Generate a PDF using data from Cognito Forms
- Select Cognito Forms as the Trigger App
- Choose New Entry as the Trigger Event
- Select a Form to be used
- Test Cognito Forms Trigger
- Select PDF.co as the Action App
- Choose Anything to PDF Converter as the Action Event
- Setup PDF.co Action
- Test PDF.co Action
- Get the generated URL
- Generated PDF
We will show you how to generate a PDF using data from Cognito Forms with PDF.co and Zapier in this step-by-step tutorial with screenshots.
We will use this entry submitted from Cognito Forms below:
Let’s start! Go to your Zapier dashboard and Make a Zap!
Step 1 – Select Cognito Forms as the Trigger App
- Search for and select Cognito Forms from the list of trigger apps available
Step 2 – Choose New Entry as the Trigger Event
- We will set New Entry as our Trigger Event
- This will trigger the zap every time someone submits an entry using your form
Step 3 – Select a Form to be used
- Choose a Form where you will get the data from your customer’s submission
Step 4 – Test Cognito Forms Trigger
Step 5 – Select PDF.co as the Action App
- Search for and select PDF.co from the list of action apps available
Step 6 – Choose Anything to PDF Converter as the Action Event
- Select Anything to PDF Converter from the list of available APIs
Step 7 – Setup PDF.co Action
- For Input Type, choose Raw HTML Code
- For Input, type in your HTML Code together with the data from your Cognito Forms
- Then, Name your Output PDF
Step 8 – Test PDF.co Action
Step 9 – Get the generated URL
- Use the Generated URL to get your Generated PDF
Step 10 – Generated PDF
- Here’s our Generated PDF with data from Cognito Forms
You’ve learned how to generate a PDF using data from Cognito Forms with PDF.co and Zapier.