Trigger Setup – 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
Create PDF from scratch using PDF Filler – Step-by-Step
- Setup action, select PDF.co as App Event
- Choose PDF Filler as Action Event
- Setup action parameters
- Test action
- Created PDF from scratch
Create PDF from scratch using HTML to PDF – Guide
- Setup action, select PDF.co as App Event
- Choose HTML to PDF Converter as Action Event
- Setup action parameters
- Test action
- Created PDF from scratch
We prepared these two step-by-step tutorials with screenshots to teach you how to create PDF from scratch using PDF.co and Zapier.
Start by clicking on Make a Zap! at the upper-left corner of your Zapier dashboard.
Step 1: Setup trigger, select Google Drive as App Event
Step 2: Choose New File in Folder as Trigger Event
NOTE: For this tutorial, I’m using Google Drive storage. You may also use other cloud storage as your trigger, just look for a similar trigger event.
Step 3: Select drive and folder
Step 4: Test trigger
For PDF Filler Option
Step 5: Setup action, select PDF.co as App Event
Step 6: Choose PDF Filler as Action Event
Step 7: Setup action parameters
- 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
Step 8: Test action
Step 9: Created PDF from scratch

For HTML to PDF Option
Step 5: Setup action, select PDF.co as App Event
Step 6: Choose HTML to PDF Converter as Action Event
Step 7: Setup action parameters
- For Input HTML or URL, you can put your HTML code or URL of a website that you want to convert into 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 8: Test action
Step 9: Created PDF from scratch

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.