What I built
Forgelab is a developer API platform that handles the boring document and image work so you can ship faster.
Right now it does four things:
- PDF API — merge, split, compress, convert
- Image API — resize, compress, convert, watermark
- Invoice API — generate professional PDF invoices from JSON
- QR Code API — generate and decode QR codes
The problem it solves
Every SaaS app eventually needs to generate invoices, resize images, or process PDFs. You either spend a week building it yourself, or you pay $99/month for a service that does one thing.
Forgelab bundles all of it under one API key.
How it works
# Generate an invoice in one API call
curl -X POST https://api.forgelab.africa/api/invoice/generate \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"client": { "name": "Acme Corp", "email": "billing@acme.com" },
"items": [{ "description": "Web development", "quantity": 10, "unit_price": 150 }],
"currency": "USD",
"template": "modern"
}' \
--output invoice.pdf
Pricing
- Free: 5 calls/month, no card
- Starter: $5/month — 100 calls
- Pro: $15/month — 1,000 calls
- Business: $30/month — 10,000 calls
One subscription works across all APIs.
Try it
I built this to scratch my own itch. Would love feedback from anyone who has dealt with invoice generation or PDF handling in their apps.