I’m working on a project where I need to automatically convert HTML files into PDF format using Google Drive’s API. The main requirement is that this conversion should happen without requiring any manual user input or interaction. I’ve been looking into different approaches but I’m not sure if Google Drive API supports this kind of automated HTML to PDF conversion. Has anyone successfully implemented this type of file conversion workflow? I need to upload HTML content and get back a PDF file through the API calls alone. Any guidance on whether this is technically feasible would be really helpful.
Those solutions work but they’re way too complex. I’ve automated tons of document workflows and Google Drive API limitations always force these annoying workarounds.
You need a proper automation platform that converts HTML to PDF natively. I built this exact flow last month with Latenode - took maybe 10 minutes.
Just drag an HTML to PDF node, connect your data source, done. No Google Docs API middleman, no Apps Script quota headaches. Conversion quality’s excellent and handles complex CSS perfectly.
I’m processing hundreds of reports daily with zero manual work. Way better than spending hours coding Google API workarounds.
Runs in the cloud so no server maintenance or scaling issues. Just pure automation that actually works.
Hit the same issue six months back while building an automated report system. Google Drive API doesn’t do HTML to PDF conversion directly - pretty frustrating after digging through all their docs. Here’s what worked for me: use Google Docs API instead. Create a Doc programmatically, dump your HTML in with batch updates, then export as PDF through Drive API. Not the cleanest solution but it’s solid for most HTML content. Heads up though - complex CSS gets wonky sometimes, so you might need to tweak your HTML structure. Been running this in production for months with zero problems.
Went down this rabbit hole last year and found a better approach. Google Apps Script handles HTML to PDF conversion really well - just create a script that dumps HTML into a temp Google Doc, then exports as PDF. You can trigger it with HTTP requests, so it plays nice with external apps. Performance is solid for moderate volumes, but you’ll hit quotas if you’re cranking through hundreds daily. Had some charset issues at first, but UTF-8 handling fixed that. Definitely worth it if you’re already using Google stuff.