Create a Record in Knack using PDF.co and Zapier – Step-by-Step
- Setup Trigger, select Google Drive as App Event
- Choose New File in Folder as Trigger Event
- Select Drive and Folder
- Test Trigger
- Setup Action, select PDF.co as App Event
- Choose Document Parser as Action Event
- Setup PDF.co Action Parameters
- Test PDF.co Action
- Add another Action, select Knack as App Event
- Choose Create Record as Action Event
- Setup Knack Action Parameters
- Test Knack Action
- Created Record
With this step-by-step tutorial with screenshots. You will learn how to create a record in knack using PDF.co and Zapier.
We’ll use the sample PDF below for this tutorial:

Step 1 – Setup Trigger, select Google Drive as App Event
- Type in and choose Google Drive from the list of apps
- You may also use different cloud storage for this
Step 2 – Choose New File in Folder as Trigger Event
- Select New File in Folder from the list of trigger events
- If you’re using different cloud storage, you may look for a similar trigger event
Step 3 – Select Drive and Folder
- Select the correct Drive and Folder where your file is located
Step 4 – Test Trigger
Step 5 – Setup Action, select PDF.co as App Event
- Type in and choose PDF.co from the list of apps
Step 6 – Choose Document Parser as Action Event
- Select Document Parser from the list of events
Step 7 – Setup PDF.co Action Parameters
- For Input, select Web Content Link to get the link of the file inside your Google Drive
- For Template ID, select the document parser template that you’re going to use
Step 8 – Test PDF.co Action
- After setting up the action. We will now test it.
Step 9 – Add another Action, select Knack as App Event
- Add another action
- Type in and choose Knack from the list of apps
Step 10 – Choose Create Record as Action Event
- Select Create Record from the list of events
Step 11 – Setup Knack Action Parameters
- For Object, select the object that you want to use
- Then, set the corresponding data inside your object
Step 12 – Test Knack Action
Step 13 – Created Record
- Here’s the record that we created in this tutorial

In this tutorial, you’ve learned how to create a record in Knack using PDF.co and Zapier.