PDF & Image Automation Use Cases
See how teams use CraftMyPDF to automate invoices, certificates, reports, banners, and social media images — with API, Make.com, or Zapier. Every guide includes a working template and step-by-step setup.
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Business Documents & Contracts
Automate the everyday paperwork that keeps your business running — invoices, contracts, and reports generated from your CRM, billing system, or spreadsheet.
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Create Invoices
Turn billing records into branded invoices, receipts and credit notes, with line items and totals filled in for you.
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Create Contracts
Merge parties, dates, amounts and terms into a template your legal team approved once — contracts, NDAs and SOWs.
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Create PDF Reports
Ship recurring reports with tables, charts and page headers straight from your database, analytics tool or spreadsheet.
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Create PDFs From Data
Turn any JSON payload or spreadsheet row into a document — pagination, page numbering and growing tables handled.
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Generate Charts for PDF
Render bar, line and pie charts inside the document from live values — no dashboard screenshots to paste in.
Fillable Forms & PDF Editing
Build interactive PDFs, watermark documents in bulk, and turn static templates into dynamic, fillable forms ready for signing.
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Generate Fillable PDFs
Send out forms, intake sheets and consent packets with fillable fields and checkboxes already prefilled with what you know.
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Add Watermarks to PDFs
Stamp text or image watermarks on every copy as it is generated, at the position, rotation and opacity you set.
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Create PDF Labels
Lay out label sheets at exact physical dimensions once, then feed them order or inventory data for print-ready PDFs.
Certificates, Passes & HR Documents
Issue certificates, employee passes, and event credentials in bulk — perfect for HR teams, training providers, and event organizers handling hundreds of recipients.
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Generate Certificates
Merge recipient names, dates and certificate IDs into one design and issue hundreds of course or award certificates at once.
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Generate Employee Passes
Produce badges, visitor passes and contractor credentials with photos, roles and codes that scan, from your HR system.
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Generate Daily Special Menus
Keep dishes, allergens and prices in a spreadsheet or POS system and generate the day's menu PDF each morning.
Marketing & Image Automation
Auto-generate banner ads, social media posts, and Instagram visuals at scale — built for performance marketers, agencies, and growth teams running multi-channel campaigns.
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Automate Marketing
Drive brochures, one-pagers, proposals and personalised offers from your CRM — on-brand, without a designer in the loop.
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Generate Banner Ads & Images
Generate every size, offer and language variant of a campaign from one data source, each at exact ad dimensions.
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Generate Social Media Images
Produce feed squares, story verticals and wide link-preview cards for every post from a single record.
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Generate Instagram Posts
Build the post and story formats once, then generate each visual from your content calendar or product catalogue.
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Add Text to Image
Overlay headlines, prices, names or dates onto a background automatically, with fonts and positioning locked to your template.
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Generate Images from Data
Output PNG or JPEG visuals — product shots, email headers, Open Graph previews — straight from your records.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to help you choose the right setup for your workflow.
Which integration should I choose — API, Make.com, or Zapier?
Choose based on your team's stack. The REST API gives developers full control and the lowest cost per document at scale — ideal for SaaS products and high-volume backend workflows. Make.com suits teams that need visual, branching workflows with complex data transformations. Zapier is the fastest no-code option if you already use it for other automations and need straightforward trigger-action setups.
Do I need coding skills to use CraftMyPDF?
No. The drag-and-drop template editor and Zapier or Make.com integrations require zero coding. If you're a developer, you also have the option to call the REST API directly and use JavaScript-style expressions for advanced logic — but it's never required.
Can I use one template across all three integrations?
Yes. Templates are integration-agnostic. Once you build a template in the editor, you can call it from the API, Make.com, Zapier, Bubble.io, n8n, Airtable, or any other supported platform using the same template ID.
What's the difference between PDF and image generation?
The PDF Generation API outputs multi-page documents like invoices, reports, and certificates — formatted for print or download. The Image Generation API outputs single-frame JPEG or PNG files — designed for Open Graph images, banner ads, social media posts, and dynamic visuals served on websites.
Is there a free plan to test these use cases?
Yes. CraftMyPDF offers a free tier with no credit card required. You can build templates, test the API, and connect Zapier or Make.com to run real workflows before committing to a paid plan. View pricing →
Can I generate documents in bulk from a CSV or spreadsheet?
Yes. Use the bulk PDF generator to upload a CSV and produce hundreds of documents in one batch, or connect Google Sheets via Zapier or Make.com to automate generation row by row.
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