Quickstart — Node.js (5 steps)

This quickstart assumes you have a Papier account and access to a Project in the web UI.

1. Install the SDK

npm install @papier/sdk

2. Create an API key

• In the Papier web UI go to Project → Settings → API Keys and create a key scoped to the environment you will use (staging/production).
• Store the key in an environment variable locally:

export PAPIER_API_KEY=sk_test_...

3. Make a template in the UI

• Open the Editor and click “New Template”.
• Add fields via the Schema panel (for example: name: string, items: array).
• Save and create a version (Draft → Create Version).

4. Render from Node

Create a small script to render the template.

import Papier from '@papier/sdk'

const client = new Papier({ apiKey: process.env.PAPIER_API_KEY })

async function main() {
  const result = await client.render({
    templateId: 'tmpl_123',
    version: 'v1',
    data: { name: 'Alex', items: [{ title: 'One' }] },
  })

  console.log(result.html)
}

main().catch(console.error)

5. Promote a version

• From the Versions panel in the UI promote the tested version to staging or production.
• Use environment-specific API keys in your deployments.

Optional: set up webhooks to receive render.completed or version.promoted events (see Webhooks).