{ "name": "Generate PDF Certificate", "nodes": [ { "parameters": { "content": "## Generate PDF Certificate\n\nOnline learning platforms and corporate training departments use this recipe to generate a completion certificate on demand. Define the recipient name, course title, completion date, and a QR code linking to a verification page \u2014 producing a landscape PDF ready for formal download or print.\n\n**Note:** This workflow uses the Iteration Layer community node (`n8n-nodes-iterationlayer`). 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