We built DocForge to make document format conversion simple. Markdown to HTML, CSV to JSON, YAML to JSON — one API call, no complexity. Today we are launching a companion product that takes that philosophy further.

Meet ReportForge API — a new service that transforms raw CSV and JSON data into beautifully formatted, print-ready HTML reports. No design skills, no charting libraries, no template engines. Just POST your spreadsheet data and get a professional report back.

The Problem: Data Without Presentation

Every team has the same workflow. Export data from a spreadsheet, database, or SaaS tool. Open it in Excel or Google Sheets. Spend 30 minutes formatting columns, adding headers, calculating totals, and making it look presentable. Email the PDF to a client or manager. Repeat next week.

Developers who try to automate this hit a wall. Generating professional-looking HTML reports from raw data means building templates, handling CSS print styles, calculating summary statistics, and dealing with edge cases like empty rows and currency formatting. It is a surprisingly deep problem.

ReportForge handles all of that in a single API call.

How It Works

Send a POST request to the /api/csv-to-report endpoint with your CSV data, a template name, and an optional title. You get back a complete, styled HTML document that is ready to open in a browser and print to PDF.

Terminal 
curl -X POST https://reportforge-api.vercel.app/api/csv-to-report \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "csv": "item,amount,quantity\nWidgets,1250.00,50\nGadgets,890.50,30\nService Plan,2400.00,12",
    "template": "sales-summary",
    "title": "Q1 2026 Sales Report"
  }'

The response contains the full HTML report and metadata about the generated document:

Response 
{
  "html": "<!DOCTYPE html><html>...styled report...</html>",
  "meta": {
    "template": "sales-summary",
    "rowCount": 3,
    "columns": ["item", "amount", "quantity"],
    "generatedAt": "2026-02-28T12:00:00.000Z"
  }
}

Open the HTML in any browser, hit Ctrl+P, and you have a clean PDF. The reports include print-optimized CSS so page breaks, margins, and headers all work correctly.

Four Templates

ReportForge ships with four professional templates, each designed for a specific business use case:

📈

sales-summary

Revenue totals, averages, largest sale, and quantity breakdowns. Ideal for weekly or monthly sales reviews.

💳

expense-report

Categorized expenses with per-category subtotals and a grand total. Perfect for reimbursement and accounting.

📦

inventory-status

Stock levels with low-stock highlighting and reorder alerts. Built for warehouse and operations teams.

📄

invoice

Line items, tax calculations, and payment terms. Professional invoices ready to send to clients.

Each template auto-detects the relevant columns from your data. As long as your CSV includes the required fields (like item and amount for sales summaries), the report formats correctly.

Example: CSV to Sales Report

Here is a complete example showing how five rows of CSV data become a formatted sales summary. The input is raw spreadsheet data. The output is a styled HTML document with totals, averages, and a data table.

Input CSV 
item,amount,quantity,category
Widget Pro,1250.00,50,Hardware
Gadget Plus,890.50,30,Electronics
Service Plan,2400.00,12,Services
Cable Kit,156.75,100,Accessories
Monitor Stand,445.00,25,Hardware
curl request 
curl -X POST https://reportforge-api.vercel.app/api/csv-to-report \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "csv": "item,amount,quantity,category\nWidget Pro,1250.00,50,Hardware\nGadget Plus,890.50,30,Electronics\nService Plan,2400.00,12,Services\nCable Kit,156.75,100,Accessories\nMonitor Stand,445.00,25,Hardware",
    "template": "sales-summary",
    "title": "Weekly Sales Report"
  }'

The generated report includes a summary header with the total revenue ($5,142.25), the average sale amount, the number of line items, and the largest single sale. Below that is a formatted data table with all rows. The entire document is print-ready with proper page margins and clean typography.

Pricing

ReportForge follows the same philosophy as DocForge: a generous free tier for getting started, with paid plans for production use.

Plan Price Reports/Day Input Limit
Free $0 5 100KB
Starter $9/mo 100 2MB
Business $29/mo Unlimited 10MB

The free tier gives you 5 reports per day with no API key required. That is enough to try every template, test your integration, and decide if it fits your workflow. The Starter plan at $9/month covers most small teams and internal tools. The Business plan at $29/month removes all limits for production applications.

DocForge + ReportForge: Better Together

If you are already using DocForge for format conversion, ReportForge is a natural addition. A common workflow is to use DocForge to convert raw data between formats (CSV to JSON for processing, YAML to JSON for configuration) and then use ReportForge to generate the final human-readable output.

For example, you might ingest data as CSV, use DocForge /api/csv-to-json to normalize it in your pipeline, process it in your application, then call ReportForge /api/csv-to-report to generate the client-facing report. Two API calls, no libraries, no templates to maintain.

Get Started

ReportForge is live now at reportforge-api.vercel.app. The landing page includes a live demo where you can paste your own CSV data, pick a template, and see the generated report in real time.

No sign-up required for the free tier. Just start sending POST requests. If you need higher limits, the paid plans are available through Stripe with instant activation.

Try ReportForge Free

5 reports/day, all 4 templates, no API key required. Turn your data into professional reports.

Try ReportForge API

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