How Do I Add a PDF Attachment in Zapier

Step 1: Create a Zap

• On your Zapier dashboard, click Create Zap

Step 2: Select a Trigger App

• For this tutorial, we will use Google Drive as our Trigger App

Step 3: Select a Trigger Event

• For the Trigger Event, select New File in Folder. This will trigger the Zap every time there’s a new file in the selected folder

Step 4: Set up Trigger

• Select the Drive and Folder that you’re going to use

Step 5: Test Trigger

Step 6: Select an Action App

• Search and select PDF.co as the Action App

Step 7: Select an Action Event

• Select PDF Filler as the Action Event. This will be the API that we will use to fill out the fillable PDF.

Step 8: Set up Action

• For the Source PDF, insert the link where your PDF is located
• For the Fillable Fields, insert the Page, field name, and value
• You may also set the name of your output PDF

Step 9: Test Action

Step 10: Result

• Here’s what the result looks like

Now to send this PDF as an attachment, we need to add another action.

Step 11: Add another Action App

• Search and select Gmail as the Action App

Step 12: Select an Action Event

• Select Send Email as the Action Event

Step 13: Set up Action

• In the To field, insert the Email Address where you want to send the email with the attachment
• In the From field, insert your Email Address
• In the From Name field, insert your name
• In the Subject field, insert the subject of the email that you’re going to send
• In the Body field, insert your message
• In the Attachments field, insert the URL of the result PDF

Step 14: Test Action

Step 15: Result Email

• Here’s the email with the PDF attachment