Export to PDF with Puppeteer
Discover how to export scraped web data into professional PDF documents using Puppeteer's pdf function. Learn to customize formatting and layout for reports, documentation, and presentations, enabling easy sharing and offline access. This lesson helps you generate versatile PDFs tailored to your data extraction needs.
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Overview
Exporting scraped data in PDF (Portable Document Format) format using Puppeteer allows us to generate PDF documents encapsulating the scraped information. PDF is a widely supported and versatile format for sharing and presenting documents.
When exporting scraped data in PDF format, Puppeteer enables us to customize the PDF document’s content, formatting, and layout, making it suitable for various use cases.
When to use it
Here are some situations where using PDFs for exporting scraped data is advantageous:
Report generation: Exporting scraped data in PDF format is ideal for generating reports that contain the scraped information. PDF documents offer a professional and standardized layout, making them suitable for sharing or presenting data ...