Pdfpost - Generate a PDF

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{
  "name": "PDFPost - generate a PDF",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "content": "## PDFPost example\n\nGenerates a PDF from the seeded `invoice` template.\n\n**Setup, on the HTTP Request node:**\n1. `url` - point it at your PDFPost (default assumes n8n is in Docker Desktop and PDFPost is on the host).\n2. Create a Header Auth credential. Name: `Authorization`, Value: `Bearer <token>`, with a token from `php artisan pdfpost:token n8n`. A credential keeps the token out of this file if you ever export or share the workflow.\n\nThe rendered PDF comes out as binary on the `data` property. Add a node after it to email it, upload it, or write it to disk.",
        "height": 380,
        "width": 360
      },
      "id": "55acd510-35c6-40c8-92ff-b54a23a772b0",
      "name": "Read me",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {},
      "id": "b5950705-6ebe-471e-a177-d7b91f74c2a5",
      "name": "When clicking 'Test workflow'",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        320,
        60
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "http://host.docker.internal:8080/api/v1/render",
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth",
        "sendBody": true,
        "specifyBody": "json",
        "jsonBody": "{\n  \"template\": \"invoice\",\n  \"data\": {\n    \"number\": \"INV-0043\",\n    \"date\": \"July 14, 2026\",\n    \"from\": { \"name\": \"Studio North\", \"email\": \"billing@studionorth.test\" },\n    \"to\": { \"name\": \"Acme Co\", \"email\": \"accounts@acme.test\" },\n    \"items\": [\n      { \"name\": \"Design sprint\", \"qty\": \"1\", \"price\": \"$1,200.00\" },\n      { \"name\": \"Development (10h)\", \"qty\": \"10\", \"price\": \"$1,500.00\" }\n    ],\n    \"total\": \"$2,700.00\",\n    \"notes\": \"Generated from n8n.\"\n  }\n}",
        "options": {
          "response": {
            "response": {
              "responseFormat": "file",
              "outputPropertyName": "data"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "id": "75dc0ee4-00f1-44a5-9b67-3f952c63128c",
      "name": "PDFPost render",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
        560,
        60
      ]
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "When clicking 'Test workflow'": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "PDFPost render",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "versionId": "a455eb98-776c-4049-b5c3-aa35f597473f",
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
  },
  "id": "6stZ9zfoqoiR1LZ5",
  "tags": []
}

About this workflow

PDFPost - generate a PDF. Uses httpRequest. Event-driven trigger; 3 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/andyshrx/pdfpost/blob/ef0d381ba37b5d7287a3d45495ed9a312e0870bb/examples/n8n/generate-pdf.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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