# Generate invoice PDFs from Airtable records

> Turn every Airtable record into an invoice or receipt PDF and save it to Google Drive or Dropbox. Design the invoice once and each record renders its own.

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## At a glance

- **What it does:** Turn each Airtable record into an invoice or receipt PDF and save it to Google Drive or Dropbox.
- **Category:** Documents. Also searched as: airtable invoice automation, generate invoice pdf from airtable, airtable to pdf, invoice pdf generator.
- **Free plan:** 15 workflow runs to try it (one time), 1 active workflow, up to 5 steps.
- **Paid plans:** 200 to 6,000 workflow runs a month and 3 to 50 active workflows, depending on the plan ([pricing](https://orshot.com/pricing.md)).
- Each successful run uses one workflow credit; idle checks for new rows are free.

- **Time to first render:** Half of new users who render do it within 12 minutes of signing up, and a quarter within 5 minutes.

## Steps

1. **Trigger:** New/updated record in Airtable
2. **Action:** Render template (PDF)
3. **Destination:** Google Drive

## How to set it up

1. **Design an invoice template:** Build an invoice or receipt template in the studio with placeholders for the client, line items, amount, and due date.
2. **Connect your Airtable base:** Link the base that holds your invoices or orders. Each record becomes one PDF.
3. **Map fields to the template:** Match Airtable fields to the placeholders: client name, amount, invoice number, and dates.
4. **Save the PDF:** Send each finished invoice to Google Drive or Dropbox. Add a write-back so the record stores a link to its own PDF.

## Templates for this workflow

- [Olive Editorial Design Studio A4 Invoice with Cormorant Aperture Wordmark, Tall Serif INVOICE Header and Cream Alternating Table Rows](https://orshot.com/templates/1073.md)
- [Minimal & Professional Invoice Template](https://orshot.com/templates/96-minimal-professional-invoice-template.md)
- [Green Themed Invoice Template](https://orshot.com/templates/101-green-themed-invoice-template.md)
- [Teal Header Professional Invoice with Itemized Table](https://orshot.com/templates/1146.md)

## When to use it

### PDF generation

- **PDF generation API:** automate PDF generation for invoices, reports, proposals and one-pagers from a template, multi-page. It works as an invoice generator API without maintaining an HTML to PDF API and its print CSS. ([more](https://orshot.com/solutions/pdf-generation-api.md))
- **Bulk certificate generator and Google Sheets to PDF:** one certificate, badge or ticket per attendee row, from Google Sheets or Airtable. ([more](https://orshot.com/integrations/no-code.md))

## How to run it

- **In the app:** open the workflow, connect your accounts, pick your template and activate it. It then runs on its trigger.
- **From an AI agent:** connect the Orshot MCP server (`https://mcp.orshot.com/mcp`) and ask your agent to create, run or check a workflow.
- **From the API:** the Workflows API (`POST https://api.orshot.com/v1/workflows/:id/run`) is available to the MCP server and on the Enterprise plan ([docs](https://orshot.com/docs/api-reference/workflow-run.md)).

## FAQ

### How do I generate invoice PDFs from Airtable?

Design one invoice template, then connect your Airtable base to this workflow and map fields like client, amount, and due date to the template. Orshot renders a PDF for each record and saves it to Google Drive or Dropbox, so every invoice is created without a manual step.

### Does it make an invoice when I add a record?

Yes. The workflow watches your base for new records, so a PDF is rendered the moment an invoice or order is added.

### Can it write the PDF link back to Airtable?

Yes. Add a write-back so each record stores a link to its own finished invoice, which keeps your base and your files in sync.

### Can each invoice have a unique number?

Yes. Keep an invoice number field in Airtable and place it on the template like any other value, so every PDF carries its own number.

### Can I use it for receipts or quotes too?

Yes. The same setup works for receipts, quotes, and order confirmations. Design the matching template and point the workflow at it.

## Related workflows

- [Send a certificate for every form submission](https://orshot.com/workflows/certificates-from-google-forms.md)
- [Issue certificates for everyone on your list](https://orshot.com/workflows/certificate-generator.md)
- [Generate an invoice PDF for every order](https://orshot.com/workflows/invoice-generator.md)

## About Orshot

Orshot is an API for automated image, PDF and video generation from templates. Design a template once (or import it from Canva or Figma), then generate from data through the REST API, n8n, Make, Zapier, 46 integrations, or an AI agent over MCP (`https://mcp.orshot.com/mcp`, 97 tools), and publish to 15 social platforms.

23.4k+ users, about 103.5k renders a month · 0.9s median image render · 99.98% uptime · 100 free credits every month, paid plans from $39.

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## Links

- [All workflows](https://orshot.com/workflows.md)
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- [Pricing](https://orshot.com/pricing.md)
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