The workflow JSON
Copy or download the full n8n JSON below. Paste it into a new n8n workflow, add your credentials, activate. Full import guide →
{
"nodes": [
{
"id": "41ce128f-e9e5-478f-8954-c94019884721",
"name": "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"position": [
-160,
240
],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "3a3b3212-2eb3-411e-981e-37bd3f3e46fe",
"name": "HTTP Request",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
680,
240
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://v2.convertapi.com/convert/docx/to/pdf",
"method": "POST",
"options": {
"response": {
"response": {
"responseFormat": "file"
}
}
},
"sendBody": true,
"contentType": "multipart-form-data",
"sendHeaders": true,
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"bodyParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "file",
"value": "={{ $json.url_to_file }}"
}
]
},
"genericAuthType": "httpQueryAuth",
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "Accept",
"value": "application/octet-stream"
}
]
}
},
"credentials": {
"httpQueryAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "987ec4b3-3241-4cb6-b735-04754ead8ef8",
"name": "Read/Write Files from Disk",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.readWriteFile",
"position": [
1000,
240
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"fileName": "document.pdf",
"operation": "write",
"dataPropertyName": "=data"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "d99ed058-ab0c-4310-8e75-3d4b073c234b",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
540,
40
],
"parameters": {
"width": 372,
"height": 383,
"content": "## Authentication\nConversion requests must be authenticated. Please create \n[ConvertAPI account to get authentication secret](https://www.convertapi.com/a/signin)\n\nCreate a query auth credential with `secret` as name and your secret from the convertAPI dashboard as value"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "3e4f5f45-36c8-4a71-b053-6b5beafa3025",
"name": "Config",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
220,
240
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "25315146-5709-49d4-9c01-27dd5eeba879",
"name": "url_to_file",
"type": "string",
"value": "https://cdn.convertapi.com/cara/testfiles/document.docx"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.3
},
{
"id": "895324aa-e373-4049-8b4b-aefed7a61239",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
100,
40
],
"parameters": {
"width": 353,
"height": 375,
"content": "## Configuration \nChange the `url_to_file` parameter here to the file you want to convert"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"connections": {
"Config": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "HTTP Request",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"HTTP Request": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Read/Write Files from Disk",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Config",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
Each integration node will prompt for credentials when you import. We strip credential IDs before publishing — you'll add your own.
httpQueryAuth
About this workflow
Convert Docx From Url To Pdf Using Convertapi. Uses manualTrigger, httpRequest, readWriteFile, stickyNote. Event-driven trigger; 6 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →