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Need PDFs converted, merged or protected without opening a desktop app? The PDF-app.net Make integration gives you 27 action modules, from compression to OCR and AI text tools. This page shows how to connect your API key and build a first scenario step by step.

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What you can automate

What can the PDF-app.net Make integration do for your documents?

The PDF-app.net Make integration links your PDF-app.net account to Make, the no-code tool where you chain apps into a scenario (the automation you build). Once linked, its 27 modules, the bricks of a scenario, convert, merge, compress, protect or read the documents that come from your other apps.

Quotes that leave as clean PDFs. A sales rep saves a quote in Word; Convert DOCX/EXCEL to PDF produces the PDF, and Watermark stamps it as a draft until the deal closes.

Invoices that fill your books. Supplier PDFs go through Extract Data from PDF, and the amounts reach your expense sheet instead of being retyped by someone in accounting.

Scans your team can search. Perform an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) 2.0 reads scanned forms, then Split PDF gives each client folder its own pages.

What the integration does not do: PDF-app.net has no trigger in Make, so a scenario starts from another app or from a schedule. The Make documentation lists the modules without describing them and flags its own content as AI-generated, so each note below reads a module from its name; confirm it with Run once, the editor button that tests a scenario one time. The Make review covers the tool itself, and Make pricing explains the plans.

Still weighing tools? n8n vs Make sets out the differences.

Connect

How do you connect PDF-app.net to Make?

01
Copy your API key
Log in to your PDF-app.net account and open the section where API keys are managed or generated. Copy your key there; PDF-app.net calls this credential api_key. Keep it at hand for the next step.
02
Create the connection in Make
In Make, add any PDF-app.net module to your scenario and click Create a connection. A connection is your PDF-app.net account linked to Make once, then reused by every module of the app.
03
Name it and paste the key
Fill the Connection name field if you want a label you will recognize later; it is optional. Paste the API key you copied, confirm, and the module is ready to use.

First scenario

Your first scenario: Word quotes turned into watermarked PDFs

GoalWhen a quote arrives from another app, Make turns it into a PDF with PDF-app.net and stamps a watermark on it.

01
Create the scenario
Open the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the +. Pick the module of the app where your quotes arrive, since PDF-app.net has no trigger of its own.
02
Add the conversion
Click the + on the right, search PDF-app.net and choose Convert DOCX/EXCEL to PDF. Select your connection, then map the quote file coming from the first module.
03
Stamp the watermark
Add Watermark with the next + and map the PDF produced by the conversion. Each quote travels as a bundle, one item passing from module to module.
04
Test with Run once
Click Run once and drop a sample quote where the first module looks. Open the bundles each module received to check the PDF and its mark before going further.
05
Schedule and switch on
Set the schedule on the first module (every 15 minutes by default, the minimum on the Free plan) and switch the scenario on. Each module run counts as one operation on your plan.

Modules

What each PDF-app.net module does in Make

PDF-app.net gives you 27 modules. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

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AI Chat & Analyzer

ActionIn the docs only

Put a question to a document and get a written answer without reading it all: AI Chat & Analyzer sends your question to the PDF-app.net AI and returns its reply as a bundle for the next module.

When to use it

a long supplier contract lands and your buyer only needs its renewal terms summarized in a message.

Watch out

the answer is AI output, so keep a person reviewing anything that commits money.

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AI Image Generator

ActionIn the docs only

Draw a picture from a short text description and reuse it in your scenario. AI Image Generator is the module to pick when the image does not exist yet; Edit Images only works on one you already have.

When to use it

a new product row appears in your catalog sheet and the listing needs a placeholder visual.

Watch out

on the Free plan, files cap at 5 MB, so a large image may stop the run.

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AI Text Converter

ActionIn the docs only

Reshape a piece of text into another form while the scenario runs, instead of rewriting it by hand. Choose AI Text Converter when the words stay in the same language but need a different shape; for a language change, AI Text Translation is the closer fit.

