{ "name": "11 - Form \u2192 PDF Generator \u2192 Email", "nodes": [ { "parameters": { "httpMethod": "POST", "path": "generate-pdf", "responseMode": "responseNode", "options": {} }, "id": "node-webhook", "name": "Webhook - Form Submission", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.webhook", "typeVersion": 2, "position": [ 260, 300 ] }, { "parameters": { "jsCode": "const body = $input.first().json.body || $input.first().json;\n\n// Template type determines which PDF layout to generate\nconst templateType = body.template || 'invoice';\n\n// Build HTML based on template type\nlet htmlContent = '';\nconst now = new Date();\nconst dateStr = now.toLocaleDateString('en-US', { year: 'numeric', month: 'long', day: 'numeric' });\n\nif (templateType === 'invoice') {\n const items = body.items || [{ description: 'Service', quantity: 1, price: 100 }];\n const subtotal = items.reduce((s, i) => s + (i.quantity * i.price), 0);\n const tax = subtotal * (body.taxRate || 0.1);\n const total = subtotal + tax;\n\n const itemRows = items.map(item =>\n `\n ${item.description}\n ${item.quantity}\n $${parseFloat(item.price).toFixed(2)}\n $${(item.quantity * item.price).toFixed(2)}\n `\n ).join('');\n\n htmlContent = `Invoice ${body.invoiceNumber || 'INV-001'}\n\n
\n
\n

INVOICE

\n

Invoice #: ${body.invoiceNumber || 'INV-001'}

\n

Date: ${dateStr}

\n

Due: ${body.dueDate || 'Net 30'}

\n
\n
\n

${body.companyName || 'Your Company'}

\n

${body.companyAddress || ''}

\n

${body.companyEmail || ''}

\n
\n
\n
\n

Bill To:

\n

${body.clientName || ''}

\n

${body.clientAddress || ''}

\n

${body.clientEmail || ''}

\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ${itemRows}\n
DescriptionQtyRateAmount
\n
\n

Subtotal: $${subtotal.toFixed(2)}

\n

Tax (${((body.taxRate || 0.1)*100).toFixed(0)}%): $${tax.toFixed(2)}

\n

Total: $${total.toFixed(2)}

\n
\n ${body.notes ? `
Notes:
${body.notes}
` : ''}\n`;\n\n return [{ json: { htmlContent, templateType, recipientEmail: body.clientEmail || body.email, recipientName: body.clientName || 'Client', subject: `Invoice ${body.invoiceNumber || 'INV-001'} from ${body.companyName || 'Us'}`, filename: `Invoice-${body.invoiceNumber || 'INV-001'}.pdf` } }];\n}\n\n// Default: simple report template\nhtmlContent = `\n

${body.title || 'Report'}

Generated: ${dateStr}

\n
${body.content || 'No content provided.'}
\n`;\n\nreturn [{ json: { htmlContent, templateType, recipientEmail: body.email, recipientName: body.name || 'Recipient', subject: body.emailSubject || 'Your PDF is ready', filename: 'document.pdf' } }];" }, "id": "node-build-html", "name": "Code - Build PDF HTML", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code", "typeVersion": 2, "position": [ 480, 300 ] }, { "parameters": { "method": "POST", "url": "https://api.pdfmonkey.io/api/v1/documents", "sendHeaders": true, "headerParameters": { "parameters": [ { "name": "Authorization", "value": "Bearer {{ $env['PDFMONKEY_API_KEY'] }}" }, { "name": "Content-Type", "value": "application/json" } ] }, "sendBody": true, "specifyBody": "json", "jsonBody": "={\n \"document\": {\n \"document_template_id\": \"{{ $env['PDFMONKEY_TEMPLATE_ID'] || 'html' }}\",\n \"status\": \"pending\",\n \"payload\": {\n \"html\": {{ JSON.stringify($json.htmlContent) }}\n },\n \"meta\": {\n \"filename\": {{ JSON.stringify($json.filename) }}\n }\n }\n}", "options": {} }, "id": "node-pdf-create", "name": "HTTP - PDFMonkey Create Document", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "typeVersion": 4.2, "position": [ 700, 300 ] }, { "parameters": { "amount": 5, "unit": "seconds" }, "id": "node-wait", "name": "Wait - PDF Generation", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.wait", "typeVersion": 1.1, "position": [ 920, 300 ] }, { "parameters": { "method": "GET", "url": "https://api.pdfmonkey.io/api/v1/documents/{{ $('HTTP - PDFMonkey Create Document').item.json.document.id }}", "sendHeaders": true, "headerParameters": { "parameters": [ { "name": "Authorization", "value": "Bearer {{ $env['PDFMONKEY_API_KEY'] }}" } ] }, "options": {} }, "id": "node-pdf-poll", "name": "HTTP - PDFMonkey Get Status", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "typeVersion": 4.2, "position": [ 1140, 300 ] }, { "parameters": { "method": "GET", "url": "={{ $json.document.download_url }}", "options": { "response": { "response": { "responseFormat": "file" } } } }, "id": "node-download-pdf", "name": "HTTP - Download PDF Binary", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "typeVersion": 4.2, "position": [ 1360, 300 ] }, { "parameters": { "sendTo": "={{ $('Code - Build PDF HTML').item.json.recipientEmail }}", "subject": "={{ $('Code - Build PDF HTML').item.json.subject }}", "message": "

