How to generate a PDF certificate of completion automatically
How to Generate a PDF Certificate of Completion Automatically Course platforms, bootcamps, compliance training tools, and onboarding flows all need to issue certificates. The typical workflow: design one in Canva, export as PDF, manually fill in the name and date, email it. Fine for 10 users. Unusable at 1,000. Here's how to generate a branded certificate for every completion event — triggered by a webhook, a database event, or an API call — with zero manual work per certificate. Certificate HTML template function renderCertificateHtml ({ recipientName , courseName , completionDate , instructorName , certificateId , hoursCompleted , }) { return `<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <style> @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display:wght@400;700&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600&display=swap'); * { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; } body { width: 1056px; height: 816px; background: #fff; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; display: flex
Continue reading on Dev.to JavaScript
Opens in a new tab
