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PDFGate + NodeHub

Generate, compress, flatten and watermark PDFs, read form data, and send documents for signature with PDFGate envelopes, recipients and webhooks.

Explore 20 workflow actions for PDFGate, including account permissions and operation limits.

6 read actions14 write actions
WORKFLOW ACTIONS

What you can configure.

Choose an action in the workflow builder, connect an account, and map its inputs. These actions are available in the catalog; your account access and a successful test determine whether they work for your setup.

Compress PDF

Write

A smaller copy of a stored document, optionally linearized for Fast Web View.

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • A PDFGate API key (Settings, API keys; live_ for production, test_ for the sandbox)

A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.

Create envelope

Write

A signing envelope for documents with fillable fields and their recipients (send it next).

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • A PDFGate API key (Settings, API keys; live_ for production, test_ for the sandbox)

A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.

Create recipient

Write

Store a recipient for reuse across envelopes (never deduplicated).

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • A PDFGate API key (Settings, API keys; live_ for production, test_ for the sandbox)

A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.

Create webhook

Write

Send envelope events to a URL (copy the signing secret from the PDFGate dashboard; it is left out here).

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • A PDFGate API key (Settings, API keys; live_ for production, test_ for the sandbox)

A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.

Delete document

Write

Delete a document's file and anonymize its data (not while an active envelope uses it).

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • A PDFGate API key (Settings, API keys; live_ for production, test_ for the sandbox)

A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.

Delete envelope

Write

Permanently delete a draft, completed, expired or voided envelope and its signed files.

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • A PDFGate API key (Settings, API keys; live_ for production, test_ for the sandbox)

A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.

Delete webhook

Write

Stop sending events to a webhook.

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • A PDFGate API key (Settings, API keys; live_ for production, test_ for the sandbox)

A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.

Extract PDF form data

Read

A stored document's form field values, keyed by field name.

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • A PDFGate API key (Settings, API keys; live_ for production, test_ for the sandbox)

Flatten PDF

Write

A copy of a stored document with its form fields turned into static content.

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • A PDFGate API key (Settings, API keys; live_ for production, test_ for the sandbox)

A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.

Generate PDF

Write

A PDF from a public URL or raw HTML, stored on PDFGate and answered as its Document (ID, status, size).

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • A PDFGate API key (Settings, API keys; live_ for production, test_ for the sandbox)

A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.

Get document

Read

A document's status, type, size, metadata and expiry.

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • A PDFGate API key (Settings, API keys; live_ for production, test_ for the sandbox)

Get envelope

Read

An envelope's status, documents and recipient progress.

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • A PDFGate API key (Settings, API keys; live_ for production, test_ for the sandbox)

Get recipient

Read

A stored recipient.

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • A PDFGate API key (Settings, API keys; live_ for production, test_ for the sandbox)

Get webhook

Read

A webhook's URL, events and status.

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • A PDFGate API key (Settings, API keys; live_ for production, test_ for the sandbox)

List recipients by email

Read

Every stored recipient with this email (exact, case-insensitive).

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • A PDFGate API key (Settings, API keys; live_ for production, test_ for the sandbox)

Send envelope

Write

Email each recipient a link to sign (embedded recipients get no email).

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • A PDFGate API key (Settings, API keys; live_ for production, test_ for the sandbox)

A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.

Update recipient

Write

Change a recipient's display name or metadata (existing envelopes keep the old name).

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • A PDFGate API key (Settings, API keys; live_ for production, test_ for the sandbox)

A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.

Upload PDF from a link

Write

Store a PDF from a public link so other calls can use its document ID.

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • A PDFGate API key (Settings, API keys; live_ for production, test_ for the sandbox)

A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.

Void envelope

Write

Cancel an envelope that still has unsigned documents; unsigned recipients are emailed.

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • A PDFGate API key (Settings, API keys; live_ for production, test_ for the sandbox)

A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.

Watermark PDF

Write

A copy of a stored document with a text watermark.

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • A PDFGate API key (Settings, API keys; live_ for production, test_ for the sandbox)

A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.

SETUP

Start with a controlled test.

01Connect the intended account

Use the account and permissions required for your process. Review the connection check before configuring a workflow action.

02Review inputs and access

Select a listed operation and map its required inputs. Use test records and add a human approval before writes that need review.

03Confirm the result

Inspect step outputs and confirm the result in PDFGate. A saved workflow is not a completed provider action.

Follow the workflow quickstart
EXPLORE YOUR STACK

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