When to use it

raw meeting notes from a form need to become a clean paragraph for a client update.

Watch out

run it once on a real sample and read the bundle before trusting the output.

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AI Text Translation

ActionIn the docs only

Receive the same text in another language, ready for the next step of your scenario. AI Text Translation covers the case where a customer, a partner or a teammate reads a language your source text is not written in.

When to use it

a support ticket arrives in German and your agent answers in English.

Watch out

AI translation can miss legal or technical nuance, so route contracts to a human reviewer.

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AI Text to Speech

ActionIn the docs only

Produce an audio version of a text, so people can listen instead of read. AI Text to Speech fits when the output of your scenario is heard: a voice message, an audio summary, an accessible version of a notice.

When to use it

each new blog post in your CMS should also exist as an audio file for your podcast feed.

Watch out

audio files grow fast, and the Free plan limits files to 5 MB.

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Add or Remove PDF Password

ActionIn the docs only

Lock a PDF behind a password, or lift the password from one you received, with a single module. Its name covers both directions, so one scenario can protect outgoing files while another opens incoming ones.

When to use it

payslips must leave HR protected before they reach each employee's inbox.

Watch out

decide who knows the password before the first file goes out, since the PDF opens only with it.

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Compress PDF

ActionIn the docs only

Shrink a heavy PDF so it travels more easily by email or upload. Compress PDF is often the step that saves the rest of a scenario, because a smaller file passes limits that a large one hits.

When to use it

scanned delivery notes are too big to attach in your accounting tool.

Watch out

on the Free plan Make handles files up to 5 MB, so a file above that may fail before it even reaches this module.

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Convert DOCX/EXCEL to PDF

ActionIn the docs only

Obtain a PDF from a Word document or an Excel workbook, with no one opening Office to export it. Convert DOCX/EXCEL to PDF is the entry point when your files start life as editable documents and must leave as fixed ones.

When to use it

a sales rep saves a quote in Word, and the client should only ever receive the PDF.

Watch out

open the PDF from your first Run once; layout surprises show up there, not in the scenario diagram.

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Convert Image to PDF

ActionIn the docs only

Wrap a photo or a scan into a PDF that any tool can file and open. Convert Image to PDF helps when documents reach you as pictures, which is common with receipts taken on a phone.

When to use it

field technicians send photos of signed work orders and your back office archives only PDFs.

Watch out

phone photos can be heavy, so keep the Free plan's 5 MB file limit in mind.

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Convert PDF to DOCX

ActionIn the docs only

Bring a PDF back to an editable Word file, so someone can change the text without retyping it. Convert PDF to DOCX goes the opposite way of Convert DOCX/EXCEL to PDF, and the two often sit at each end of a revision loop.

When to use it

a partner returns a signed agreement as a PDF and your legal team needs to draft the amendment.

Watch out

if the source is a scan, try Perform an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) 2.0 first and compare the results.

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Create PDF From HTML

ActionIn the docs only

Build a PDF from HTML, the markup of a web page, which means you design a document once and fill it with data on each run. Create PDF From HTML suits invoices, certificates or reports that keep the same layout.

When to use it

an order is paid in your shop and the customer needs a branded receipt.

Watch out

test your HTML with Run once and open the result before switching the scenario on.

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Edit Images

ActionIn the docs only

Adjust a picture you already have instead of producing a new one. Edit Images sits next to AI Image Generator: the generator creates from a description, while this module works on an existing file.

When to use it

product photos uploaded by suppliers need a uniform treatment before they go on your site.

Watch out

the Make documentation lists no edit options for this module, so open it in the editor to see what it offers before planning the flow.

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Edit PDF

ActionIn the docs only

Change an existing PDF from inside the scenario rather than sending it back to its author. Edit PDF is the broad option; if the change is a password, a watermark or a highlight, the dedicated modules on this page say more clearly what they do.

