Generate PDF

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Build a PDF from HTML and CSS (Monaco editor) or plain text

Usage and specifics

HTML mode uses HTML/CSS; text mode uses title and content. Choose page size, margins and filename. HTML generation depends on the backend PDF engine.

Technical type : generate_pdf. Runtime : nodulz.

Credentials and prerequisites

This node defines no dedicated external credential. Remote sources or execution targets may still need their own access credentials.

See the credentials guide if a remote source or execution target requires access.

Parameters

Names below are technical keys. Defaults are not a ready-to-run configuration: complete fields required by your operation. Paths containing [] describe list items; some fields depend on the selected mode.

Parameter	Type	Default	Values / limits
`contentMode`	`enum`	`"html"`	`html`, `plain`
`html`	`string`	`""`	-
`css`	`string`	`""`	-
`title`	`string`	`""`	-
`content`	`string`	`""`	-
`fileName`	`string`	`"document.pdf"`	-
`pageSize`	`enum`	`"A4"`	`A4`, `LETTER`
`fontSize`	`number`	`12`	-; ≥ 8, ≤ 32
`margin`	`number`	`50`	-; ≥ 24, ≤ 96

Configuration help

contentMode Document mode: HTML mode: structured layout with styles and preview. Plain mode: title + text only.
title Title: Heading at the top of the PDF. Expressions are allowed. Leave empty for body text only.
content Content: Plain text body (simple mode). Expressions are allowed.
fileName File name: Suggested filename for the generated file (expressions allowed).
pageSize Page size: A4 or Letter.
margin Margins: Page margin in points (24–96).
fontSize Base text size: Base size in points (8–32). Headings scale from this value.

Initial configuration

Initial catalog configuration example, to adapt before running. Keep secrets in credentials.

json

{
  "contentMode": "html",
  "html": "",
  "css": "",
  "title": "",
  "content": "",
  "fileName": "document.pdf",
  "pageSize": "A4",
  "fontSize": 12,
  "margin": 50
}

Verification

Test with representative data. Check node output in the inspector and logs, then use editor mapping for downstream fields. A trigger test with a simulated payload does not validate external service delivery.