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Generate PDF Node

2 min read Updated July 23, 2026

The Generate PDF node turns workflow data into a polished PDF. You can start from a built-in template or render your own HTML, drop in data from earlier nodes, and preview the layout for free before you spend anything.

What it does

  • Renders a PDF from one of six professional templates, or from custom HTML and CSS.
  • Fills template fields with values from earlier nodes using variable tags.
  • Shows a free live preview so you can see exactly where your data lands before running.
  • Returns a PDF file URL you can email, save, or link to.

Templates

Choose the source mode, then a template:

  • Template mode uses a built-in design: invoice, report, letter, certificate, proposal, or one-pager. You fill in the template’s fields.
  • Custom mode renders your own HTML and CSS document. Scripts and iframes are stripped by the renderer for safety.

Configuration reference

Field Required What it does
Source mode Yes Template or Custom. Defaults to Template.
Template When Template invoice, report, letter, certificate, proposal, or one-pager.
Template data No Maps each template field to a value. Values accept variable tags, and JSON values are parsed for array or object fields.
Custom HTML When Custom The HTML and CSS document to render. Supports variable tags.
Paper No A4 or Letter. Defaults to A4.
Landscape No Render in landscape orientation. Off by default.
File name No Output file name without the extension. Supports variable tags.

Preview before you spend

The node includes a free PNG preview so you can confirm your data lands in the right place. Nothing is metered until you render the final PDF in a run.

Cloud only, and cost

Generate PDF runs on the cloud render service, so it is a Cloud-only node and needs a connected account. It costs 2 credits per PDF. See Local vs Cloud execution and Cost and usage tracking.

Using the result in later nodes

The node produces a PDF file URL. Reference it downstream with [Input from <this-node-id>], for example as an attachment on a Send Email node.

Worked example: build an invoice

  1. Set source mode to Template and pick the invoice template.
  2. Map template fields, for example company.name to your company and invoice.number to [Input from trigger-1].
  3. Set a file name like invoice-[[date] from trigger-1].
  4. Preview, then wire the result into a Send Email node as an attachment.
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