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PDF API Hub Make integrationAutomate PDF API Hub with Make.

Need PDFs made, split, locked or read without writing code? The PDF API Hub Make integration gives you 14 action modules, from HTML to PDF all the way to OCR. Built for ops and marketing builders, this page shows how to link your account and build a first scenario step by step.

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What you can automate

What can the PDF API Hub Make integration do for you?

The PDF API Hub Make integration lets a scenario, the automation you build in Make, hand documents to PDF API Hub and get the result back: a new PDF, a lighter one, images or plain text. Each step is a module, one brick of the scenario, and all 14 modules here are actions.

Quotes that leave as locked PDFs. A sales team writes its quotes as HTML in another tool. Convert raw HTML into PDF builds the document, Add text watermark to PDF marks it as a draft, and Protect PDF with password closes it before it is sent.

Scanned paperwork you can search. An accounting assistant receives scanned supplier documents. OCR parse scanned PDF into text pulls the words out, and Parse PDF into structured JSON hands over data that later modules can map field by field.

Lighter file packs. Merge multiple PDF files into one gathers several documents, then Compress PDF file size shrinks the result, which matters on the Free plan where files stay under 5 MB.

What Make does not give you here: a trigger, since PDF API Hub only has actions, and complete documentation, which Make says it cannot yet provide for this app. Many apps also exist as an n8n node, and the n8n vs Make page compares both tools. To go further, the Make training covers the basics and the Make pricing guide explains the plans.

Connect

How do you connect PDF API Hub to Make?

  1. 01

    Add a PDF API Hub module

    In your scenario, add any PDF API Hub module, Compress PDF file size for instance. The module opens with a Create a connection button. Click it to start linking your PDF API Hub account to Make.

  2. 02

    Name the connection

    A connection is your PDF API Hub account linked to Make once and reused by every module of the app. Renaming it is optional, yet a clear name makes the right account easy to spot later.

  3. 03

    Authorize and save

    Follow what the window asks: authorize Make on the PDF API Hub page, or paste the key your PDF API Hub account gives you. Click Save, and all 14 modules can use that connection.

First scenario

Your first scenario with PDF API Hub

GoalWhen another app hands Make a block of HTML, PDF API Hub turns it into a PDF and locks it with a password.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    On the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the + to add the first module. Pick the app your HTML comes from, say the tool that holds your quote template, and choose its trigger.

  2. 02

    Add the HTML conversion

    Click the + on the right of that first module, search PDF API Hub and pick Convert raw HTML into PDF. Click Create a connection to link your account.

  3. 03

    Map the HTML, then lock the file

    Map the HTML from the first module into the conversion fields. Add Protect PDF with password after it and map the PDF that the conversion hands over.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Click Run once. Make runs the scenario one time and shows the bundles, the items each module received, so you can check that a real PDF came out.

  5. 05

    Schedule and switch it on

    Set the schedule on the first module, every 15 minutes by default, then switch the scenario on. On the Free plan, keep the generated PDFs under 5 MB.

Modules

The 14 PDF API Hub modules, one by one

PDF API Hub gives you 14 modules. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

PDF API Hub1

Add text watermark to PDF

ActionIn the docs only

Your PDF comes back with a line of text printed over its pages, so a draft, a quote or an internal file shows its status wherever it gets forwarded.

When to use it
a proposal goes out to a prospect and must read as a draft until the contract is signed.
Watch out
store the unmarked version in an earlier step if you will need a clean copy later.
PDF API Hub2

Capture a website screenshot into PDF

ActionIn the docs only

A web page becomes a PDF snapshot you can archive or attach, handy when you need proof of what a page showed at a given moment.

When to use it
a client approves a landing page and the approved version should be kept in the project file.
Watch out
each capture is one operation, one run of the module on one bundle, and Make counts it on your plan.
PDF API Hub3

Compress PDF file size

ActionIn the docs only

Heavy PDFs come out lighter, which makes them easier to email, upload or pass along to the next module in the chain.

When to use it
right after Merge multiple PDF files into one, or before sending a scanned contract pack to a client.
Watch out
the Free plan caps files at 5 MB, so compare your usual document sizes with that cap before choosing a plan.
PDF API Hub4

Convert PDF pages into images

ActionIn the docs only

Each page of a PDF turns into an image, ready for a preview, a social post or a tool that accepts pictures but not documents.

When to use it
a new brochure is ready and the marketing team wants its cover page as a visual for the newsletter.
Watch out
one PDF can give several images, so click Run once and read the output before mapping them.
PDF API Hub5

Convert images into a single PDF

ActionIn the docs only

A handful of photos or scans end up stitched into one PDF, far easier to file or send than a pile of loose pictures.

When to use it
a field technician uploads photos of a site visit and the office needs a single report file.
Watch out
if the images arrive as separate bundles, test with Run once to confirm they land in the same PDF.
PDF API Hub6

Convert raw HTML into PDF

ActionIn the docs only

Hand it HTML and you get a finished PDF back, so quotes, invoices or certificates styled once in markup come out for every record without a word processor.

