# Pdf node "Path to a BASE64 key"

**URL:** https://community.yellow.ai/t/pdf-node-path-to-a-base64-key/3765
**Category:** Studio
**Created:** [February 24, 2023, 10:34am UTC](https://community.yellow.ai/t/pdf-node-path-to-a-base64-key/3765 "2023-02-24T10:34:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![Manisha\_Vimal](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/community.yellow.ai/manisha_vimal/32/2381_2.png) [@Manisha\_Vimal](https://community.yellow.ai/u/Manisha_Vimal)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2023, 10:34am UTC](https://community.yellow.ai/t/pdf-node-path-to-a-base64-key/3765/1 "2023-02-24T10:34:57Z")

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What is the meaning of Path to a BASE64 key ? in generate pdf/ image and how to define this?

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### Author: ![gautham](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/community.yellow.ai/gautham/32/1593_2.png) [@gautham](https://community.yellow.ai/u/gautham)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2023, 4:58am UTC](https://community.yellow.ai/t/pdf-node-path-to-a-base64-key/3765/2 "2023-02-27T04:58:50Z")

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@Manisha_Vimal

Can you share what you’re trying to generate and what the source is as well?

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### Author: ![Manisha\_Vimal](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/community.yellow.ai/manisha_vimal/32/2381_2.png) [@Manisha\_Vimal](https://community.yellow.ai/u/Manisha_Vimal)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.yellow.ai/t/pdf-node-path-to-a-base64-key/3765/3 "2023-02-27T13:28:56Z")

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want to generate pdf file via url please help me out…

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### Author: ![Parthiban\_J](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/community.yellow.ai/parthiban_j/32/939_2.png) [@Parthiban\_J](https://community.yellow.ai/u/Parthiban_J)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2023, 5:35am UTC](https://community.yellow.ai/t/pdf-node-path-to-a-base64-key/3765/4 "2023-03-05T05:35:38Z")

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Hey, @Manisha_Vimal You can pass the object into the file node.

```auto
{
  "file": {
    "name": "pdfname",
    "url": "pdfurl",
    "urlEncoded": true
  },
  "format": "pdf"
}

```

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/yellowmessenger1/original/2X/0/0945a0fc1536ce474da3d103415324fa7f00d75b.png)

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### Author: ![Manisha\_Vimal](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/community.yellow.ai/manisha_vimal/32/2381_2.png) [@Manisha\_Vimal](https://community.yellow.ai/u/Manisha_Vimal)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.yellow.ai/t/pdf-node-path-to-a-base64-key/3765/5 "2023-03-16T19:09:14Z")

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I tried passing the object into the file node as per the given format below but even after multiple attempts,  
I have been getting the error as shown in attached screenshot. can you please provide the fix of this?

 ![Screenshot 2023-03-17 002209](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/yellowmessenger1/original/2X/5/5c9ad1b3482b780f67a59f2c48b889da651602c8.png)
