Transform Convert Markdown To PDF With Transloadit

Markdown to PDF with Transloadit

Use this for

• One local Markdown file to one local PDF file
• Keeping the PDF next to the source Markdown file
• Agent workflows where credentials may already be in the shell, a local .env, or ~/.transloadit/credentials

Inputs

• Absolute path to a local .md file
• Optional output path; default is the same path with .pdf

Workflow

1. Confirm the Markdown input file exists and resolve it to an absolute path.
2. Derive the output path beside it unless the user gave a different .pdf target.
3. Let the CLI resolve auth automatically in this order:
   • Shell environment variables
   • The current working directory .env only
   • ~/.transloadit/credentials If your .env lives in a parent directory, export the variables into the shell first.
4. Run the conversion with the official CLI:

npx -y @transloadit/node markdown pdf --input /ABS/PATH/file.md --output /ABS/PATH/file.pdf

Notes

• Prefer @transloadit/node; it is the official CLI route and exposes markdown pdf.
• When no --output is provided, the CLI writes the PDF next to the Markdown file by default.
• Prefer ~/.transloadit/credentials as the default fallback when you want a reusable user-level setup.
• A current-directory .env still takes precedence, so avoid it when deterministic account selection matters.
• If credentials only exist in a repo-root .env, run the command from that directory or export the variables first.
• Keep the secret server-side or local-only; never move TRANSLOADIT_SECRET into browser code.
• After conversion, confirm the PDF exists at the expected output path.