PDF Generation

• Example Call

To generate a PDF with the Placid REST API:

1. Create an API project or add the API integration to your project in Placid
2. Create and design your template(s)
3. Send your data and customizations to the API
4. Poll the GET endpoint for status updates or use a webhook to get the generated PDF file

{info} 1 PDF page = 2 credits

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Example Call

// - POST to endpoint `https://api.placid.app/api/rest/pdfs`

{
    ...

    "pages": [
        {
            "template_uuid": "jxac36kja",
            "layers": {
                "name": {
                    "text": "Jonathan Doe"
                },
                "course": {
                    "text": "has completed the online course « Authentic Business Branding » taught by Frida Baumann on January 24, 2023."
                },
                "signature-instructor": {
                    "image": "https://growthacademy.com/assets/instructors/sig/baumann.png"
                },
                "labelsignature-instructor": {
                    "text": "Frida Baumann, instructor"
                }
            },
        },
    ],

    ...

    // Options for filename, size modifications, export,..
}

{primary} PDF generation is only supported in credit-based plans