SVGToPDFConversionAPI - Scoped, Global

  • Release version: Zurich
  • Updated July 31, 2025
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    • The SVGToPDFConversionAPI provides methods that enable the adding of an SVG to a PDF and converting an SVG to PDF.

    This API is part of the ServiceNow PDF Generation Utilities plugin (com.snc.apppdfgenerator) and is provided within the sn_pdfgeneratorutils namespace. The plugin is activated by default.

    See also PDFGenerationAPI.

    SVGToPDFConversionAPI - SVGToPDFConversionAPI()

    Instantiates a new SVGToPDFConversionAPI object.

    Table 1. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    None

    The following examples shows how to create a SVGToPDFConversionAPI object.

    var v = new sn_pdfgeneratorutils.SVGToPDFConversionAPI();

    SVGToPDFConversionAPI - addSVGToPDF(String svg, String inputPdfSysId, String targetTable, String targetSysId, String nameForPdf, Number pageNo, Number x, Number y, Number svgImgWidth, Number svgImgHeight)

    Adds an SVG image to a PDF on a specified page with image size and location coordinates.

    Table 2. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    svg String SVG to convert to a PDF document.
    inputPdfSysId String Sys_id of the target PDF in which to create a copy of with an SVG. The target PDF is in the Attachments [sys_attachment] table.
    targetTable String Name of the table containing the record to which the PDF is attached. You can find this value in the same row as the attachment listed in the Attachments [sys_attachment] table.
    targetTableSysId String Sys_id of the record to which the PDF is attached. You can find this value in the same row as the attachment listed in the Attachments [sys_attachment] table.
    targetTable String Name of the table on which to attach the converted PDF.
    targetTableSysId String Sys_id of the record on which to attach the converted PDF.
    pdfName String Name to give the PDF.

    Default: Sys_id of the PDF in the Attachments [sys_attachment] table.
    pageNo Number Page number in the attached PDF on which to place the SVG.
    x Number Horizontal position of the SVG in the page. Value is in points.
    y Number Vertical position of the SVG in the page. Value is in points.
    svgImgWidth Number Width of the SVG image in pixels.
    svgImgHeight Number Height of the SVG image in pixels.
    Table 3. Returns
    Type Description
    Object Object containing sys_id of a new PDF attachment with inserted SVG if successful, error message otherwise.
    {
  "attachment_id": "String",
  "message": "String",
  "status": "String"
}
    <Object>.​attachment_id If SVG conversion is successful, sys_id of the attached PDF. The file is listed in the Attachments [sys_attachment] table.

    Data type: String
    <Object>.message Message confirming success or error.
    Possible values:
    • Adding SVG content to PDF failed.
    • Adding SVG to PDF and creating new PDF is successful.
    • Given target record [<tableName> - <targetTableSysId>] does not exist. – Target table sys_id is not in the table provided. Make sure you include the correct table name for the record.
    • Input PDF attachment sys id to add the SVG content is null
    • Input SVG content is empty or null
    • PdfReader is not opened with owner password
    • The target table name to attach the modified PDF : <targetTable> is empty or null
    • The target table name to attach the modified PDF : <targetTable> is not valid

    Data type: String
    <Object>.status Status indicating whether the operation is successful.
    Possible values:
    • success - Operation was successful.
    • failure – Operation was not successful. The message provides details.

    Data type: String

    The following example shows how get SVG from the description field of an incident record and add it to page 5 of a PDF attachment. The new PDF with SVG is located in the Attachments [sys_attachment] table.

    var gr = new GlideRecord("incident");

var svg;

if (gr.get("<tableSysId>")) {
 svg = gr.description.toString();
}

var result = new sn_pdfgeneratorutils.SVGToPDFConversionAPI().addSVGToPDF(svg, "<inputPdfSysId>", "incident", "<tableSysId>", "AddSVGToPDF", 5, 30, 30, 300, 100);
gs.info(JSON.stringify(result));

    Output:

    {"attachment_id":"<sys_id>","message":"Adding SVG to PDF and creating new PDF is successful.","status":"success"}

    SVGToPDFConversionAPI - convertSVGToPDF(String svg, String pdfName, String targetTable, String targetTableSysId)

    Converts an SVG provided as string to PDF.

    Table 4. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    svg String SVG to convert to a PDF document.
    pdfName String Name to give the PDF.