Dear {{ $('Code - Build PDF HTML').item.json.recipientName }},

\n

Please find your document attached.

\n

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out.

\n

Best regards,
The Team

", "options": { "attachmentsUi": { "attachmentsBinary": [ { "property": "data", "filename": "={{ $('Code - Build PDF HTML').item.json.filename }}" } ] } } }, "id": "node-gmail-send", "name": "Gmail - Send PDF Email", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail", "typeVersion": 2.1, "position": [ 1580, 300 ], "credentials": { "gmailOAuth2": { "name": "" } } }, { "parameters": { "respondWith": "json", "responseBody": "={ \"success\": true, \"message\": \"PDF generated and emailed to {{ $('Code - Build PDF HTML').item.json.recipientEmail }}\" }" }, "id": "node-respond", "name": "Respond to Webhook", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook", "typeVersion": 1, "position": [ 1580, 460 ] } ], "connections": { "Webhook - Form Submission": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Code - Build PDF HTML", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Code - Build PDF HTML": { "main": [ [ { "node": "HTTP - PDFMonkey Create Document", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "HTTP - PDFMonkey Create Document": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Wait - PDF Generation", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Wait - PDF Generation": { "main": [ [ { "node": "HTTP - PDFMonkey Get Status", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "HTTP - PDFMonkey Get Status": { "main": [ [ { "node": "HTTP - Download PDF Binary", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "HTTP - Download PDF Binary": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Gmail - Send PDF Email", "type": "main", "index": 0 }, { "node": "Respond to Webhook", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] } }, "active": false, "settings": { "executionOrder": "v1" }, "tags": [ { "name": "pdf" }, { "name": "documents" }, { "name": "automation" } ], "meta": { "description": "Form submission triggers HTML invoice/report generation in Code node, submits to PDFMonkey API, polls for completion, downloads binary PDF, then emails it as an attachment via Gmail.", "alternatives": "Replace PDFMonkey with: html-pdf-node (self-hosted), Puppeteer via n8n Execute Command, or DocRaptor API", "prerequisites": [ "PDFMonkey account and API key (or alternative PDF API)", "Gmail OAuth2 credentials", "Set env variables: PDFMONKEY_API_KEY, PDFMONKEY_TEMPLATE_ID (optional)", "Adjust Wait node to 10-15 seconds for complex PDFs" ], "testingScenario": { "test_payload": { "template": "invoice", "invoiceNumber": "INV-2026-001", "companyName": "The AI Stack", "companyEmail": "billing@theaistack.com", "clientName": "Acme Corp", "clientEmail": "accounts@acme.com", "dueDate": "Net 30", "taxRate": 0.1, "items": [ { "description": "AI Automation Consulting", "quantity": 10, "price": 250 }, { "description": "n8n Workflow Setup", "quantity": 5, "price": 150 } ], "notes": "Thank you for your business!" } } } }