How to Create PDF from Scratch (Node.js) in JavaScript using PDF.co Web API

Step 1: JavaScript Sample Code

• To begin. First, enter the JavaScript sample code in the Visual Studio Code editor. You can also use your favorite editor in JavaScript. You can get the source code at this link.

Step 2: PDF.co API Key

• In line 10, add your PDF.co API Key. You can get the API Key in your PDF.co dashboard.

Step 3: Source File and Destination

• In line 14, blank the source file to create a new PDF.
• In line 23, type in your desired output PDF file name.

Step 4: Setup Text Annotation

Let’s set up the text annotation.

• In lines 27 and 28, enter the text coordinates values of X and Y. Kindly click this link to find X and Y coordinates for placing text.
• In line 29, add your text value to set for this field.
• In lines 30-32, set the value of your font name, font size, and text color.

Step 5: Run the Program

• Now, let’s run the program. In your terminal, type node your_program_name.js to see the result.

Step 6: Generated PDF Output

• Here’s the generated PDF output from scratch.