When to use it

a generated contract needs a correction before it reaches the signer.

Watch out

check which edits it supports in the module panel, since the documentation does not list them.

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Encrypt File

ActionIn the docs only

Protect a file with encryption so only someone holding the key can read it. Encrypt File is not limited to PDFs by its name, which sets it apart from Add or Remove PDF Password.

When to use it

exports with customer data must be encrypted before they land in a shared cloud folder.

Watch out

agree with the recipient on how they will open the file before you automate the sending.

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Extract Data from PDF

ActionIn the docs only

Pull information out of a PDF and hand it to the next module as data, instead of copying values by hand. Extract Data from PDF is the step that lets a spreadsheet, a CRM or an accounting tool receive what was locked in a document.

When to use it

supplier invoices arrive as PDFs and their totals should feed your expense sheet.

Watch out

read the bundle after Run once to see which values come back, then map only those.

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Generate Barcodes

ActionIn the docs only

Create a barcode from a value, ready to print or to place in a document. Generate Barcodes fits any flow where a physical item needs a label that a scanner can read.

When to use it

each new item in your stock sheet needs a label before it reaches the warehouse shelf.

Watch out

pair it with Create PDF From HTML when the barcode has to appear on a printable sheet.

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Make an API Call

ActionIn the docs only

Reach any endpoint of the PDF-app.net API with the connection you already set up, even when no listed module covers it. Make an API Call is the fallback when the other modules stop short of what you need.

When to use it

PDF-app.net offers an operation in its API that has no module in Make yet.

Watch out

this module expects you to read the PDF-app.net API documentation, so it asks more of you than the others.

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Merge PDFs

ActionIn the docs only

Combine several PDFs into one file. Merge PDFs turns a pile of attachments into a single document someone can read from start to end.

When to use it

a loan application needs the ID, the payslip and the bank statement sent as one file.

Watch out

check the page order in the merged file after Run once, before a lender sees it.

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Outline Text in PDF

ActionIn the docs only

Point readers straight to the passages that matter in a PDF. Outline Text in PDF is narrower than Edit PDF: it marks text rather than changing it.

When to use it

a compliance officer wants every penalty clause flagged in incoming contracts.

Watch out

open the result after Run once to confirm the right passages are marked before the file goes to review.

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PDF to Excel/CSV/Text & Classification & PII analysis

ActionIn the docs only

Break a PDF down into a spreadsheet, a CSV or plain text, and get a classification of the document plus a check for personal data (PII, the details that identify a person). PDF to Excel/CSV/Text & Classification & PII analysis bundles several jobs, so look at its fields before choosing it over Extract Data from PDF.

When to use it

an HR inbox receives mixed documents and each one must be sorted and screened before storage.

Watch out

when personal data is involved, have a person check the result.

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PDF to HTML

ActionIn the docs only

See the content of a PDF as HTML, the format web pages use, so it can be published or reused in an email. PDF to HTML is the reverse of Create PDF From HTML.

When to use it

a product sheet exists only as a PDF and your help center needs it as a web page.

Watch out

complex layouts may not survive the trip, so open the output from your first Run once.

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Perform an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) 2.0

ActionIn the docs only

Read the text inside a scanned PDF or an image, so the words become data the scenario can search and map. Perform an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) 2.0 is the current OCR module of the app; the older one is marked deprecated.

When to use it

paper forms scanned at the front desk should become searchable records.

Watch out

blurred scans give poor text, so check a real sample with Run once.

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Perform an OCR (Depricated)

ActionIn the docs only

Keep an older scenario running while you plan its update: Perform an OCR (Depricated) is the previous OCR module, flagged as deprecated in its own name (with the spelling Make shows).

When to use it

only in an existing scenario that already relies on it and that you cannot rebuild yet.

Watch out

for any new scenario, pick Perform an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) 2.0, because a deprecated module can stop working.

