Create Branded PDFs from any record: invoices, quotes, orders and more.

This module plugs pdfgeneratorapi.com into Odoo: design templates with a visual drag-and-drop editor, map Odoo fields to template placeholders without code, and generate PDFs from invoices, quotations, purchase orders, transfers, manufacturing orders, and rental orders.

Key features

• Drag-and-drop template editor. Open the pdfgeneratorapi.com editor inside Odoo. Design templates visually, with no QWeb, no XML overrides, and no developer required. Preview against a real Odoo record while you design.
• Smart field mapping. Per-model datasets map Odoo fields to template placeholders, including repeated sections (order lines, taxes) and expressions composing several fields. Editable from the UI with a drag-and-drop field palette, no code required.
• Send-by-email integration. With the Invoicing bridge installed, the Send wizard adds a toggle and a template picker with a live preview, so customers receive your PDF Generator API design instead of the default invoice report.
• Async batch dispatch. Select hundreds of records in a list view and generate PDFs for all of them in one click. Per-record async jobs with a signed webhook callback keep Odoo responsive while pdfgeneratorapi.com renders in the background. Follow every job through the Async Jobs list (Pending, Dispatched, Completed, Failed).
• Coverage diagnostics. A built-in Check coverage wizard compares your template's placeholders against the dataset and reports an X / Y placeholders covered count, plus what is Missing from dataset and Unused by template, so you catch broken templates before your customers do.
• Multi-company & secure. Per-company API credentials with a global fallback, JWT-signed requests (HS256), webhook signature verification, and secret redaction in logs. An audit message is posted to the record's chatter on every generation.

See it in action

From credentials to a branded PDF in your customer's inbox. Every step happens inside Odoo.

1. Connect your workspace

Paste your pdfgeneratorapi.com API key, secret, and workspace identifier under Settings → PDF Generator API and click Test Connection. Then tick the document types you need. Each one installs its bridge module and seeds a ready-to-edit field dataset.

2. Tune the advanced options (optional)

Override the regional API endpoint or the editor's browser URL for on-premise and Docker setups, and decide what happens to older PDFs when you re-generate: Keep all versions or Replace previously generated PDFs on the record. Manually uploaded files are never touched.

3. Map Odoo fields to placeholders

Every document type gets a field dataset. Map each template placeholder to an Odoo field or a composed expression, mark repeating sections (order lines, taxes) as lists, and drag fields straight from the palette onto a row, no code required. Check coverage tells you exactly which placeholders are still unmapped.

4. Design in the visual editor

Pick a template, a dataset, and a real record, then Open the pdfgeneratorapi.com editor right inside Odoo and design against live data. Opening one of the default templates creates an editable copy under My Templates, so the originals stay intact.

5. Generate on any record

Click Generate custom PDF on a supported record. The PDF is attached and an audit line is posted to the chatter. Prefer to grab the file straight away? Use the Generate and Download option in the dropdown.

6. Email your design

With the Invoicing bridge installed, the invoice Send wizard shows a toggle and a template picker with a live preview. Flip it on and your customer receives your branded design in place of the standard Odoo report.

7. Batch-generate asynchronously

Select any number of records in a list view, click Generate custom PDF, choose a template, and Dispatch. Each record runs as its own async job with a signed webhook callback, and you are redirected to the Async Jobs list to follow progress.

How it is organised

This is the framework module: it ships the API client, the template editor embed, per-model field datasets, coverage diagnostics, and the async job machinery. It adds no buttons to your documents by itself; you pick the document types you want under Settings → PDF Generator API → Document types, and Odoo installs the matching bridge module automatically:

The same machinery extends to any other Odoo model: create a field dataset for the model and inherit the document mixin, with no hardcoded document types anywhere.

Hosting compatibility

Odoo Online does not allow third-party apps; this module cannot run there. The Rental bridge additionally requires the Rental app (sale_renting), which ships with Odoo Enterprise.

Configuration

1. Sign up at pdfgeneratorapi.com and copy your API key, API secret, and workspace identifier (usually your account email). This module requires a pdfgeneratorapi.com account; the PDF rendering itself happens on their service.
2. In Odoo, open Settings → PDF Generator API.
3. Paste the credentials and click Test Connection.
4. Tick the document types you want, save, and click Generate custom PDF on any matching record.

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