How to Merge PDF files from Airtable using PDF.co and Make

Sep 9, 2024·5 Minutes Read

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In this tutorial, we will show you how to merge PDF files from Airtable using PDF.co and Make.

We will use this sample data attachment from Airtable and merge it into a single PDF.

Screenshot of Data Attachment from Airtable

IN THIS TUTORIAL

Create a New Scenario

Airtable Module

Airtable Configuration

Text Aggregator Configuration

Add Another Module

Setup PDF.co Configuration

Run Scenario Result

Step 1: Create a New Scenario

First, log into your Make account and click the Create a New Scenario button.

Step 2: Airtable Module

Next, search and select the Airtable app. Then, choose the Search Records module to search for specific records or return all records.

Step 3: Airtable Configuration

Let’s set up the Airtable configuration.

First, enter the name of your Airtable Base.
Next, enter the specific Table where your files reside.
Then, Add the Limit of the maximum number of records to return.

After setting up the configuration, click on the run button.

Step 4: Add HTTP Module

Let’s add another module. Search and select the HTTP module. Then, choose to Get a File it will download a file from a given URL.

Step 5: Setup HTTP

Under the URL field, select the Attachment URL from Airtable.

Step 6: Add PDF.co Module

Let’s add another module and select PDF.co. Then, choose to Upload a File to upload files into temporary storage for use with PDF.co.

Step 7: PDF.co Configuration

For the File field, select the HTTP – Get a File.

Step 8: Add Tools Module

Now, let’s add the Tools module and choose the Text aggregator to aggregate multiple strings into one text.

Step 9: Text Aggregator Configuration

Let’s set up the configuration.

First, enable the Show advanced settings.
In the Source Module field, select the Airtable – Search Records.
In the Row Separator field, choose the Other option.
For the Separator field, input a comma to separate the URLs.
For the Text field, select the URL from PDF.co – Upload a File.

Once you are done setting up the configuration, click on the run scenario button.

Step 10: Add Another Module

Let’s add the final module. Search and select the PDF.co module. Then, choose to Merge a PDF to merge multiple PDF files into one PDF.

Step 11: Setup PDF.co Configuration

For the Input Type field, we will use the Input Link(s) mode.
For the Input Link field, add the Text from Text aggregator result.

Now, let’s run the scenario to see the result.

Step 12: Run Scenario Result

Great! The scenario runs successfully, kindly copy the URL and paste it into your browser to view the output.

In this tutorial, you learned how to merge PDF files from Airtable using PDF.co and Make. You learned how to set up the Text aggregators to aggregate multiple strings into one text. You also learned how to use the PDF.co Merge a PDF to merge multiple PDF files into a single PDF.