Can I batch-generate badges for all attendees?

Yes — loop your attendee list and call the API once per badge. Each returns a print-ready PDF.

Can I show different roles (speaker, staff, attendee)?

Yes — pass the role in your data and it renders on the badge; you can also branch the template styling by role.

Can I add a real scannable barcode?

The template includes a barcode-style graphic. For a scannable code, insert a QR/barcode image URL or SVG into the template and pass the value per attendee.

Events

Event ID card & badge generator

An attendee ID badge with photo, role and barcode — printed by the thousand for conferences.

Print attendee ID badges for a whole conference without designing each one. Pass the event, attendee name, role, company and badge ID, and PDFgen returns a clean ID card PDF with initials and a barcode-style strip.

Loop over your registrant list to generate every badge in one run, all from a single reusable template.

Generate a Event ID Card PDF via the API

POST your data to /api/v1/generate and get a PDF back. Copy-paste an example, swap in your API key, and loop over a list to render thousands — one event id card per record.

curl -X POST https://pdfgen.com/api/v1/generate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer pdfg_live_xxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "html": "<div style=\"padding:32px;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Segoe UI,Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#111827;\">\n  <div style=\"max-width:300px;margin:0 auto;border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.12);border:1px solid #e5e7eb;\">\n    <div style=\"background:#4f46e5;color:#fff;padding:20px;text-align:center;\">\n      <p style=\"font-size:12px;letter-spacing:2px;margin:0;opacity:.9;\">{{event}}</p>\n      <p style=\"font-size:11px;margin:4px 0 0;opacity:.7;\">{{formatDate date}}</p>\n    </div>\n    <div style=\"background:#fff;padding:24px;text-align:center;\">\n      <div style=\"width:96px;height:96px;border-radius:50%;background:#eef2ff;color:#4f46e5;font-size:34px;font-weight:800;line-height:96px;margin:0 auto 14px;\">{{initials}}</div>\n      <h1 style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:800;margin:0;\">{{name}}</h1>\n      <p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#4f46e5;font-weight:600;margin:4px 0 0;\">{{role}}</p>\n      <p style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6b7280;margin:2px 0 0;\">{{company}}</p>\n      <div style=\"margin-top:18px;display:inline-block;background:#111827;color:#fff;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:2px;padding:6px 14px;border-radius:999px;\">ID {{badgeId}}</div>\n      <div style=\"margin-top:18px;height:36px;background:repeating-linear-gradient(90deg,#111827 0 2px,#fff 2px 5px);border-radius:4px;\"></div>\n    </div>\n  </div>\n</div>",
    "engine": "handlebars",
    "format": "A5",
    "data": {
      "event": "DevWorld Conf 2026",
      "date": "2026-09-18",
      "initials": "SR",
      "name": "Sam Reyes",
      "role": "Speaker",
      "company": "Orbit SaaS",
      "badgeId": "00482"
    }
  }' --output event-id-card.pdf

import fs from "node:fs";

// The Handlebars template (edit once, reuse for every render).
const template = "<div style=\"padding:32px;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Segoe UI,Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#111827;\">\n  <div style=\"max-width:300px;margin:0 auto;border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.12);border:1px solid #e5e7eb;\">\n    <div style=\"background:#4f46e5;color:#fff;padding:20px;text-align:center;\">\n      <p style=\"font-size:12px;letter-spacing:2px;margin:0;opacity:.9;\">{{event}}</p>\n      <p style=\"font-size:11px;margin:4px 0 0;opacity:.7;\">{{formatDate date}}</p>\n    </div>\n    <div style=\"background:#fff;padding:24px;text-align:center;\">\n      <div style=\"width:96px;height:96px;border-radius:50%;background:#eef2ff;color:#4f46e5;font-size:34px;font-weight:800;line-height:96px;margin:0 auto 14px;\">{{initials}}</div>\n      <h1 style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:800;margin:0;\">{{name}}</h1>\n      <p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#4f46e5;font-weight:600;margin:4px 0 0;\">{{role}}</p>\n      <p style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6b7280;margin:2px 0 0;\">{{company}}</p>\n      <div style=\"margin-top:18px;display:inline-block;background:#111827;color:#fff;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:2px;padding:6px 14px;border-radius:999px;\">ID {{badgeId}}</div>\n      <div style=\"margin-top:18px;height:36px;background:repeating-linear-gradient(90deg,#111827 0 2px,#fff 2px 5px);border-radius:4px;\"></div>\n    </div>\n  </div>\n</div>";

