How to Send Multiple PDFs as One Attachment

Do you have multiple PDFs that you want to send as one attachment? PDF.co can help you merge all of your PDFs into one and by using Zapier you can automate the process. That also includes sending the PDF as an attachment to an email.

We will use these PDF files for this tutorial:

Screenshot of the Sample PDF
Screenshot of the Sample PDF
Screenshot of the Sample PDF
Screenshot of the Sample PDF

Step 1: Create a Zap

  • On your Zapier Dashboard, click Create Zap

Step 2: Select and setup a Trigger

  • You may choose any trigger app that you want to use

Step 3: Select an Action App

  • Search and select PDF.co as your Action App
Select an action app

Step 4: Select an Action Event

  • For the Action Event, select PDF Merger. This API will help you merge all of your PDF files into one
Select an action event

Step 5: Setup Action

  • For the List of links to source PDFs, insert all the links where your PDFs are located
  • If you have a non-PDF file that you want to include, you may set Auto-convert non-PDF files into true
Setup Action

Step 6: Test Action

Test action
Test successful

Step 7: Result

  • Here’s what the merged PDF looks like
Merged PDF
Merged PDF

Now to automatically send the merged PDF as an attachment to an email:

Step 8: Select another Action App

  • For this tutorial, we will use Gmail
Select another action app

Step 9: Select an Action Event

  • For the Action Event, select Send Email
Select an action event

Step 10: Setup Action

  • Insert the email address where you want to send the attachment. You may also add a cc if needed
  • Select your email address
  • You may insert your name or a different name
  • Add a subject to your email
  • You may choose the Body Type as Plain or HTML
  • Add a body to your email
  • For the Attachments, insert the temporary output link from your PDF.co action
Setup action
Setup action
Setup action

Step 11: Test action

Test action
Test successful

Step 12: Email with an Attachment

  • Here’s the email with an attachment
Email with an Attachment
Email with an Attachment

Through this tutorial, you learned how to send multiple PDFs as one attachment with the help of PDF.co Web API and Zapier.