n8n Document Generation
The verified TurboDocx n8n node generates DOCX, PPTX, and PDF documents from your templates inside n8n, no code. Its Generate Document operation merges data from any trigger into your template and hands the finished file to the next node so you can deliver it to Drive, SharePoint, or email.
Verified by n8n on the official n8n integrations directory.
What the Generate Document operation does
Document generation in n8n usually means gluing together a stack of nodes: a Google Docs step here, a PDF converter there, a Code node to reshape the data, and a lot of copy and paste when the layout changes. The TurboDocx node collapses all of that into one operation. You design a template once, then the Generate Document operation merges live workflow data into it and returns a finished file.
The template is the source of truth for how the document looks. Fonts, tables, headers, page breaks, and branding live in the template, so your n8n workflow only ever deals with data. When marketing updates the letterhead or legal rewords a clause, you update the template in TurboDocx and every workflow that uses it produces the new version on the next run. No flow edits required.
Because the node returns the document as binary output, it slots cleanly into the rest of n8n. The generated file is just another item in the workflow, so any node that accepts a file can take it from there. Generation and delivery stay separate concerns, which keeps each workflow easy to read and easy to change.
One operation, three output formats
The same operation produces DOCX, PPTX, or PDF from a single template design. You pick the format in the node, so a single workflow can hand a Word draft to a reviewer and a PDF to the customer from the exact same data.
DOCX
A real editable Word document. Use it when the recipient needs to review, redline, or finish the file, such as a contract draft or a report that a person will keep working on.
PPTX
A PowerPoint deck built from a template. Use it for proposals, quarterly business reviews, and pitch decks where the data changes but the slide design stays fixed.
A fixed, ready-to-send document. Use it when the file is final, when you want consistent rendering everywhere, or when the next step is sending it out for signature.
Let n8n shape the data, TurboDocx render the file
A find-and-replace document generator can only put a value where a placeholder sits. With n8n in front of TurboDocx you shape the data first, then render it, so one template can produce a one-line confirmation or a fully itemized agreement depending on what you pass in.
Map any node to your template
Map values from any previous n8n node onto the variables in your template. The Generate Document operation substitutes them into the DOCX, PPTX, or PDF and returns the finished file.
Shape the data in n8n
Use Set, Code, and IF nodes to build exactly what the document needs before the Generate step: combine fields, format dates and currency, expand line items into rows, and branch on conditions. n8n does the logic, TurboDocx renders the file.
One template, every format
The same template and data render a DOCX to edit, a PPTX deck, or a fixed PDF to send or sign. You pick the output format in the node, so one workflow produces every version you need.
Deliver the file with the nodes you already use
TurboDocx generates the document and n8n handles where it goes. The generated file comes back as binary data on the workflow item, so the delivery step is whatever node fits your process: upload to Google Drive or SharePoint, attach it to a Gmail or Outlook message, post it to a Slack channel, or push it to a document management system through its own node.
A frequent next step is signing. Once the file exists you can pass it straight into TurboSign to send it for e-signature, or hand a quote into the TurboQuote flow for pricing and approval. Those live on the n8n e-signature and n8n quoting pages, so this page stays focused on generating the document itself.
A concrete flow: record to document
Here is a common operations flow, built end to end with the TurboDocx node and no code. It turns a new record into a finished, filed document without anyone opening Word.
The pattern is the same whether the trigger is a CRM deal, a form submission, an Airtable row, or a database insert. Only the mapping step changes, because the template and the Generate Document operation do not care where the data came from.
- A new row is added to your CRM or spreadsheet, for example a deal marked Closed Won, and the trigger fires the workflow.
- A Set or Code node shapes the row into the fields your template expects.
- The TurboDocx Generate Document operation merges that data into your template and returns a finished DOCX or PDF.
- A downstream node delivers the file, uploading it to Google Drive, attaching it to an email, or posting it to Slack.
- The record is updated with a link to the generated document, so the whole team can see it was produced.
Generate your first document in n8n
The node is verified for installation on n8n Cloud, so there is nothing to self-host and no manual approval to wait for. From an empty workflow to a generated file is about ten minutes.
- 1In your n8n instance open Settings, then Community Nodes, click Install, and enter @turbodocx/n8n-nodes-turbodocx.
- 2Because the node is verified for installation on n8n Cloud, it installs directly with no self-hosting required.
- 3Add a TurboDocx API credential and paste your API key. The same credential powers every TurboDocx operation.
- 4Drop a TurboDocx node into your workflow and select the Generate Document operation, then choose DOCX, PPTX, or PDF.
- 5Select your template, map fields from the previous node to the template variables, and run. The node returns the finished file for the next step to deliver.
- The document is created at the moment the data is fresh, right where the workflow already runs.
- One template feeds many workflows, so a design change lands everywhere at once.
- Generation, delivery, and signing stay as separate nodes, so each flow is easy to read.
- No API code and no separate document service to host or maintain.
Frequently asked questions
Can n8n generate a Word document?
Yes. The verified TurboDocx node adds a Generate Document operation to n8n that produces a real DOCX file from your Word template. You upload the template once in TurboDocx, then in n8n you map data from any trigger to the template variables and the node returns the finished .docx, ready to attach, upload, or send with the next node in your workflow.
Can the TurboDocx n8n node produce PDFs and PowerPoint files?
Yes. The same Generate Document operation outputs DOCX, PPTX, and PDF from a template. Use DOCX when the recipient will edit the file, PPTX for decks and proposals, and PDF when you want a fixed, ready-to-send or ready-to-sign document. You choose the output format in the node, so one workflow can generate a Word draft and a PDF from the same data.
How do I handle nested data, repeating rows, or conditional sections in n8n?
You shape the data in n8n before the Generate Document step. A Set, Code, or IF node builds the structure your template expects, combining fields, expanding arrays such as line items into the rows you want, and including or dropping sections based on your conditions. The node then merges that prepared data into your template and returns the finished DOCX, PPTX, or PDF, so n8n handles the logic and TurboDocx renders the file.
Where does the generated document go after n8n creates it?
The node returns the generated file as binary output in the workflow, so you deliver it with whatever n8n node fits. Common paths are uploading to Google Drive or SharePoint, attaching it to a Gmail or Outlook message, posting it to Slack, or passing it straight into the TurboSign e-signature step. TurboDocx generates the file and n8n handles the routing.
Do I need to write code to generate documents in n8n?
No. Document generation is a drag-and-drop n8n node with typed fields. You install the verified node, add a TurboDocx API credential, pick the Generate Document operation, choose the template, and map your data. There is no API code to write and no separate document service to host.
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Start generating documents in n8n
Install the verified TurboDocx node, point it at a template, and turn any n8n trigger into a finished DOCX, PPTX, or PDF, no code.