# Apdf

> Apdf (apdf.io) is the PDF engagement layer for apps and agents: generate PDFs through one REST API, share them as per-recipient tracking links in a hosted viewer, and stream every reader interaction back into your own stack as typed events — delivered via API, webhooks, and MCP.

Key facts:

- Documents are shared through tokenized per-recipient links; every event arrives already attributed to a recipient (name + email) — no reader logins required, links are revocable at any time.
- Reader activity is streamed as typed JSON events across document, page, content, annotation, and form event families.
- Automations turn reader signals into actions: when/filter/then rules that POST to any webhook endpoint (Slack, CRMs, internal services).
- MCP-native: one OAuth 2.0 MCP endpoint exposes the full read and write toolset to AI assistants and autonomous agents.
- A complete PDF processing engine is included: create, merge, split, compress, OCR, watermark, secure, extract, and more — as REST endpoints and MCP tools.
- EU-hosted and GDPR-native; customer data is never used as AI training data; full data export, no vendor lock-in.
- Pricing is usage-based (tracked documents + monthly PDF operations), never per seat; a free tier and a 14-day Pro trial without a credit card are available.

## Product

- [PDF Viewer](https://apdf.io/product/pdf-viewer): Hosted, browser-based viewer with custom branding; every open, read, click, and highlight streams back as events.
- [PDF Tracking Links](https://apdf.io/product/pdf-tracking-links): Tokenized link per recipient — mint, track, revoke; recipient identity embedded in every payload.
- [PDF Analytics](https://apdf.io/product/pdf-analytics): Real-time engagement analytics — per-page dwell time, completion, return visits, drop-off, custom funnels.
- [PDF Annotations](https://apdf.io/product/pdf-annotations): Reader markup captured as structured, attributed data with comments.
- [PDF Forms](https://apdf.io/product/pdf-forms): PDF form fields made fillable in the viewer; submissions return typed field data tied to the recipient.
- [PDF Automations](https://apdf.io/product/pdf-automations): When/filter/then rules with queued execution and a full audit log per firing.
- [PDF API](https://apdf.io/product/pdf-api): All PDF operations as REST endpoints and MCP tools behind one API key.
- [PDF MCP Server](https://apdf.io/product/pdf-mcp-server): One OAuth-signed MCP endpoint for chat-style querying and autonomous agents.

## API and MCP

- [API documentation](https://apdf.io/docs): Full reference for the Document Engagement API (documents, recipient links, analytics, collaboration, automations) and the PDF Operations API, with copy-paste code samples — also available as markdown at https://apdf.io/docs.md.
- API base URL: https://apdf.io/api (Bearer token authentication, JSON)
- MCP endpoint: https://apdf.io/mcp/main (OAuth 2.0)
- [Agents](https://apdf.io/agents): How AI agents connect to Apdf over MCP and act on reader signals.

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## Optional

- [Pricing](https://apdf.io/pricing): Plans, quotas, and the free tier — also available as markdown at https://apdf.io/pricing.md.
- [Tutorials](https://apdf.io/tutorials): Step-by-step guides for PDF tracking, engagement workflows, and PDF processing.
- [Support](https://apdf.io/support)
- [Sign up](https://apdf.io/register)