const res = await fetch("https://pdfgen.com/api/v1/generate", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: "Bearer pdfg_live_xxx",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    html: template,
    engine: "handlebars",
    format: "A5",
    data: {
      "event": "DevWorld Conf 2026",
      "date": "2026-09-18",
      "initials": "SR",
      "name": "Sam Reyes",
      "role": "Speaker",
      "company": "Orbit SaaS",
      "badgeId": "00482"
    },
  }),
});

fs.writeFileSync("event-id-card.pdf", Buffer.from(await res.arrayBuffer()));

import requests

# The Handlebars template (edit once, reuse for every render).
template = "<div style=\"padding:32px;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Segoe UI,Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#111827;\">\n  <div style=\"max-width:300px;margin:0 auto;border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.12);border:1px solid #e5e7eb;\">\n    <div style=\"background:#4f46e5;color:#fff;padding:20px;text-align:center;\">\n      <p style=\"font-size:12px;letter-spacing:2px;margin:0;opacity:.9;\">{{event}}</p>\n      <p style=\"font-size:11px;margin:4px 0 0;opacity:.7;\">{{formatDate date}}</p>\n    </div>\n    <div style=\"background:#fff;padding:24px;text-align:center;\">\n      <div style=\"width:96px;height:96px;border-radius:50%;background:#eef2ff;color:#4f46e5;font-size:34px;font-weight:800;line-height:96px;margin:0 auto 14px;\">{{initials}}</div>\n      <h1 style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:800;margin:0;\">{{name}}</h1>\n      <p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#4f46e5;font-weight:600;margin:4px 0 0;\">{{role}}</p>\n      <p style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6b7280;margin:2px 0 0;\">{{company}}</p>\n      <div style=\"margin-top:18px;display:inline-block;background:#111827;color:#fff;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:2px;padding:6px 14px;border-radius:999px;\">ID {{badgeId}}</div>\n      <div style=\"margin-top:18px;height:36px;background:repeating-linear-gradient(90deg,#111827 0 2px,#fff 2px 5px);border-radius:4px;\"></div>\n    </div>\n  </div>\n</div>"

res = requests.post(
    "https://pdfgen.com/api/v1/generate",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer pdfg_live_xxx"},
    json={
        "html": template,
        "engine": "handlebars",
        "format": "A5",
        "data": {
            "event": "DevWorld Conf 2026",
            "date": "2026-09-18",
            "initials": "SR",
            "name": "Sam Reyes",
            "role": "Speaker",
            "company": "Orbit SaaS",
            "badgeId": "00482"
        },
    },
)

with open("event-id-card.pdf", "wb") as f:
    f.write(res.content)

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What you can build

Generating badges for every registered conference attendee
Producing staff / speaker / exhibitor ID variants
On-site badge printing from a check-in system
Re-issuing a replacement badge on demand

Frequently asked questions

Can I batch-generate badges for all attendees?: Yes — loop your attendee list and call the API once per badge. Each returns a print-ready PDF.
Can I show different roles (speaker, staff, attendee)?: Yes — pass the role in your data and it renders on the badge; you can also branch the template styling by role.
Can I add a real scannable barcode?: The template includes a barcode-style graphic. For a scannable code, insert a QR/barcode image URL or SVG into the template and pass the value per attendee.

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