Generate PDFs from Zapier

To generate a PDF from Zapier, add a Webhooks/HTTP action step to your Zap that sends a POST request to the Docweave API (/api/v1/pdf) with your API key and a JSON body describing the document — Docweave renders it and returns the PDF in the response.

Wire the Zap step by step

Zapier has no dedicated Docweave app, but any HTTP-capable action step can call the API directly:

1. In your Zap, add a new action step and search for Webhooks by Zapier (or an equivalent HTTP action on your plan).
2. Choose the POST event as the action.
3. Set URL to https://docweave.dev/api/v1/pdf.
4. Under Headers, add Authorization: Bearer dw_live_your_key and Content-Type: application/json.
5. Set Data Pass-Through? to false and set Data Format to json, then paste the JSON body below, mapping in fields from earlier steps with Zapier's insert-field picker.
6. Test the step — Zapier will show the API response, including the PDF result, which you can then feed into a later step (for example uploading to Google Drive or emailing it).

JSON body example

Paste this into the Webhooks step's data field, replacing the mapped values with fields from your trigger:

{
  "source": {
    "type": "template",
    "template": "<h1>Order {{ order_id }}</h1><p>Customer: {{ customer_name }}</p><p>Total: {{ total }}</p>",
    "data": {
      "order_id": "{{1. Order ID}}",
      "customer_name": "{{1. Customer Name}}",
      "total": "{{1. Total}}"
    }
  },
  "options": { "format": "A4" },
  "idempotencyKey": "{{1. Order ID}}"
}

…or call it from an AI agent

If your workflow runs through an AI agent step instead of a plain webhook, add the Docweave MCP server and call generate_pdf directly — same source types, no HTTP boilerplate:

// From an AI agent step over MCP — no HTTP plumbing:
npx @docweave/mcp

generate_pdf({
  source: {
    type: "template",
    template: "<h1>Order {{ order_id }}</h1><p>Customer: {{ customer_name }}</p><p>Total: {{ total }}</p>",
    data: { order_id: "1042", customer_name: "Acme Inc.", total: "$128.00" }
  },
  outputPath: "/tmp/order-1042.pdf"
})

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