n8n-nodes-templatefox

This is an n8n community node for TemplateFox - a PDF generation API that lets you create professional PDFs from templates.

n8n is a fair-code licensed workflow automation platform.

Installation

Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation.

npm:

npm install n8n-nodes-templatefox

n8n Desktop/Cloud:

1. Go to Settings > Community Nodes
2. Select Install
3. Enter n8n-nodes-templatefox
4. Agree to the risks and click Install

Operations

Generate PDF (sync)

Generate a PDF from a template with your data — the main operation. Returns a signed URL or a binary file.

Features:

• Template dropdown — pick from your saved templates
• Template version dropdown — pin to a tagged version, or use the live draft
• Dynamic fields — auto-populated from the selected template
• JSON mode — raw JSON input for arrays and nested data
• PDF/A variant — generate pdf/a-1b, pdf/a-2b, or pdf/a-3b archival PDFs
• Custom filename / URL expiration / S3 upload options

Generate PDF (Async)

Same inputs as Generate PDF, but queues a job and returns a job_id immediately. Best for large documents, batches, or when you don't want to hold an HTTP connection open. Pair with Get PDF Job (or a webhook) to retrieve the result.

PDF tools (no template needed)

• Merge PDFs — concatenate 2+ PDFs (URL or base64) into a single document
• Extract PDF Pages — pull selected pages using a 1-3, 5, 7-9 syntax
• Rotate PDF — rotate every page by a single angle, or apply a per-page rotation map

Read-only operations

• Get PDF Job — look up an async job by ID
• List PDF Jobs — list recent jobs, optionally filtered by status
• Get Account — returns remaining credits and account email

The node is also usableAsTool: true, so any of these operations can be exposed to an n8n AI Agent.

Credentials

To use this node, you need a TemplateFox API key:

1. Sign up at templatefox.com
2. Go to your API Dashboard
3. Copy your API key
4. In n8n, create new TemplateFox API credentials and paste your key

Usage

Basic Example

1. Add the TemplateFox node to your workflow
2. Configure your TemplateFox API credentials
3. Select a template from the dropdown
4. Fill in the template fields with your data
5. Execute the workflow to generate a PDF

Using JSON Mode

For complex data structures (arrays, nested objects):

1. Select JSON as the Data Input Mode
2. Enter your data as JSON:

{
  "customer_name": "John Doe",
  "invoice_number": "INV-001",
  "items": [
    {"description": "Widget A", "quantity": 2, "price": 10.00},
    {"description": "Widget B", "quantity": 1, "price": 25.00}
  ]
}

Output

The node returns:

• url: Direct URL to download the PDF
• filename: The PDF filename
• credits_remaining: Your remaining API credits
• expires_in: Seconds until the URL expires

Resources

• TemplateFox Documentation
• n8n Community Nodes Documentation
• TemplateFox API Reference

Support

• TemplateFox Support: [email protected]
• GitHub Issues: Report bugs or request features

License

MIT