When to use it
a form entry or a CRM record should become a clean document as soon as it is complete.
Watch out
the PDF is only as tidy as the HTML you send, so try the markup on one record with Run once first.
PDF API Hub7

Make an API call

ActionIn the docs only

Anything the PDF API Hub API offers becomes reachable from your scenario, even when no ready module covers it, and the call runs on the connection you already created.

When to use it
the listed modules stop short of what your document flow needs.
Watch out
Make says its documentation for this app is limited, so endpoint details come from PDF API Hub itself; test each call with Run once.
PDF API Hub8

Merge multiple PDF files into one

ActionIn the docs only

Several PDFs leave the module as a single file, one tidy pack instead of a string of scattered attachments.

When to use it
a new hire's contract, policy and onboarding guide should reach them as one document.
Watch out
the files come from earlier modules, so check with Run once that every one of them reaches this step before switching the scenario on.
PDF API Hub9

OCR parse image into text

ActionIn the docs only

Text trapped in a picture, a photographed receipt or a screenshot, comes out as plain words that other modules can read, search or store.

When to use it
staff photograph their expense receipts and the wording must reach a spreadsheet without retyping.
Watch out
this module is for image files; for a scanned PDF, OCR parse scanned PDF into text is the one built for the job.
PDF API Hub10

OCR parse scanned PDF into text

ActionIn the docs only

Scanned PDFs, which are really pictures of paper, become text you can copy, search or send to another app.

When to use it
signed paper contracts are scanned by the office and their wording must be searchable in your document tool.
Watch out
a PDF created digitally already holds text, so Parse PDF into structured JSON may suit it better than OCR.
PDF API Hub11

Parse PDF into structured JSON

ActionIn the docs only

Instead of one block of text, you get the content of a PDF as structured JSON, data organized so Make can map each piece into the next module.

When to use it
supplier invoices arrive as PDFs and their content should feed an accounting sheet or a CRM.
Watch out
Make does not document the JSON this module returns, so run it once on a real file and read the bundle before mapping anything.
PDF API Hub12

Protect PDF with password

ActionIn the docs only

A password now stands between the PDF and whoever opens it, which keeps payslips, contracts or medical forms private once they leave Make.

When to use it
HR sends payslips by email and each file must stay closed to anyone but the employee.
Watch out
share the password through a different channel than the file, otherwise the lock protects very little.
PDF API Hub13

Split PDF

ActionIn the docs only

One long PDF is cut into smaller files, so each part can go to the right person, folder or client record.

When to use it
a scanned batch holds several contracts back to back and each one must be filed on its own.
Watch out
check with Run once how the pieces come out of the module before you map them into the next one.
PDF API Hub14

Unlock password-protected PDF

ActionIn the docs only

A PDF that asks for a password comes out open, ready for the modules that follow, whether that means OCR, parsing, merging or compression.

When to use it
a partner sends protected statements and you need their text in your own tools.
Watch out
only unlock files you are entitled to open, and delete the open copy once the job is done if it holds sensitive data.
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FAQ

PDF API Hub and Make: common questions

01Is the PDF API Hub Make integration free?
Yes. PDF API Hub is a standard app in Make, so its 14 modules work on the Free plan. That plan comes with limits: 2 active scenarios, at least 15 minutes between two scheduled runs, 5 minutes of execution per run, files up to 5 MB and 512 MB of data transfer. For PDF work, the file cap is the one to watch. Paid plans bring the interval down to 1 minute and allow 40 minutes of execution. Any cost on the PDF API Hub side is outside the scope of this page.
02What do you need to connect PDF API Hub to Make?
A PDF API Hub account and a Make account; the Make documentation lists no other prerequisite. Add a PDF API Hub module, click Create a connection, then either authorize Make on the app's page or paste the key your account provides, and click Save. The connection is stored once and reused by all 14 modules, so this happens only the first time. Make admits its documentation for this app is limited, so a quick test with Run once right after saving is the fastest way to confirm everything works.
03Can PDF API Hub start a Make scenario by itself?
No. PDF API Hub has no trigger in Make: its 14 modules are all actions, so they run inside a scenario that something else starts. You have two options. Put the trigger of another app first, the one where your files or HTML come from; if that app offers an instant trigger, it calls Make through a webhook as soon as something happens. Or rely on the schedule of the first module, every 15 minutes by default, with 15 minutes as the floor on the Free plan and 1 minute on paid plans.
04What if a PDF API Hub feature is missing from the Make modules?
Use Make an API call. This module is one of the 14 and reuses the connection you already created, so any endpoint of the PDF API Hub API can be called from the scenario, including what the listed modules do not cover. Keep in mind that Make describes its documentation for this app as incomplete, which means the details of each endpoint come from PDF API Hub itself. Test every call with Run once and read the returned bundle before you switch the scenario on.
05Should you use Make or n8n for PDF API Hub?
It depends on where your other automations already live. On Make, PDF API Hub offers 14 ready modules, from compression to OCR, plus Make an API call for the rest, and it works from the Free plan onward. Many apps also have an n8n node, so check whether PDF API Hub has one before deciding. The PDF step usually sits between other apps in the same scenario, so the tool your team already uses for those neighboring steps is often the simpler choice.
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