Create a PDF document with Pdfless API on Custom Interval from Schedule API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Schedule trigger and Pdfless action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the Custom Interval trigger
1. Connect your Schedule account
2. Configure Cron Schedule
Configure the Create a PDF document action
1. Connect your Pdfless account
2. Select a Template ID
3. Configure Payload
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Trigger#

Custom Interval on Schedule

Description:Trigger your workflow every N hours, minutes or seconds.

Version:0.0.2

Key:schedule-custom-interval

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Schedule Overview#

The Schedule app in Pipedream is a powerful tool that allows you to trigger workflows at regular intervals, ranging from every minute to once a year. This enables the automation of repetitive tasks and the scheduling of actions to occur without manual intervention. By leveraging this API, you can execute code, run integrations, and process data on a reliable schedule, all within Pipedream's serverless environment.

Trigger Code#

import schedule from "../../schedule.app.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Custom Interval",
  version: "0.0.2",
  key: "schedule-custom-interval",
  type: "source",
  description: "Trigger your workflow every N hours, minutes or seconds.",
  props: {
    schedule,
    cron: {
      propDefinition: [
        schedule,
        "cron",
      ],
    },
  },
};

Trigger Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Schedule	`schedule`	`app`	This component uses the Schedule app.
Cron Schedule	`cron`	`$.interface.timer`	Enter a cron expression

Trigger Authentication#

The Schedule API does not require authentication.

About Schedule#

Trigger workflows on an interval or cron schedule.

Action#

Create a PDF document on Pdfless

Description:Create a PDF document based on selected template identifier and defined payload. [See the documentation](https://github.com/Pdfless/pdfless-js)

Version:0.0.1

Key:pdfless-generate-pdf

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Pdfless Overview#

The Pdfless API provides a suite of tools for creating and manipulating PDF documents, enabling users to generate PDFs from HTML, merge multiple PDFs into one, split a PDF into separate files, and convert PDFs to other formats. By incorporating the Pdfless API into Pipedream workflows, you can automate document processing tasks, streamline data extraction, and integrate with other services to manage documents as part of larger business processes.

Action Code#

import app from "../../pdfless.app.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Create a PDF document",
  version: "0.0.1",
  key: "pdfless-generate-pdf",
  description: "Create a PDF document based on selected template identifier and defined payload. [See the documentation](https://github.com/Pdfless/pdfless-js)",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    app,
    templateId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "templateId",
      ],
    },
    payload: {
      type: "object",
      label: "Payload",
      description: "The data to be used in the template",
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const result = await this.app.generate({
      templateId: this.templateId,
      payload: this.payload,
    });

    if (result?.status === "success") {
      $.export("$summary", "Successfully generated PDF");
    }
    return result;
  },
};

Action Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Pdfless	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Pdfless app.
Template ID	`templateId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Payload	`payload`	`object`	The data to be used in the template