How to Fill PDF with Squarespace New Form Submission using PDF.co and Zapier

In this step-by-step tutorial with screenshots, you will learn how to fill PDF with Squarespace new form submission using PDF.co and Zapier.

We’ll be using this sample fillable form for this tutorial:

Screenshot of the Sample Fillable Form, IRS Form 1040 — Screenshot of the Sample Fillable Form

Before we proceed with creating a Zap, make sure to set the storage of your Form to Zapier:

Screenshot of the Zapier Form Storage — Screenshot of the Form Storage

Let’s now proceed with Making a Zap!

Setup Trigger, select Squarespace as the App Event

Choose New Form Submission as the Trigger Event

Select a Form

Test Trigger

Setup Action, select PDF.co as the App Event

Choose PDF Filler as the Action Event

Setup PDF.co Action

Test PDF.co Action

Add another Action, select Google Drive as the App Event

Select Upload File as the Action Event

Setup Google Drive Action

Test Google Drive Action

Filled PDF

Step 1: Setup Trigger, select Squarespace as the App Event

Type in and select Squarespace from the list of apps.

Step 2: Choose New Form Submission as the Trigger Event

Choosing new form submission as the trigger event

Step 3: Select a Form

Select the Form that you would like to use.

Selecting the form you would like to use for your Zap

Step 4: Test Trigger

After setting up the trigger, it’s time to test it.

Step 5: Setup Action, select PDF.co as the App Event

Type in and select PDF.co from the list of available apps.

Step 6: Choose PDF Filler as the Action Event

Select PDF Filler from the list of available action events.

Step 7: Setup PDF.co Action

For the Source File, add the URL to your Fillable Form.
For the Fillable Fields, set the value with the following format: Page;FieldName;Value.
For the Output PDF Name, it would be better to add the Name of the person who submitted the form to make each Filled PDF unique.

Step 8: Test PDF.co Action

Step 9: Add another Action, select Google Drive as the App Event

Add another action.
Type in and select Google Drive from the list of apps.
We will upload the Filled PDF Forms in a Google Drive folder.

Step 10: Select Upload File as the Action Event

Select Upload File from the list of action events.

Step 11: Setup Google Drive Action

Select the Drive and Folder where you would like to upload the file.
For the File field, add the URL from the PDF.co action.
Set Convert to Document to false if you want the Filled PDF Form to become Non-editable.

Step 12: Test Google Drive Action

Step 13: Filled PDF

Here’s the Filled PDF Form.

You’ve learned how to fill PDF with Squarespace new form submission using PDF.co and Zapier through this tutorial.