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PDFMonkey

INFRA · APIS
Velocity2.5

API service for generating PDF documents from HTML templates

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PDFMonkey adds an MCP server and Node.js SDK, so assistants can generate its documents.

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◆Current state
An October 26 catch-up lists what shipped since summer. New items are zero-downtime API key rotation with a two-day overlap, snippet folders, an official Node.js SDK and an MCP server for Claude, Cursor and other AI assistants. Zapier document generation no longer races the 30-second limit, and n8n node 1.0 is now verified by n8n. February's visual builder remains the largest change in this window.
◆Where it's heading
The two-audience pattern holds, and a third has joined: AI assistants calling PDFMonkey directly. The builder serves non-developers, while the SDKs, key rotation and automation fixes serve teams with PDFMonkey in production. Work on Zapier and n8n shows attention to where documents are actually triggered.
◆Prediction
Expect more integration and SDK coverage, given the Ruby and Node.js releases and the n8n and Zapier work. How MCP use develops is not readable from a single catch-up post.

◆Recent moves

  1. 18d ago

    Key rotation, Node.js SDK, MCP server and verified n8n node

    A catch-up covering API key rotation, snippet folders, a Node.js SDK and an MCP server, plus Zapier and n8n work. It strengthens the developer path after a year in which the builder took the spotlight.

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  2. 8mo ago

    Keep your PDF files private with passwords

    Adding a _password field to a document's meta object produces an AES-256 encrypted PDF, working across code-editor and Builder templates, every integration, and all plans including free. Opt-in per document with no configuration — the same low-ceremony pattern as the rest of PDFMonkey's API surface.

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  3. 8mo ago

    Fixes for Boost Pack resets, builder escaping, and preview memory

    Three fixes: Boost Packs resetting after a Customer Portal visit, quote and ampersand escaping breaking templates in the new builder, and memory blowups on large PDFs in the preview panel. Stabilization on the builder shipped days earlier.

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  4. 8mo ago

    Ruby SDK v1.0.0

    The Ruby SDK reaches 1.0 with full CRUD across documents, templates, snippets, engines, and webhooks, typed exceptions, persistent HTTP connections, multi-tenant credential scoping, and draft workflows. Multi-tenant scoping is the notable item — it is what an agency or platform embedding PDFMonkey needs.

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  5. 9mo ago

    A visual drag-and-drop template builder, written from scratch

    ⚡ SPARK

    A visual drag-and-drop template builder written from scratch, with components, visual styling, and loops, conditions, and variables surfaced in panels instead of template syntax. It changes who can author a document template, which is the constraint that has defined the product until now.

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  6. 11mo ago

    Deleted templates can be restored without contacting support

    Deleted templates can be listed and restored from the bottom of the templates list rather than through a support chat. A self-service path for a recovery that previously needed a human on the other end.

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