Convert HTML to PDF and compress files with CustomJS API
This n8n template demonstrates how to convert HTML into a PDF, compress the generated PDF, and return it as a binary response using the PDF Toolkit from www.customjs.space. Notice Community nodes can only be installed on self-hosted instances of n8n. @custom-js/n8n-nodes-pdf-toolkit What this workflow does - Convert the requested HTML to PDF. - Compress the PDF file. - Use a Code node to handle URLs pointing to PDF files if they exceed 6MB. - Compress the PDF pages. Requirements - Self-hosted n8
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Convert HTML to PDF and compress files with CustomJS API is a ready-made n8n workflow you import as a workflow JSON file — no build required. It connects UNSUPPORTED_SLUG_FORMAT. It's free to download. Follow the 5-step import below to go live in minutes.
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- n8n
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- Modules
- 5
- Price
- Free
- Version
- v1.0

About this workflow
This n8n template demonstrates how to convert HTML into a PDF, compress the generated PDF, and return it as a binary response using the PDF Toolkit from www.customjs.space. Notice Community nodes can only be installed on self-hosted instances of n8n. @custom-js/n8n-nodes-pdf-toolkit What this workflow does - Convert the requested HTML to PDF. - Compress the PDF file. - Use a Code node to handle URLs pointing to PDF files if they exceed 6MB. - Compress the PDF pages. Requirements - Self-hosted n8n instance - CustomJS API key for compressing PDF files. - HTML Data to convert PDF files - Code node for handling URL that indicates PDF file. Workflow Steps: 1. Manual Trigger: - Runs with user interaction. 2. HTML to PDF: - Request HTML Data - Convert HTML to PDF - Request PDF from URL. 3. Compress Pages from PDF: - Compress PDF as a binary file. --- Usage Get API key from customJS - Sign up to customJS platform. - Navigate to your profile page - Press "Show" button to get API key Set Credentials for CustomJS API on n8n Copy and paste your API key generated from CustomJS here. Design workflow - A Manual Trigger for starting workflow. - HTTP Request Nodes for downloading PDF files. - Code node for handling URL that indicates PDF file. - Compress PDF files. You can replace logic for triggering and returning results. For example, you can trigger this workflow by calling a webhook and get a result as a response from webhook. Simply replace Manual Trigger and Write to Disk nodes.
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Download the workflow JSON file after purchase.
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Open n8n → click the menu → Import from File.
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Select the downloaded JSON and import.
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Set up credentials for each node that requires them.
- 5
Click Execute Workflow to test, then activate.
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