How to Convert DOCX to PDF Using PDF.co and Zapier

Step 1: Create the Google Drive Trigger

Create a Zap and select:

• App: Google Drive
• Trigger event: New File in Folder

Connect your Google Drive account and select the folder containing the DOCX files.

Test the trigger with a sample .docx file. If the folder may receive other file types, add a Zapier filter that continues only when the filename ends in .docx.

Step 2: Add the PDF.co Conversion

Add another step:

• App: PDF.co
• Action: Anything to PDF Converter

Connect your PDF.co account by signing in and authorizing Zapier.

Configure the action:

• Input Type: Link to RTF, DOC, or DOCX document
• Input: Map the File value returned by Google Drive
• Output PDF Name: Enter a filename such as converted-document.pdf

You can construct the output name from the original filename, but make sure the result uses the .pdf extension.

PDF.co supports DOC, DOCX, RTF, TXT, XPS, and other document formats. Additional conversion settings are available in the PDF.co document-to-PDF documentation.

Step 3: Test the Conversion

Test the PDF.co action. When the conversion finishes, PDF.co returns a URL for the generated PDF.

Open the URL and confirm that the document’s text, images, tables, and page layout were converted correctly.

Step 4: Save the PDF

PDF.co output URLs are temporary. Add another Zapier action, such as Google Drive — Upload File.

Select the destination folder and map:

• File: The PDF.co output URL
• File Name: The PDF output name

Step 5: Publish the Zap

Test the complete workflow with another DOCX file. When the PDF is created and saved successfully, publish the Zap.