Integration with ASP.NET

License configuration

Please setup the license configuration in the Startup.cs or Program.cs file depending on your project configuration. This code should be executed only once, when the application starts or during its initialization step.

// please kindly ensure what license is appropriate for your project
QuestPDF.Settings.License = LicenseType.Community;

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Learn more about the licensing and related configuration here.

Generating PDF files in controller endpoints

[ApiController]
[Route("[controller]")]
public class WeatherForecastController : ControllerBase
{
    [HttpGet(Name = "GeneratePdf")]
    public IResult GeneratePdf()
    {
        // use any method to create a document, e.g.: injected service
        var document = CreateDocument();
        
        // generate PDF file and return it as a response
        var pdf = document.GeneratePdf();
        return Results.File(pdf, "application/pdf", "hello-world.pdf");
    }

    QuestPDF.Infrastructure.IDocument CreateDocument()
    {
        return Document.Create(container =>
        {
            container.Page(page =>
            {
                page.Size(PageSizes.A4);
                page.Margin(2, Unit.Centimetre);
                page.PageColor(Colors.White);
                page.DefaultTextStyle(x => x.FontSize(20));

                page.Header()
                    .Text("Hello PDF!")
                    .SemiBold().FontSize(36).FontColor(Colors.Blue.Medium);

                page.Content()
                    .PaddingVertical(1, Unit.Centimetre)
                    .Column(x =>
                    {
                        x.Spacing(20);

                        x.Item().Text(Placeholders.LoremIpsum());
                        x.Item().Image(Placeholders.Image(200, 100));
                    });

                page.Footer()
                    .AlignCenter()
                    .Text(x =>
                    {
                        x.Span("Page ");
                        x.CurrentPageNumber();
                    });
            });
        });
    }
}