Generate PDF Invoice From HTML Template - Python
PDF from HTML Template sample in Python demonstrating ‘Generate PDF Invoice From HTML Template’
GeneratePdfInvoiceFromHtmlTemplate.py
import os
import requests # pip install requests
# The authentication key (API Key).
# Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co
API_KEY = "***********************************************"
# Base URL for PDF.co Web API requests
BASE_URL = "https://api.pdf.co/v1"
# --HTML Template ID--
# Please follow below steps to create your own HTML Template and get "templateId".
# 1. Add new html template in app.pdf.co/templates/html
# 2. Copy paste your html template code into this new template. Sample HTML templates can be found at "https://github.com/bytescout/pdf-co-api-samples/tree/master/PDF%20from%20HTML%20template/TEMPLATES-SAMPLES"
# 3. Save this new template
# 4. Copy it’s ID to clipboard
# 5. Now set ID of the template into “templateId” parameter
# HTML template using built-in template
# see https://app.pdf.co/templates/html/2/edit
template_id = 2
# Data to fill the template
file_read = open(".\\invoice_data.json", mode='r')
TemplateData = file_read.read()
file_read.close()
# Destination PDF file name
DestinationFile = ".\\result.pdf"
def main(args = None):
GeneratePDFFromTemplate(template_id, TemplateData, DestinationFile)
def GeneratePDFFromTemplate(template_id, templateData, destinationFile):
"""Converts HTML to PDF using PDF.co Web API"""
data = {
'templateData': templateData,
'templateId': template_id
}
# Prepare URL for 'HTML To PDF' API request
url = "{}/pdf/convert/from/html?name={}".format(
BASE_URL,
os.path.basename(destinationFile)
)
# Execute request and get response as JSON
response = requests.post(url, data=data, headers={ "x-api-key": API_KEY })
if (response.status_code == 200):
json = response.json()
if json["error"] == False:
# Get URL of result file
resultFileUrl = json["url"]
# Download result file
r = requests.get(resultFileUrl, stream=True)
if (r.status_code == 200):
with open(destinationFile, 'wb') as file:
for chunk in r:
file.write(chunk)
print(f"Result file saved as \"{destinationFile}\" file.")
else:
print(f"Request error: {response.status_code} {response.reason}")
else:
# Show service reported error
print(json["message"])
else:
print(f"Request error: {response.status_code} {response.reason}")
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
invoice_data.json
{
"invoice_id": "1234567",
"invoice_date": "April 30, 2016",
"invoice_dateDue": "May 15, 2016",
"paid": false,
"issuer_name": "Acme Inc",
"issuer_company": "Acme International",
"issuer_address": "City, Street 3rd",
"issuer_email": "support@example.com",
"issuer_website": "http://example.com",
"client_name": "Food Delivery Inc.",
"client_company": "Food Delivery International",
"client_address": "New York, Some Street, 42",
"client_email": "client@example.com",
"items": [
{
"name": "Setting up new web-site",
"price": 250
},
{
"name": "Website Content Addition",
"price": 700
},
{
"name": "Database Setup",
"price": 200
},
{
"name": "Record Digitalization",
"price": 1800
},
{
"name": "Cloud Storage",
"price": 500
},
{
"name": "Short Messages",
"price": 35
},
{
"name": "Search Engine Optimization",
"price": 200
},
{
"name": "Priority Support",
"price": 75
},
{
"name": "Configuring mail server and mailboxes",
"price": 50
}
],
"tax": 0.065,
"discount": 0.01,
"note": "Thank You For Your Business!"
}
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