Create PDF from scratch using PDF Filler – Step-by-Step

1. Make a Zap
2. Select PDF.co as an App Event
3. Choose PDF Filler as an Action Event
4. Setup action parameters
5. Test action
6. Created PDF from scratch

Create PDF from scratch using HTML to PDF – Guide

1. Make a Zap
2. Select PDF.co as the App Event
3. Choose HTML to PDF Converter as an Action Event
4. Setup action parameters
5. Test action
6. Created PDF from scratch

We prepared these two step-by-step tutorials with screenshots to teach you how to create PDFs from scratch using PDF.co and Zapier.

For PDF Filler Option

Step 1: Make a Zap

• Start by clicking on Make a Zap! at the upper-left corner of your Zapier dashboard.

Step 2: Select PDF.co as an App Event

• Next, let’s proceed to the action step and select the PDF.co app.

Step 3: Choose PDF Filler as an Action Event

• Then, choose the PDF Filler option to add text and images to the document.

Step 4: Setup action parameters

Let’s set up the action.

• For Source PDF leave it blank to create a new PDF
• For Text objects, the basic format would be X;Y;Page;Text;FontSize;FontName
• For Images, the basic format would be X;Y;Page;URLtoImage
• You can easily get the x and y coordinates using the PDF.co PDF Edit Add Helper tool at this link.

Step 5: Test action

Step 6: Created PDF from scratch

For HTML to PDF Option

Step 1: Make a Zap

• Start by clicking on Make a Zap! at the upper-left corner of your Zapier dashboard.

Step 2: Select PDF.co as an App Event

• Next, search and select PDF.co from the list of available apps.

Step 3: Choose HTML to PDF Converter as an Action Event

• Then, choose the HTML to PDF Converter option to create a PDF document with HTML content.

Step 4: Setup action parameters

Let’s set up the PDF.co action configuration.

• For Input HTML or URL, you can put your HTML code or URL of a website that you want to convert into a PDF
• For Page Orientation, you may choose either Portrait or Landscape
• For Page Size, you may choose from different page sizes
• For Override Page Size, you can set your custom page size
• For Override Margins, you can set your custom margins
• For HTML Template Data, will be the template for your macros

Step 5: Test action

• After setting up the action, click the test and review button to see the result.

Step 6: Created PDF from scratch

• Here is the PDF document that we created from scratch with HTML to PDF API.

In this tutorial, you’ve learned how to create a PDF from scratch using PDF.co and Zapier.

How to Create PDF from Scratch – Video

You can also create a PDF from scratch using Make, PHP code, C#, or JavaScript.