How to Generate a PDF using Data from Cognito Forms with PDF.co and Zapier

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We will show you how to generate a PDF using data from Cognito Forms with PDF.co and Zapier in this step-by-step tutorial with screenshots.

We will use this entry submitted from Cognito Forms below:

Screenshot of Entries Submitted from Cognito Forms

Let’s start! Go to your Zapier dashboard and Make a Zap!

IN THIS TUTORIAL

Select Cognito Forms as the Trigger App

Choose New Entry as the Trigger Event

Select a Form to be used

Test Cognito Forms Trigger

Select PDF.co as the Action App

Choose Anything to PDF Converter as the Action Event

Setup PDF.co Action

Test PDF.co Action

Get the Generated URL

Generated PDF

Step 1: Select Cognito Forms as the Trigger App

Search for and select Cognito Forms from the list of trigger apps available

Step 2: Choose New Entry as the Trigger Event

We will set New Entry as our Trigger Event
This will trigger the zap every time someone submits an entry using your form

Step 3: Select a Form to be used

Choose a Form where you will get the data from your customer’s submission

Step 4: Test Cognito Forms Trigger

Step 5: Select PDF.co as the Action App

Search for and select PDF.co from the list of action apps available

Step 6: Choose Anything to PDF Converter as the Action Event

Select Anything to PDF Converter from the list of available APIs

Step 7: Setup PDF.co Action

For Input Type, choose Raw HTML Code
For Input, type in your HTML Code together with the data from your Cognito Forms
Then, Name your Output PDF

Step 8: Test PDF.co Action

Step 9: Get the Generated URL

Use the Generated URL to get your Generated PDF

Step 10: Generated PDF

Here’s our Generated PDF with data from Cognito Forms

You’ve just learned how to generate a PDF using data from Cognito Forms with PDF.co and Zapier. This is just one example of how the integration of the two apps easily creates PDFs using data from various digital forms.

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