How to Create PDF from Scratch using PDF.co and Zapier?

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

*Screenshot of the created PDF from Scratch using PDF Filler*

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