Convert Anything to PDF

This operation allows you to convert a variety of file types into PDF format. It supports transforming CSV, document (RTF, DOC, DOCX, TXT), email (MSG or EML), image (JPG, PNG, and TIFF), and spreadsheet (XLS or XLSX) into high-quality PDF files easily.

Input

Name	Description	Required
PDF URL	Provide the URL to the source PDF document, or a filetoken:// link from PDF.co Built-In Files Storage. If you use another cloud service such as Google Drive or Dropbox ensure the link is publicly accessible.	Yes
Conversion Type	Choose from which document you want to convert to PDF, such as CSV, Document (RTF, DOC, DOCX, TXT), Email (MSG or EML), Image (JPG, PNG, TIFF), or Spreadsheet (XLS and XLSX).	Yes
Auto Size	Set to true to adjust page dimensions to content with automatic page sizing. If false, uses worksheet’s page setup.	No
Embed Attachment	Set to false if you don’t want to convert attachments from the original email and want to embed them as original files (as embedded PDF attachments). Converts attachments that are supported by the PDF.co API (DOC, DOCx, HTML, PNG, JPG etc.) into PDF format and then merges into output final PDF. Non-supported file types are added as PDF attachments (Adobe Reader or another viewer may be required to view PDF attachments).	No
Convert Attachment to PDF	Set to true to automatically embeds all attachments from original input email MSG or EML files into the final output PDF. Set it to false if you don’t want to embed attachments so it will convert only the body of the input email. True by default.	No
Margins	Set custom margins, overriding CSS default margins. Specify the margins in the format {top} {right} {bottom} {left}. You can usepx,mm,cmorinunits. Also, you can set margins for all sides at once using a single value.	No
Orientation	Set the document orientation. Options: Portrait for vertical layout, and Landscape for horizontal layout.	No
Paper Size	Specifies the paper size. Accepts standard sizes like Letter, Legal,Tabloid , Ledger, A0 - A6.	No
Custom Paper Size	You can custom paper size by providing width and height separated by a space, with optional units:  px  (pixels),  mm (millimeters),  cm  (centimeters), or in  (inches). Examples: ‘200 300’, ‘200px 300px’, ‘200mm 300mm’, ‘20cm 30cm’, ‘6in 8in’.	No
File Name	File name for the generated output, the input must be in string format.	No
Webhook URL	The callback URL or Webhook used to receive the output data.	No
HTTP Username	HTTP auth user name if required to access source URL.	No
HTTP Password	HTTP auth password if required to access source URL.	No
Custom Profiles	Use JSON to customize PDF processing with options like output resolution, OCR settings, text extraction methods, encryption, and image handling. Check our Custom Profile section to see all available parameters for your current endpoint.	No

Custom Profiles

You can set additional options for the operation used in the PDF.co node by using Custom Profiles. A custom profile is a string in JSON-like format containing predefined parameters.

Here’s an example of a Custom Profiles input:

{ "outputDataFormat": "base64" }

With this input, the PDF.co operation will return the output in base64 format. You can find the list of available parameters for customizing profiles in the PDF.co operation documentation below:

You can use any regular API parameter from the API Reference within n8n using the std_params feature in profiles. The std_params enables the definition of regular API parameters in a JSON format, See Standard Parameters for detailed documentation and examples.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
outputDataFormat	string	-	If you require your output as base64 format, set this to base64
DataEncryptionAlgorithm	string	-	Controls the encryption algorithm used for data encryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information. The available algorithms are: AES128, AES192, AES256.
DataEncryptionKey	string	-	Controls the encryption key used for data encryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information.
DataEncryptionIV	string	-	Controls the encryption IV used for data encryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information.
DataDecryptionAlgorithm	string	-	Controls the decryption algorithm used for data decryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information. The available algorithms are: AES128, AES192, AES256.
DataDecryptionKey	string	-	Controls the decryption key used for data decryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information.
DataDecryptionIV	string	-	Controls the decryption IV used for data decryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information.

Output

Name	Description
jobId	Unique identifier for the background job.
pageCount	Number of pages in the PDF document.
error	Indicates whether an error occurred (false means success)
status	Status code of the request (200, 404, 500, etc.). For more information, see Response Codes.
credits	Number of credits consumed by the request
remainingCredits	Number of credits remaining in the account
duration	Time taken for the operation in milliseconds
url	Direct URL to the final PDF file stored in S3.
name	Name of the output file
outputLinkValidTill	Timestamp indicating when the output link will expire