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# SciDeas APIs

SciDeas provides small, single-purpose data and document utility APIs. Its perfectpdf API converts HTML to PDF using headless Google Chrome, and its Regression analysis API runs regression over a data set to show which input variables most affect an outcome. Both APIs are hosted at services.scideas.net and take no authentication, so they slot into automated workflows with minimal wiring.

## For AI agents

An agent can convert HTML into a rendered PDF document and run regression analysis over a supplied data set to rank which variables most influence an outcome. Both operations are single POST calls that return structured results an agent can pass to a downstream step.

## Scope

Use for: Converting HTML to PDF documents and running regression analysis over a data set to rank the most influential variables

Not supported:
- payments
- messaging
- crm data
- authentication tokens
- real-time streaming

## APIs

| API | Category | Endpoints | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| perfectpdf API | hr-recruiting | 1 | Programmatically returns pdf document.. |
| Regression analysis API | maps-geolocation | 1 | Programmatically returns regression analysis.. |

## Which API to use

| Need | API | Why |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Turn HTML content into a downloadable or attachable PDF file | perfectpdf | perfectpdf renders HTML to PDF using headless Google Chrome and returns the document. |
| Find which input variables most affect a numeric outcome in a data set | regression | The Regression analysis API runs regression over the data and returns the contributing-variable analysis. |

## Cross-API use cases

### Analyze a data set and deliver a PDF report

An agent runs regression over a supplied data set to identify the variables that most affect the outcome, then renders the written-up findings as HTML and converts them to a PDF for distribution. This chains statistical analysis to document generation in one automated flow.

Example prompt: Call the Regression analysis API to rank influential variables, format the results as HTML, then call perfectpdf to return the PDF report.

### Scheduled analytics snapshot as a PDF

On a schedule, an agent submits the latest data set to the Regression analysis API to track which factors are currently driving an outcome, then uses perfectpdf to produce a dated PDF snapshot for archiving or sharing with stakeholders.

Example prompt: Run the Regression analysis API on the current data, render the summary as HTML, and convert it to a PDF via perfectpdf for the run's archive.

## Why Jentic

- **Setup:** Instead of wiring two separate POST endpoints at services.scideas.net and writing your own request and retry code for each, you install Jentic One once and add the perfectpdf and Regression analysis APIs from the Jentic directory so your agent can call either.
- **Permission scoping:** Each SciDeas API exposes a single operation, and your own rules in Jentic One decide which of them the agent may call. Nothing else in the directory is reachable unless you add it.
- **Credential handling:** These APIs need no authentication, and any credentials you do add for other APIs are stored encrypted in your own Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, never entering the agent's prompt, logs, or context.
- **Discovery method:** Your agent searches the Jentic directory by intent, such as generate a PDF or run a regression analysis, and Jentic returns the matching SciDeas operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing reference docs.

## Related vendors

- **Api2Pdf** — Also converts HTML and other formats to PDF via a simple HTTP API, an alternative to perfectpdf.
- **PDFShift** — HTML-to-PDF conversion API that overlaps directly with the perfectpdf use case.
- **Wolfram Alpha** — Offers computational and statistical analysis over data, adjacent to the Regression analysis API.

## FAQ

### What can I build with the SciDeas APIs?

You can convert HTML into PDF documents with the perfectpdf API and run regression analysis over a data set with the Regression analysis API. Together they support workflows that analyze data and then produce a formatted document from the results.

### Do the SciDeas APIs need an API key or account?

No. Both APIs require no authentication, so an agent can call them without registering an account or managing a key. Check the vendor site for any usage or fair-use limits.

### Can the two APIs be used together?

Yes. A common pattern is to run the Regression analysis API to identify the variables driving an outcome, then render those results as HTML and pass them to perfectpdf to produce a PDF report in a single automated flow.

### What format do the SciDeas APIs return?

The Regression analysis API returns structured analysis data an agent can parse, and the perfectpdf API returns a generated PDF document. Both are single POST operations against services.scideas.net.

### Are the SciDeas APIs suitable for AI agents?

Yes. Each API does one clearly defined job with a single endpoint, which makes them easy for an agent to select and call by intent through Jentic without reading full reference documentation.

### What are the SciDeas APIs not meant for?

They are focused utility endpoints for document conversion and regression analysis. They do not handle payments, messaging, CRM data, or user authentication, so pair them with dedicated services for those needs.