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# the sync endpoint waits and answers with the file
curl https://api.pdfmonkey.io/api/v1/documents/sync \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PDFMONKEY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "document": {
      "document_template_id": "2903f5b4-623b-4e10-b2e3-dc7e2e67ea39",
      "status": "pending",
      "payload": {
        "number": "INV-2026-0347",
        "customer": { "name": "Globex Ltd" }
      },
      "meta": { "_filename": "INV-2026-0347.pdf", "order_id": "ord_8812" }
    }
  }'

# => { "document_card": { "download_url": "https://…", … } }

# gem install pdfmonkey · generate! waits for the file
document = Pdfmonkey::Document.generate!(
  document_template_id: '2903f5b4-623b-4e10-b2e3-dc7e2e67ea39',
  payload: {
    number: 'INV-2026-0347',
    customer: { name: 'Globex Ltd' }
  },
  meta: { _filename: 'INV-2026-0347.pdf', order_id: 'ord_8812' }
)

document.download_url # => "https://…"

// npm install pdfmonkey · typed, runs on Node, Bun, Deno
import { PDFMonkey } from "pdfmonkey";

const client = new PDFMonkey(); // reads PDFMONKEY_API_KEY
const card = await client.documents.generateSync({
  document_template_id: "2903f5b4-623b-4e10-b2e3-dc7e2e67ea39",
  payload: {
    number: "INV-2026-0347",
    customer: { name: "Globex Ltd" },
  },
  meta: { _filename: "INV-2026-0347.pdf", order_id: "ord_8812" },
});

card.download_url; // => "https://…"

# npm install -g @pdfmonkey/cli
# generates, waits and downloads in one go
pdfmonkey document create \
  -t 2903f5b4-623b-4e10-b2e3-dc7e2e67ea39 \
  --payload @invoice.json \
  --meta '{"_filename": "INV-2026-0347.pdf"}' \
  -o ./invoices/

# or pull a template into your editor, live preview
pdfmonkey template init 2903f5b4-623b-4e10-b2e3-dc7e2e67ea39 -e
pdfmonkey template watch -o

# once: plug PDFMonkey into Claude Code
# (Claude Desktop and Cursor work too)
claude mcp add pdfmonkey \
  -e PDFMONKEY_API_KEY=… \
  -- npx -y pdfmonkey-mcp-server

# then just ask
> Generate an invoice for Globex Ltd with my
  invoice template, 3 hours of consulting at €90.