    Default: Sys_id of the PDF in the Attachments [sys_attachment] table.
    targetTable String Name of the table on which to attach the converted PDF.
    targetTableSysId String Sys_id of the record on which to attach the converted PDF.
    Table 5. Returns
    Type Description
    Object Object containing sys_id of the PDF attachment converted from SVG if successful, error message otherwise.
    {
  "attachment_id": "String",
  "message": "String",
  "status": "String"
}
    <Object>.​attachment_id If SVG conversion is successful, sys_id of the attached PDF. The file is listed in the Attachments [sys_attachment] table.

    Data type: String
    <Object>.message Message confirming success or error.
    Possible values:
    • Converting SVG image to PDF document failed.
    • Exception while reading Source document contents.
    • Given target record [<tableName> - <targetTableSysId>] does not exist. – Target table sys_id is not in the table provided. Make sure you include the correct table name for the record.
    • SVG to PDF conversion is successful.
    • The Target table name - <tableName> to attach the converted SVG is not valid
    • The Target table name - <tableName> to attach the converted SVG is empty or null

    Data type: String
    <Object>.status Status indicating whether the operation is successful.
    Possible values:
    • success - Operation was successful.
    • failure – Operation was not successful. The message provides details.

    Data type: String

    The following example shows how get SVG from the description field of an incident record, to convert the SVG to PDF and attach it to a record.

    var gr = new GlideRecord("incident");

var svg;

if (gr.get("<tableSysId>")) {
 svg = gr.description.toString();
}

var v = new sn_pdfgeneratorutils.SVGToPDFConversionAPI();

var result = v.convertSVGToPDF(svg, "ConvertSVGToPDF", "incident", "<targetTableSysId>");
gs.info(JSON.stringify(result));

    Output:

    {"attachment_id":"<pdf_attachment_sys_id>","message":"SVG to PDF conversion is successful.","status":"success"}

    SVGToPDFConversionAPI - convertSVGToPDFWithSize(String svg, String nameForPDF, String targetTable, String targetTableSysId, Number svgImgWidth, Number svgImgHeight)

    Converts an SVG provided as string to PDF with image width and height values.

    Table 6. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    svg String SVG to convert to a PDF document.
    pdfName String Name to give the PDF.

    Default: Sys_id of the PDF in the Attachments [sys_attachment] table.
    targetTable String Name of the table on which to attach the converted PDF.
    targetTableSysId String Sys_id of the record on which to attach the converted PDF.
    svgImgWidth Number Width of the SVG image in pixels.
    svgImgHeight Number Height of the SVG image in pixels.
    Table 7. Returns
    Type Description
    Object Object containing sys_id of the PDF attachment converted from SVG if successful, error message otherwise.
    {
  "attachment_id": "String",
  "message": "String",
  "status": "String"
}
    <Object>.​attachment_id If SVG conversion is successful, sys_id of the attached PDF. The file is listed in the Attachments [sys_attachment] table.

    Data type: String
    <Object>.message Message confirming success or error.
    Possible values:
    • Converting SVG image to PDF document failed.
    • Exception while reading Source document contents.
    • Given target record [<tableName> - <targetTableSysId>] does not exist. – Target table sys_id is not in the table provided. Make sure you include the correct table name for the record.
    • The Target table name - <tableName> to attach the converted SVG is not valid
    • The Target table name - <tableName> to attach the converted SVG is empty or null
    • SVG to PDF conversion is successful.

    Data type: String
    <Object>.status Status indicating whether the operation is successful.
    Possible values:
    • success - Operation was successful.
    • failure – Operation was not successful. The message provides details.

    Data type: String

    The following example shows how get SVG from the description field of an incident record, to convert the SVG to PDF, and attach it to a record.

    var gr = new GlideRecord("incident");

var svg;

if (gr.get("<tableSysId>")) {
 svg = gr.description.toString();
}

var v = new sn_pdfgeneratorutils.SVGToPDFConversionAPI();

var result = v.convertSVGToPDFWithSize(svg, "ConvertSVGToPDF", "incident", "<targetTableSysId>", 600, 150);
gs.info(JSON.stringify(result));

    Output:

    {"attachment_id":"<pdf_attachment_sys_id>","message":"SVG to PDF conversion is successful.","status":"success"}