This post will provide step by step instructions for converting any article saved on Pocket to a PDF and then emailing that PDF as an attachment using IFTTT (If This Than That). This post assumes you have an account with IFTTT already.

Step 1: Sign up for free

• Create an account on Api2Pdf.com.

Step 2: Test out the Url to PDF conversion.

Open a new browser window and copy and paste the url below. Replace {ApiKey} and {Url} with your Api Key from api2pdf.com and a url of your choice that you want to convert to a PDF.

https://v2018.api2pdf.com/wkhtmltopdf/url?url={Url}&apikey={ApiKey}

It should generate a PDF from that url you provided. If so, you’re all set to create your applet on IFTTT.

Step 3: Setup the IFTTT Applet Trigger

• Start by creating a new applet here
• For the +this, search for “pocket” and select the Pocket service.

• Choose a Pocket trigger of your choice.

Step 4: Setup the IFTTT Applet Action

• Click the +that to begin setting up the action.
• Search for Gmail in services.

• Choose your desired action.

• Fill out the required fields to your specifications. The important part is the Attachment Url field. Copy and paste the following line into the Attachment Url field. Replace {ApiKey} with your API Key you got from api2pdf.com in step 1.

https://v2018.api2pdf.com/wkhtmltopdf/url?url={{Url}}&apikey={ApiKey}

My Api Key is redacted in the screenshot below.

That’s all! Trigger your Pocket by taking the action you configured and you should receive an email with a PDF version of the website you pocketed.

Tags: generate-pdf, ifttt, pocket, url-to-pdf