# Connect FormDesigner to PDF Export

When **New Submission** fires in [FormDesigner](https://apiant.ai/connections/formdesigner), your agent runs **Convert HTML to PDF** in [PDF Export](https://apiant.ai/connections/pdf-export). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

FormDesigner **1** trigger FormDesigner **10** actions PDF Export **3** actions

What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.

## What do you want FormDesigner and PDF Export to do together?

Give your AI client this address.

`https://mcp.apiant.ai`

Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser.

### Set it up in your client

### Claude Code

Run this in the directory you want to work in.

`claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai`

Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens.

[Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code)

### Claude, web and desktop

Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first.

[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp)

### Cursor

Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser.

[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp)

### Zed

Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.

[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp)

### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app

Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in.

[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp)

### Any other MCP client

Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection.

[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp)

Example flows

## What FormDesigner can start in PDF Export

- When **New Submission** in FormDesigner then **Convert HTML to PDF** in PDF Export
- When **New Submission** in FormDesigner then **Export Shopify Data to PDF** in PDF Export

Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships.

Everything your agent can do with FormDesigner and PDF Export

## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 13 actions

- Trigger

**New Submission**

Triggers when a submission is added for a form.

- Action

**Add form**

Create a new form.

- Action

**Add form entry**

Create a new entry (submission) on a form programmatically.

- Action

**Delete form**

Delete a form by id.

- Action

**Delete form entry**

Delete form entries by id.

- Action

**Get form**

Retrieve a single form by id.

- Action

**Get form entry**

Retrieve a single form entry by questionnaire id.

- Action

**List form entries**

List entries (submissions) for a form.

- Action

**List forms**

List all forms in the account.

- Action

**Update form**

Update an existing form's settings/fields.

- Action

**Update form entry**

Update an existing form entry.

- Action

**Convert HTML to PDF**

Create PDF invoices, reports, certificates, receipts, contracts, and other business documents from a web page URL or HTML template. Use data from previous Zap steps, then customize layout, page setup, headers, footers, watermarks, security, and advanced rendering options.

- Action

**Export Shopify Data to PDF**

Create branded Shopify invoices, receipts, quotes, refunds, cancellations, and order summaries as PDF files from Shopify order data. Use the generated PDF in later steps, such as email, cloud storage, or customer support.

- Action

**Raw Request Data to PDF**

Save webhook, form, API, JSON, XML, URL-encoded, or plain text data as a readable PDF. Useful for archiving submissions, keeping records of incoming requests, reviewing automation data, or troubleshooting Zaps.

## Each app on its own

- [ **FormDesigner** FormDesigner - builder of web forms, surveys, quizzes and calculators](https://apiant.ai/connections/formdesigner)
- [ **PDF Export** PDF Export is a document conversion service that converts web pages and HTML to high-quality PDF documents.](https://apiant.ai/connections/pdf-export)

Reviews

## What our customers say

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- [ **FormDesigner to Turso** Distributed SQLite-compatible database platform for creating per-user cloud databases with sync.](https://apiant.ai/connect/formdesigner-to-turso)
- [ **FormDesigner to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/formdesigner-to-hubspot)
- [ **FormDesigner to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/formdesigner-to-salesforce)
- [ **FormDesigner to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/formdesigner-to-slack)
- [ **FormDesigner to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/formdesigner-to-google-sheets)

## More into PDF Export

- [ **HubSpot to PDF Export** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-pdf-export)
- [ **Salesforce to PDF Export** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-pdf-export)
- [ **Slack to PDF Export** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-pdf-export)
- [ **Google Sheets to PDF Export** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-pdf-export)
- [ **Gmail to PDF Export** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-pdf-export)
- [ **Google Calendar to PDF Export** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-pdf-export)

Questions

## FormDesigner and PDF Export, answered

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### What can start an automation from FormDesigner?

Any of FormDesigner's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Submission. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

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### What can your agent do in PDF Export when something happens in FormDesigner?

Any of PDF Export's 3 actions, including Convert HTML to PDF, Export Shopify Data to PDF and Raw Request Data to PDF. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

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### Can it also run from PDF Export to FormDesigner?

PDF Export has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in FormDesigner. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads PDF Export's API documentation and adds it.

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### Do I have to build a connector for FormDesigner or PDF Export?

No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running.

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### What happens when something fails?

Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships.

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### Is there a free plan?

Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.
