@pdfbrew/n8n-nodes-pdfbrew

n8n community node for pdfbrew — PDF generation API for invoices, receipts, and document automation.

Installation

Self-hosted n8n

1. Go to Settings → Community Nodes
2. Click Install
3. Enter @pdfbrew/n8n-nodes-pdfbrew
4. Click Install

The Pdfbrew node will appear in your node panel.

n8n Cloud

Community nodes on n8n Cloud must be allowlisted by n8n support.

1. Email [email protected] and request allowlisting of @pdfbrew/n8n-nodes-pdfbrew
2. Once approved, it will appear in Settings → Community Nodes and you can install it normally

Authentication

1. Sign up at pdfbrew.coffee and get an API key from the dashboard
2. In n8n, create a new Pdfbrew API credential
3. Paste your API key (format: pdfbrew_live_...)

Operations

Render from HTML

Generate a PDF from an HTML string with optional CSS.

{
  "source": { "type": "html", "html": "<h1>Invoice #001</h1>" },
  "options": { "format": "A4" }
}

Render from URL

Generate a PDF by rendering a webpage URL.

{
  "source": { "type": "url", "url": "https://your-app.com/invoice/123" }
}

Render from Markdown

Generate a PDF from a Markdown string.

# Receipt #RCP-001

| Item | Amount |
|------|--------|
| Pro Plan | $29.00 |

Get Render

Retrieve the status and download URL of a render by ID.

Example Workflows

Shopify order → Invoice PDF → Email to customer

Shopify Trigger (new order)
  → Pdfbrew (Render from HTML, inject order data)
  → Gmail (send PDF URL to customer)

Google Sheets row → PDF → Save to Drive

Google Sheets Trigger (new row)
  → Pdfbrew (Render from HTML template)
  → Google Drive (upload PDF)

Stripe payment → Receipt PDF → Slack notification

Stripe Trigger (payment succeeded)
  → Pdfbrew (Render from Markdown)
  → Slack (post PDF link to #billing)

Options

| Option | Default | Description | |--------|---------|-------------| | Page Format | A4 | A4, A3, Letter, Legal | | Landscape | false | Portrait or landscape | | Print Background | true | Include CSS backgrounds | | Scale | 1 | 0.1–2 | | Wait For | Network Idle | When to consider the page loaded | | Wait for Completion | true | Poll until PDF is ready | | Max Wait (seconds) | 60 | Timeout for async renders |

Response

On success, the node returns:

{
  "id": "rnd_...",
  "status": "completed",
  "output": {
    "url": "https://api.pdfbrew.coffee/v1/renders/rnd_.../file?...",
    "expires_at": "2026-07-04T08:00:00Z",
    "sha256": "...",
    "bytes": 26782,
    "pages": 1
  }
}

Use {{ $json.output.url }} in downstream nodes to access the PDF.

Links

• pdfbrew.coffee
• API Reference
• npm package