How to Convert Airtable File to PDF using PDF.co and Zapier

Step 1: Create Zap

• To begin. First, log into your Zapier account and click on the Create Zap button.

Step 2: Airtable App

• Next, search and select the Airtable app. Then, choose the New Record as a trigger.

Step 3: Airtable Configuration

Let’s set up the configuration.

• In the Base field, select the base name of the Airtable.
• In the Table field, choose the table name that contains the record with the attachment file.
• In the Limit to View field, select Grid View.

After setting up the configuration, click on the test trigger button to make sure that we set it up correctly.

Step 4: Test Trigger Result

• Great! The test trigger was set up correctly. We can now add another app and convert an Airtable file to a PDF.

Step 5: Add PDF.co App

• Let’s add another app and select PDF.co. Then, choose the Anything to PDF Converter so we can convert any document or file into a PDF.

Step 6: PDF.co Configuration

Let’s set up the configuration.

• For the Input Type field, input the type of document that link from the Airtable file.
• For the Input field, select the Attachments URL result from Airtable.
• In the Name field, enter your desired output file name.

Step 7: Test Action

• Now, let’s test the action to see the result.

Step 8: Test Result

• Excellent! We have successfully converted the Airtable file to PDF. You can copy and paste the output URL into a browser to view the output.

Step 9: Output

• Here’s the Airtable file converted to a PDF.

In this tutorial, you learned how to convert an Airtable file to a PDF using Zapier. You also learned how to use the PDF.co Web API and convert an Airtable file into a PDF document.