How to automate custom report generation with logo and visual layout in n8n?

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Hi everyone!
I’d like to automate the creation of reports with a custom layout (including my own logo, visual structure, and sections). What’s the best way to generate these automated reports with n8n? Should I use HTML/PDF nodes, templates, or integrate with external tools (like Google Docs, LaTeX, or similar)?

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Hey @Maurivan_Vaz_Ribeiro Based on your goal of creating reports with a custom layout, logo, and visual structure, the most flexible and robust approach is to use an HTML-to-PDF method. This gives you complete design control and seamlessly integrates into automated workflows.

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Hi @Maurivan_Vaz_Ribeiro,

This is a perfect use case for the PDF Generator API node in n8n.

It gives you two great options, and the one you choose just depends on your report’s complexity:

  1. For fixed layouts (e.g., invoices, certificates): Create a visual template in PDF Generator API (with your logo, custom layout, etc.). Then, in n8n, just use the Generate Document action to merge your data into it. In PDF Generator API ‘s drag&drop editor, you can build complex templates that allow you to utilise powerful conditions, expressions, logic etc. .

  2. For fully dynamic layouts: Use the PDF Generator API node’s dedicated HTML to PDF action. You can build the entire HTML/CSS for your report inside n8n and pass it to the node to get a PDF back.

This way, you can handle everything from simple reports to complex, custom-branded documents directly in your workflow.

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