Web Element To PDF
Overview
Converts any web element to a PDF file by injecting the html2pdf.js library into the page and rendering the selected element based on its XPath selector.
Web Element to PDF
Web Element to PDF converts a specific section of any web page into a downloadable PDF file. Powered by Robomotion's browser automation and the html2pdf.js library, it targets a single page element by XPath and renders it as a clean PDF, perfect for saving articles, tables, or page sections.
Instead of printing an entire page or using screenshot workarounds, this template isolates exactly the content you want and produces a proper PDF document automatically.
What Web Element to PDF can do
- Navigate to any web page and wait for it to fully load
- Target a specific page element using an XPath selector
- Convert that element into a PDF using html2pdf.js
- Download the PDF automatically through the browser
Behind the scenes
The flow opens a browser, navigates to the target URL, and waits for the specified element to appear. It then injects the html2pdf.js library into the page and calls it on the element matched by your XPath selector. The library renders the element as a PDF and triggers a browser download. Built in delays ensure the library loads fully and the download completes before the flow stops.
Configuration
Open the Config node and set:
| Variable | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
msg.url | Page URL | "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotic_process_automation" |
msg.xpath | XPath of the element to convert | '//*[@id="content"]' |