Fill PDFs and collect signatures in n8n
The DocSpring node adds PDF generation and e-signatures to your n8n workflows, whether you use n8n Cloud or run it on your own server. Its trigger node starts a workflow when a PDF is ready or a document is signed.
What you can do with n8n
Actions
- Generate PDF
- Fill a template with data from earlier nodes and get a link to the finished PDF.
- Combine PDFs
- Merge generated PDFs, templates, and files from a URL into one document.
- Create Data Request
- Send a form for people to check their details and sign, and get a signing link for each person.
- Create Signing Link
- Get a fresh signing link for an existing data request.
- Get submissions
- Look up a PDF by its ID, or list your recent PDFs.
- Search templates
- Find templates by name or ID.
Trigger
n8n sets up the webhook in DocSpring when you activate the workflow.
- DocSpring Trigger
- Start a workflow when a PDF, data request, combined PDF, batch, or template changes. Choose the events and whether to include test PDFs.
Set up the n8n integration
- In n8n, install the DocSpring community node, @docspring/n8n-nodes-docspring.
- Create an API token in your DocSpring account, then add DocSpring credentials in n8n with your region and the token's ID and secret.
- Add a DocSpring node to a workflow, choose an operation and a template, and map your data.
- Add the DocSpring Trigger node to start a workflow when a PDF is processed or a data request is completed.
Example workflows
Documents from your own systems
Run n8n on your own servers, next to your databases and internal tools, and fill PDFs from their data.
Signing workflows
Create a data request, send the signing link by email or chat, and carry on when the document is signed.
Monthly statements
On a schedule, read rows from a database or spreadsheet and generate a PDF statement for each customer.
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Try DocSpring with n8n
Upload a PDF or create an HTML template, then connect n8n. No credit card required.