IFTTT

Prerequisites

• A PolyDoc account and API key — sign up for free, no credit card required. The free plan includes 150 PDF conversions per month.
• An IFTTT account — sign up for free, free plan includes 2 applets.

Use Case 1: Generate PDFs with Webhooks

Fire a webhook and generate a PDF via PolyDoc in a single Applet.
Webhooks service (receive trigger) → Make a web request action (PolyDoc API)

IFTTT's free plan limits you to 2 Applets. The "Make a web request" action is available on all plans.

Create an Applet with a Webhooks trigger

Go to Create and start a new Applet. For the "If This" trigger, choose the Webhooks service and select Receive a web request. Give the event a name (e.g. generate_pdf).

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Add "Make a web request" action

For the "Then That" action, search for Webhooks and select Make a web request. Configure:

• URL: https://api.polydoc.tech/pdf/convert
• Method: POST
• Content Type: application/json
• Additional Headers: Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY | X-Sandbox: true (get your API key from the Dashboard)

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Configure the JSON body

In the Body field, build your JSON payload. Use IFTTT ingredients ({{Value1}}, {{Value2}}, etc.) to inject dynamic data from the webhook trigger into your PolyDoc template fields.

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Test by firing the webhook

Save the Applet and fire the webhook to test. Go to Webhooks → Documentation in IFTTT to find your personal trigger URL. Send a POST request with value1, value2, and value3 as JSON. Check the Applet activity log to confirm the PDF was generated.

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Use Case 2: PDF on Google Sheets Row

Automatically generate an invoice PDF whenever a new row is added to a Google Sheets spreadsheet.
Google Sheets (new row) → Make a web request (PolyDoc API)

This use case uses Google Sheets as the data source. You can substitute any IFTTT-supported service that provides row or record triggers.

Create an Applet with Google Sheets trigger

Add a worksheet with column headers that match your PolyDoc template. The example below uses an invoices tab and one sample row; you can import data via File → Import (CSV/XLSX).

invoice_number	invoice_date	invoice_due_date	invoice_subtotal	invoice_tax_rate	invoice_tax_amount	invoice_total	customer_name	customer_email	customer_street	customer_city	customer_country
INV-2026-001	2026-01-15	2026-02-14	1200	0.1	120	1320	John Doe	john.doe@example.com	456 Customer Avenue	Beautiful City	UK

Create a new Applet. For "If This", choose Google Sheets and select New row added to spreadsheet. Connect your Google account and pick the spreadsheet whose invoices tab you want to watch.

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Add "Make a web request" action for PolyDoc

For "Then That", add Webhooks → Make a web request and configure the PolyDoc API endpoint, method, headers, and content type exactly as in Use Case 1.

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Map spreadsheet columns to the JSON body

In the Body field, map your spreadsheet columns to template fields using IFTTT's Google Sheets ingredients (e.g. {{ColumnA}} for invoice_number, {{ColumnB}} for customer_email — match each ingredient to the column order in your invoices header row). Save the Applet and add a test row to verify PDF generation.

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