LaaS - LaTeX as a Service

LaaS is an online API that allows you to parse LaTeX expressions and return them as either SVG or PNG. It can be useful in places where you want to generate LaTeX output as an image without too much overhead.

The app uses MathJax to parse the provided inputs.

Live Example

$\int \frac{1}{\sqrt{x^2 - a^2}} dx = ln \left| x + \sqrt{x^2 - a^2} \right| + C$

Endpoints

POST/GET https://laas.vercel.app/api/svg

Returns an SVG representation of the given LaTeX input. You must pass the input as plaintext body (POST) or an encoded string in the input query parameter (GET).

POST/GET https://laas.vercel.app/api/png

Returns a PNG of the given LaTeX input. You must pass the input as plaintext body (POST) or an encoded string in the input query parameter (GET).

URL Parameters:

width=1200 - the max width of the generated image (default: 1200, max: 5000)
height=400 - the max height of the generated image (default: 400, max: 5000)
white=false - render white text instead of black text (default: false)
disable_transparency=false - when set to true, the background of the image will not be transparent (if dark=false it will be white, otherwise it will be black)