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Render Template

Dynamically create a PDF document from a template. Returns a URL to the PDF document. See the documentation
  • Action
  • Writes data
  • API key
  • SDK
  • MCP

IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's PDF-API.io account once, then configure and run Render Template from your backend or agent.

import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "pdf_api_io-render-template",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    pdf_api_io: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    templateId: "Template ID",
    data: "Data",
  },
})

console.log(result)

SCHEMA

Inputs

Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.

Render Template inputs
Property Type Description
templateId Template ID string
The ID of the template
Required Dynamic
data Data object
An object containing key-value pairs representing the data to be replaced in the template. The keys should match the placeholders you defined in the PDF template.
Required

REFERENCE

Tool details

Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.

Registry key
pdf_api_io-render-template
Version
0.0.1
App
PDF-API.io
Authentication
API key
Read-only
No
Destructive
No
Open world
Yes