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Return Async Job Result

ActionIn the docs only

Collect the result of a job that PDF-app.net finishes later rather than straight away. Judging by its name, Return Async Job Result is the second half of an asynchronous flow: one module starts the job, this one fetches what it produced.

When to use it

a heavy conversion takes long, and you prefer to retrieve its result in a later step.

Watch out

the Free plan stops a run after 5 minutes (40 on paid plans), which matters when you wait for a long job.

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Split PDF

ActionIn the docs only

Cut one PDF into several smaller files. Split PDF is the opposite move to Merge PDFs and helps when a single scan holds documents that belong to different people or folders.

When to use it

the scanner at reception produces one file per batch, while each client folder needs its own pages.

Watch out

each resulting file may travel as its own bundle, which means each later module counts one operation per file.

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Upload Temp Files

ActionIn the docs only

Send a file to PDF-app.net as a temporary upload, as the module name says, so other steps can work on it. Upload Temp Files is a supporting module that rarely makes sense alone.

When to use it

a file reaches your scenario from another app and a PDF-app.net step asks for an uploaded file.

Watch out

the documentation does not say how long temporary files stay available, so do not treat this as storage.

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Watermark

ActionIn the docs only

Stamp a visible mark on a PDF, like DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL, so its status travels with the file. Watermark is simpler than Edit PDF when that stamp is the only change you need.

When to use it

quotes still under review go out to the client, and nobody should mistake them for final versions.

Watch out

look at the result after Run once to check the mark does not hide the text.

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FAQ

PDF-app.net and Make: common questions

01Is the PDF-app.net Make integration free?

Yes, on the Make side. PDF-app.net is a standard app, available from the Free plan, which gives you 2 active scenarios, a 15-minute minimum interval between scheduled runs, 5 minutes of execution per run, files up to 5 MB and 512 MB of data transfer. Paid plans (Core, Pro, Teams and Enterprise) drop the interval to 1 minute and allow 40 minutes of execution. You still need an active PDF-app.net account with an API key; its own pricing is not covered here.

02What do you need to connect PDF-app.net to Make?

An active PDF-app.net account and its API key. Log in to PDF-app.net, find the area where keys are managed or generated, and copy the credential named api_key. In Make, add a PDF-app.net module, click Create a connection, give the connection a name if you like, and paste the key. That single connection then serves all 27 modules, so you set it up once. If the steps differ from your screen, remember the documentation is AI-generated and may contain errors.

03Can PDF-app.net start a Make scenario on its own?

No. PDF-app.net has no trigger module in Make, only actions, so it never wakes a scenario by itself. You start the flow another way: put a trigger from the app where your files arrive in first position, such as a storage or form tool, or let Make run the scenario on a schedule, every 15 minutes by default. PDF-app.net modules then act on each bundle that reaches them. On the Free plan the shortest interval is 15 minutes; paid plans go down to 1 minute.

04What if a PDF-app.net module is missing in Make?

Use Make an API Call. It calls any endpoint of the PDF-app.net API with the connection you already created, which covers what the other modules leave out. You will need the PDF-app.net API documentation to fill it in. Also check the limits of your Make plan before blaming a module: on the Free plan, files stop at 5 MB and a run stops after 5 minutes, two ceilings that heavy PDFs can reach. Paid plans raise execution time to 40 minutes.

05Should you use Make or n8n for PDF-app.net?

It depends on the tool your team already runs. On Make, PDF-app.net comes with 27 modules, including Make an API Call for anything else, and works from the Free plan. Many apps also have an n8n node, so check whether one exists for PDF-app.net before choosing. Neither tool is ranked here: compare the modules you need, how each tool starts a flow, and the plan limits that matter for your volume. The comparison page linked earlier in this guide sets out the differences.

Copy your API key

Create the connection in Make

Name it and paste the key

Create the scenario

Add the conversion

Stamp the watermark

Test with Run once

Schedule and switch on

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