reportflow

n8n node for Re:port Flow — the document automation platform that connects your data to PDFs. Design templates once in the visual editor, then automate generation of invoices, contracts, reports, and more from your n8n workflows. One data input, multiple

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This is an n8n community node for ReportFlow — a PDF generation API that creates PDFs from design templates.

ReportFlow is a PDF form generation API. Design templates in the visual editor, then generate PDFs via API by passing parameters.

n8n is a fair-code licensed workflow automation platform.

Installation

Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation.

Credentials

This node supports two authentication methods:

AppKey Authentication

  1. Go to your ReportFlow workspace settings → API Keys
  2. Copy your AppKey
  3. In n8n, create a new ReportFlow AppKey API credential and paste it

OAuth2 (Client Credentials)

  1. Register an OAuth2 client in your ReportFlow workspace
  2. In n8n, create a new ReportFlow OAuth2 API credential
  3. Enter your Client ID and Client Secret
  4. Configure the scopes you need (e.g., templates:read pdf:generate)

Operations

PDF

Operation Description
Generate (Sync) Generate a single PDF synchronously. Returns the PDF binary.
Generate (Async) Generate a single PDF asynchronously. Returns a download URL.
Generate Multiple (Sync) Generate multiple PDFs as a ZIP file.
Generate Multiple (Async) Generate multiple PDFs asynchronously.
Download Download a previously generated file by request UUID.

Design

Operation Description
Get Parameters Retrieve the parameter structure of a design template.

Usage

Basic PDF Generation

  1. Add the ReportFlow node to your workflow
  2. Select PDFGenerate (Sync)
  3. Enter your Design ID (UUID from the ReportFlow dashboard)
  4. Set the Version number
  5. Provide a File Name (e.g., invoice.pdf)
  6. Enter the Parameters as JSON matching your design template

Getting Design Parameters

Use DesignGet Parameters first to see what parameters your template expects, then pass those to the PDF generation operation.

Resources

License

MIT

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