Do you have multiple PDFs that you want to send as one attachment? PDF.co can help you merge all of your PDFs into one and by using Zapier you can automate the process. That also includes sending the PDF as an attachment to an email.
Here’s a step-by-step guide:
- Create a Zap
- Select and setup a Trigger
- Select an Action App
- Select an Action Event
- Setup Action
- Test Action
- Result
- Select another Action App
- Select an Action Event
- Setup Action
- Test Action
- Email with an Attachment
We will use these PDF files for this tutorial:
Here’s a step-by-step guide with a screenshot:
1. Create a Zap
- On your Zapier Dashboard, click Create Zap
2. Select and setup a Trigger
- You may choose any trigger app that you want to use
3. Select an Action App
- Search and select PDF.co as your Action App
4. Select an Action Event
- For the Action Event, select PDF Merger. This API will help you merge all of your PDF files into one
5. Setup Action
- For the List of links to source PDFs, insert all the links where your PDFs are located
- If you have a non-PDF file that you want to include, you may set Auto-convert non-PDF files into true
6. Test Action
7. Result
- Here’s what the merged PDF looks like
Now to automatically send the merged PDF as an attachment to an email:
8. Select another Action App
- For this tutorial, we will use Gmail
9. Select an Action Event
- For the Action Event, select Send Email
10. Setup Action
- Insert the email address where you want to send the attachment. You may also add a cc if needed
- Select your email address
- You may insert your name or a different name
- Add a subject to your email
- You may choose the Body Type as Plain or HTML
- Add a body to your email
- For the Attachments, insert the temporary output link from your PDF.co action
11. Test action
12. Email with an Attachment
- Here’s the email with an attachment
Through this tutorial, you learned how to send multiple PDFs as one attachment with the help of PDF.co Web API and Zapier.