Data-to-PDF Report Generator

Convert JSON or CSV data into a professional, ready-to-share PDF report. No external APIs, no code to touch.

How it works

1. Select the data source: paste JSON or CSV, provide a URL, or reference a Dataset from another Apify Actor.
2. Pick a template: simple table, table with bar chart, or executive summary with KPIs.
3. Customize brand color and logo (optional).
4. Run the Actor and download the PDF from the Key-Value Store.

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
dataSource	string	direct_json	direct_json, direct_csv, url, or apify_dataset
dataContent	string	""	JSON or CSV pasted directly
dataUrl	string	""	URL to a JSON or CSV file
datasetId	string	""	ID of an Apify Dataset
reportTitle	string	"Data Report"	PDF title
template	string	table_with_chart	simple_table, table_with_chart, or executive_summary
brandColor	string	"#1a73e8"	Brand color in hex
logoUrl	string	""	Image URL for the logo
pageSize	string	"A4"	Letter or A4

Example input (JSON)

{
  "dataSource": "direct_json",
  "dataContent": "[{\"name\":\"Ana\",\"sales\":4500},{\"name\":\"Luis\",\"sales\":3200},{\"name\":\"Maria\",\"sales\":5800}]",
  "reportTitle": "Q1 Sales Report",
  "template": "table_with_chart",
  "brandColor": "#0d47a1",
  "pageSize": "A4"
}

Example input (CSV)

{
  "dataSource": "direct_csv",
  "dataContent": "product,price,stock\nLaptop,12999,45\nMouse,299,120\nKeyboard,599,80",
  "reportTitle": "Inventory Report",
  "template": "executive_summary"
}

Output

The Actor emits one record to the output Dataset:

Field	Description
status	"success" or "error"
pdfUrl	Public URL to download the PDF
fileName	Generated PDF file name
rows	Number of processed rows
columns	Number of detected columns
generatedAt	ISO timestamp of generation

Example output

{
  "status": "success",
  "title": "Q1 Sales Report",
  "template": "table_with_chart",
  "rows": 3,
  "columns": 2,
  "pdfUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/.../records/Q1_Sales_Report.pdf",
  "fileName": "Q1_Sales_Report.pdf",
  "generatedAt": "2026-07-18T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Available templates

• Simple table: Clean table with all rows and columns. Ideal for straightforward tabular data.
• Table + Bar chart: Full table plus a Chart.js bar chart for the first numeric column detected (bundled locally, no CDN).
• Executive summary with KPIs: Cards showing total, sums, averages, min, max, and unique values, followed by a table with the first 25 rows.

Technical notes

• No external API keys or cloud services required.
• Chart.js is installed as a local dependency and embedded inline in the HTML (no CDN dependency).
• PDF is rendered with Puppeteer (page.pdf()) directly inside the Actor.
• Stored in the Key-Value Store with its public URL returned in the Dataset.
• Supports up to 10,000 records from Apify Datasets (automatic pagination).