spreadsheet layout. Standard PDF font character coverage applies.",
    "human_path": "/en/data-tools/csv-to-pdf/",
    "method": "POST",
    "endpoint": "/api/v1/tools/csv-to-pdf/run",
    "schema_url": "/api/v1/tools/csv-to-pdf",
    "input_schema": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "input": {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 1000000,
          "default": "",
          "description": "Plain text input. File tools use files instead unless otherwise documented."
        },
        "options": {
          "type": "object",
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "properties": {}
        }
      }
    },
    "output_schema": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "tool",
        "result"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "tool": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "result": {
          "type": "object",
          "required": [
            "text",
            "files"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "text": {
              "type": [
                "string",
                "null"
              ]
            },
            "data": {
              "description": "Parsed JSON when the textual result is JSON."
            },
            "name": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "mime": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "files": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                  "name",
                  "mime",
                  "bytes",
                  "base64"
                ],
                "properties": {
                  "name": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "mime": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "bytes": {
                    "type": "integer"
                  },
                  "base64": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "contentEncoding": "base64"
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "processing": "Server; same transformation code as browser tools",
    "limits": {
      "request_bytes": 8388608,
      "input_characters": 1000000,
      "files_bytes": 5242880,
      "max_files": 0,
      "timeout_seconds": 12
    }
  },
  "agent_processing": "Server; same transformation code as browser tools",
  "browser_agent": {
    "supported": true,
    "name": "run_current_tool",
    "discovery": "WebMCP on the human page in a supporting browser",
    "verification": "See audit/API-AUDIT.md; availability is not verification"
  }
}
```

## Page guide

Column widths, landscape layout and page breaks.

## How to use CSV to PDF

1. Enter csv in the input field.
2. Review the settings, then choose Run CSV to PDF.
3. Review the result, then use Copy result or a download link when available.

## Working with csv to pdf

JSON represents structured values and nested objects. CSV and TSV represent rows and columns, making them convenient for spreadsheets and bulk imports. Moving between these formats changes what can be represented directly: a nested object needs a defined mapping to a flat table.

## Common questions

### Can JSON and CSV make a lossless round trip?

Not in every case. CSV does not carry JSON data types or nested structure. Decide how numbers, nulls, missing values and nested arrays should be represented rather than assuming a reverse conversion restores them.

### Why does a comma create an extra column?

A separator inside a cell must be quoted using the rules of the file format. Newlines and quotation marks inside cells also need proper escaping. Changing the delimiter can help, but it does not repair malformed quoting.