n8n-nodes-convert-to-pdf

An n8n community node that converts HTML and CSV content to PDF files. Works in any Node.js environment — no Chrome or browser dependencies required.

Installation

Community Edition

1. Go to Settings > Community Nodes
2. Click Install a community node
3. Enter n8n-nodes-convert-to-pdf
4. Click Install

Self-hosted / Kubernetes

If you are running n8n on Kubernetes (e.g. EKS), the community node must be available on all pods (main, workers, webhooks). The recommended approach is to bake it into a custom Docker image:

FROM n8nio/n8n:latest
USER root
RUN cd /usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n && npm install n8n-nodes-convert-to-pdf
USER node

Operations

HTML to PDF

Converts HTML content to a PDF document. Supports headings, paragraphs, bold, italic, lists, tables, and horizontal rules.

| Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | HTML Source | Choose between Text Input (paste HTML directly) or Binary Input (read from an incoming file) | | HTML Content | The HTML string to convert (when using Text Input) | | Input Binary Field | The binary field name containing the HTML file (when using Binary Input) |

CSV to PDF

Converts CSV content to a styled PDF table with headers, alternating row colors, and borders.

| Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | CSV Source | Choose between Text Input (paste CSV directly) or Binary Input (read from an incoming file) | | CSV Content | The CSV string to convert (when using Text Input) | | Input Binary Field | The binary field name containing the CSV file (when using Binary Input) |

Shared Options

These options are available for both operations:

| Option | Description | Default | |--------|-------------|---------| | Output Binary Field | Name of the output binary field | data | | File Name | File name for the generated PDF | output.pdf |

PDF Options

| Option | Description | Default | |--------|-------------|---------| | Format | Paper size (A3, A4, A5, Letter, Legal, Tabloid) | A4 | | Landscape | Use landscape orientation | false | | Margin Top | Top margin (e.g. 10mm, 1in, 1cm) | 10mm | | Margin Bottom | Bottom margin | 10mm | | Margin Left | Left margin | 10mm | | Margin Right | Right margin | 10mm |

Example Usage

HTML to PDF

1. Add a Convert to PDF node to your workflow
2. Select HTML to PDF as the operation
3. Enter your HTML content:

   <h1>Invoice #1234</h1>
   <p>Date: 2026-01-15</p>
   <table>
     <thead><tr><th>Item</th><th>Qty</th><th>Price</th></tr></thead>
     <tbody>
       <tr><td>Widget</td><td>10</td><td>$5.00</td></tr>
       <tr><td>Gadget</td><td>3</td><td>$12.50</td></tr>
     </tbody>
   </table>

4. The node outputs a PDF binary that can be saved, emailed, or passed to other nodes

CSV to PDF

1. Add a Convert to PDF node to your workflow
2. Select CSV to PDF as the operation
3. Enter your CSV content:

   name,email,department
   Alice,[email protected],Engineering
   Bob,[email protected],Marketing
   Carol,[email protected],Sales

4. The node outputs a PDF with a formatted table

Supported HTML Elements

| Element | Rendering | |---------|-----------| | <h1> - <h6> | Headings with scaled font sizes | | <p> | Paragraphs with spacing | | <strong>, <b> | Bold text | | <em>, <i> | Italic text | | <ul>, <ol> | Bulleted and numbered lists | | <table> | Tables with headers, borders, and alternating row colors | | <hr> | Horizontal rule | | <br> | Line break | | <div>, <section>, <article> | Block containers | | <span> | Inline container |

License

MIT