How to Merge ZIP, Doc, XLS, RTF, PNG, JPG Files into Single PDF using Zapier

In this tutorial, we will show you how to merge Zip, Doc, XLS, PDF, JPG, and PNG files into a single PDF using PDF.co and Zapier.

We have enhanced the PDF Merger API to take non-PDF documents and output them into merged PDF. Below are the source files that we will show to demonstrate this feature.

Mixed PDF and Non-PDF Files
Mixed PDF and Non-PDF Files

Contents

01
In PDF.co, Select PDF Merger in the Action Event
    02
    Set Up PDF Merger Action
      03
      Test & Review PDF Merger Action
        04
        Copy & Paste the URL into Your Browser to See Result

          Step 1: In PDF.co, Select PDF Merger in the Action Event

          First, let’s choose PDF.co as the App and the PDF Merger as the Action Event.

          PDF Merger in PDF.co

          Step 2: Set Up PDF Merger Action

          Next, let’s set up the PDF Merger action.

          • In the List Of Links To Source PDFs, Documents, or Images fields, enter the links of the source files. To follow along, please use these links: PDF, Zip, XLS.
          • In the Auto-convert Non-PDF Files field, select True.
          PDF Merger Action
          PDF Merger Action

          Step 3: Test & Review PDF Merger Action

          We are now ready to Test & Review the PDF Merger.

          Test & Review

          Step 4: Copy & Paste the URL into Your Browser to See Result

          Our test was a success. PDF.co returned a temporary URL to view the merged files. Kindly copy and paste the URL into your browser to see the result.

          Copy temporary URL

          Great! We have successfully merged the different file formats into a single PDF.

          Image of the Merged PDF Output
          Image of the Merged PDF Output

          The PDF Merger API can merge mixed files into a single PDF. It also allows you to select files inside a Zip file to include or exclude in the merge. You can do this in the Custom Profiles field using the zipExcludeFilter and zipIncludeFilter.

          You can use the wildcards * and ?. Here is the sample format:

          { "zipExcludeFilter": "image4.jpg,License.pdf" } // include PDF, XLS and XLSX files "zipIncludeFilter": "*.pdf,*.xls*", // exclude DOC, DOCX, XLS and XLSX files "zipExcludeFilter": "*.doc*,*.xls*"

          In this tutorial, we learned how to merge mixed files into a single PDF. We also explored the include and exclude filter so you can choose specific files to merge.

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