n8n-nodes-templatefox

n8n-nodes-templatefox

This is an n8n community node for TemplateFox - a PDF generation API that lets you create professional PDFs from templates.

n8n is a fair-code licensed workflow automation platform.

Installation

Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation.

npm:

npm install n8n-nodes-templatefox

n8n Desktop/Cloud:

• Go to Settings > Community Nodes
• Select Install
• Enter n8n-nodes-templatefox
• Agree to the risks and click Install

Operations

Generate PDF (sync)

Generate a PDF from a template with your data — the main operation. Returns a signed URL or a binary file.

Features:

• Template dropdown — pick from your saved templates
• Template version dropdown — pin to a tagged version, or use the live draft
• Dynamic fields — auto-populated from the selected template
• JSON mode — raw JSON input for arrays and nested data
• PDF/A variant — generate pdf/a-1b, pdf/a-2b, or pdf/a-3b archival PDFs
• Custom filename / URL expiration / S3 upload options

Generate PDF (Async)

Same inputs as Generate PDF, but queues a job and returns a job_id immediately. Best for large documents, batches, or when you don't want to hold an HTTP connection open. Pair with Get PDF Job (or a webhook) to retrieve the result.

PDF tools (no template needed)

• Merge PDFs — concatenate 2+ PDFs (URL or base64) into a single document
• Extract PDF Pages — pull selected pages using a 1-3, 5, 7-9 syntax
• Rotate PDF — rotate every page by a single angle, or apply a per-page rotation map

Read-only operations

• Get PDF Job — look up an async job by ID
• List PDF Jobs — list recent jobs, optionally filtered by status
• Get Account — returns remaining credits and account email

The node is also usableAsTool: true, so any of these operations can be exposed to an n8n AI Agent.

Credentials

To use this node, you need a TemplateFox API key:

• Sign up at templatefox.com
• Go to your API Dashboard
• Copy your API key
• In n8n, create new TemplateFox API credentials and paste your key

Usage

Basic Example

• Add the TemplateFox node to your workflow
• Configure your TemplateFox API credentials
• Select a template from the dropdown
• Fill in the template fields with your data
• Execute the workflow to generate a PDF

Using JSON Mode

For complex data structures (arrays, nested objects):

• Select JSON as the Data Input Mode
• Enter your data as JSON:

{
  "customer_name": "John Doe",
  "invoice_number": "INV-001",
  "items": [
    {"description": "Widget A", "quantity": 2, "price": 10.00},
    {"description": "Widget B", "quantity": 1, "price": 25.00}
  ]
}

Output

The node returns:

• url: Direct URL to download the PDF
• filename: The PDF filename
• credits_remaining: Your remaining API credits
• expires_in: Seconds until the URL expires

Resources

• TemplateFox Documentation
• n8n Community Nodes Documentation
• TemplateFox API Reference

Support

• TemplateFox Support: [e-mail]
• GitHub Issues: Report bugs or request features

License

MIT