How to Convert Email (EML, MSG files) to PDF with PDF.co using Zapier

Sep 2, 2024·5 Minutes Read

This tutorial shows how to convert .MSG and .EML files to PDF. Here is another tutorial for generating PDF from emails received from “Email by Zapier” or from any other source providing parsed information from incoming emails.

By the end, you will learn how to convert .EML to PDF file, or .MSG to PDF by using PDF.co and Zapier automation.

Are you a developer? You can also use PDF.co API directly from your app. See our API Documentation.

In this tutorial, we will show you how to convert an EML file into a PDF. This EML file contains 2 PDF file attachments. The extracted PDF attachments will be embedded into the PDF file and the 3-page output PDF will contain the email on the first page and the attachments on the succeeding pages.

Sample EML File With Attachments
Screenshot of EML Source File

Step 1: Set up Zapier Action with PDF.co Anything to PDF Converter

Kindly choose PDF.co as the App and Anything to PDF Converter as the Action Event. Anything to PDF Converter converts the EML file and other supported file formats to PDF.

Set Anything To PDF Converter As The Action Step

Step 2: Set up Zapier Action with PDF.co Anything to PDF Converter

Kindly choose PDF.co as the App and Anything to PDF Converter as the Action Event. Anything to PDF Converter converts the EML file and other supported file formats to PDF.

Set Anything To PDF Converter As The Action Step

Step 3: Configure the Anything to PDF Converter with the Data

  • In the Input Type field, select Link to Email message file (.MSG or .EML).
  • In the Input field, enter the EML source file. PDF.co supports links from Google Drive, Dropbox and from our very own built-in PDF.co files storage.
  • In the Name field, enter your output file name. In our case, it is email-with-attachments.
Configure Anything To PDF Converter To Convert Email To PDF

Step 4: Test & Review

We can now send Anything to PDF Converter to PDF.co to Test & Review our data.

Test And Review Anything To PDF Converter Data

Step 5: Copy & Paste URL to Browser to View Output

Our test was a success! PDF.co returned the URL to access the output PDF. Copy and paste the URL to your browser’s address bar to see the result.

PDF.co Successfully Processed Request

Super! We have successfully converted the .EML file and its attachments to PDF.

Screenshot of output PDF
Screenshot of Output PDF

Step 6: Convert Email to PDF – Video Guide

You can set up the next step to save the generated file in Google Drive or Dropbox depending on your requirement.

So, now you’ve learned how to convert .EML to PDF file or .MSG to PDF by using PDF.co and Zapier automation.

Video Guide

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