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Q: Planning an Appsumo Comeback??

Marty! we need to got back to 1955.
Why's that Doc?
We need to purchase Hybiscus when it launched on Appsumo!
Well, have you checked their activity on the public Roadmap?
Where we're going.... we dont need roadmaps!

Zoooooooommmmmm!

112481922371292239484Oct 24, 2024
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Q: I think this is important for us as well: 8.

Can we generate PDF in landscape mode for standard A4 size certificate?

Sumo.Ling23693PLUSJul 14, 2022
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Ismail59059

Ismail59059

May 14, 2024

A: Hi there,

Thanks for this question. Actually this isn't supported currently but it's a very good request. We'll add this to your feature requests to see how we could support this!

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Q: I am not able to edit my previous questions, but some last question: 6.

We usually host about ~1,000 participants in our virtual event, can Hybiscus generate all PDF certificates for the participants in one go? How does it work.. Does it has rate limiting etc?
7. Do you have any FB or Discord Group?
Thank you.

Sumo.Ling23693PLUSJul 14, 2022
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Ismail59059

Ismail59059

May 14, 2024

A: Hybiscus will need to receive the requests separately for each PDF, and so you will be bound by the rate limits (https://hybiscus.dev/docs/api/rate-limitting) and your quotas of course.

As for a Discord / FB group, we do not currently have one, but we'll look into setting one up!

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Q: Hi Ismail, Just noticed that this amazing deal is ending soon!

I have a few questions from a virtual event perspective:
1. I need something more basic than report PDF - Can we generate PDF certificate from Hybiscus? Can we customise the PDF content via a Drag-and-Drop PDF page builder or any other methods that you can advice - TailwindCSS or other FE libraries?
2. Can I generate PDF certificates from the eligible participants list from Google Sheets - With Name and Courses attended and the event date?
2B. If not, any idea how can we automatically generate and send the PDF to those who attended the virtual event via Zoom, MS Teams or Airmeet?
3. Where do you store the PDF after being generated? In Hybiscus? How many quota is allocated for storing PDFs?
4. After generating the PDF certificate, can I use Hybiscus to email the PDF to the participants automatically?
5. Do you plan to have a Python API as we built our functions on Lambda Python v3.7 functions. When will this be ready?
Thank you.

Sumo.Ling23693PLUSJul 14, 2022
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Ismail59059

Ismail59059

May 14, 2024

A: Hi there,
Thanks for all your questions, they're great questions indeed!
We do not currently have a drag and drop builder, as Hybiscus is meant to be an API intended to be accessed programmatically. Although we do have a Cloud Editor (https://hybiscus.dev/cloud-editor) which make it very easy to prototype PDFs.

With regard to Google Sheets, etc. you can certainly get data from any source you like, and put this into the JSON schema you send to Hybiscus to generate your PDFs. The idea is you access the data from your sources yourself, and Hybiscus just receives this. This could be done in your Lambda functions or in an automation tool like Zapier, etc. As for certificates, unfortunately we do not have a landscape format for generating PDFs, but otherwise you are free to try out the various components to design the certificate you would like. We have sizing options for text, font styles, alignment options, colour themes, so I think you could achieve a lot.

The API endpoints are rate limited which is explained here https://hybiscus.dev/docs/api/rate-limitting, and other than you have your monthly quotas to be monitored. The reports are stored on the server for up to 48 hours, after which they are deleted. More preferable is that you use our Cloud Storage Upload feature, where we deposit them directly into your cloud storage, never storing them on the Hybiscus server (https://hybiscus.dev/docs/reports/cloud-storage). In this way, you could fully automate the process in your lambda function to query Google Sheets, send data to Hybiscus to generate a PDF, which automatically deposits into your cloud storage provider, and you can send that out to your users. We do not, however, have built in emailing options in Hybiscus, you would need to do this yourself.
Lastly, with regard to the Python SDK, it is on our roadmap, but much further down as we have had other requests which we deemed more impactful. It would be fairly simple to construct the JSON schema using a Python dictionary and POST that to Hybiscus using a library such as httpx for Python.

I hope we've answered all your questions well, please do let us know otherwise!

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Q: Can you pull data from google sheets after fixing a template on Hybiscus?

My plan is to gather all data in google sheets and generate reports for clients

howie8PLUSJul 13, 2022
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Ismail59059

Ismail59059

May 14, 2024

A: Hi there, thanks for the question! Hybiscus does not connect directly to Google Sheets, but you can use automation platforms such as Zapier or your own server to pull data from Google Sheets, format it for Hybiscus, and then send it to Hybiscus. Hope that makes sense!

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Q: Thanks for your reply.

Just to confirm.
Will you stay for another 3 days for appsumo plus members?
Most select deals stay for another 3 days for appsumo plus members, and many members do pick up deals during the last minute.

sumokJul 13, 2022
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Ismail59059

Ismail59059

May 14, 2024

A: Hi there,

Extended access for AppSumo Plus members will end on Monday July 18th 8 AM CDT, whereas ordinary access will end this Friday 8 AM.

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Q: Can it generate a pdf from SVG HTML content?

The use case is- I want to pass SVG HTML code to this plugin (which contains images, fonts, etc.). I want it to make a pdf from svg

Emily-SnapiedJul 13, 2022
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Ismail59059

Ismail59059

May 14, 2024

A: Hi there,

The intention is to use the JSON schema to create PDF report. So using SVG and HTML is unfortunately not supported. What you can do is use images and small HTML snippets in the PDF reports to customise it with your content.

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Q: Hello, How does this compare to browserless.

io pdf generation?

We currently are using the price of pdf generation can get pretty costly.

Your pricing also seems to be a bit hard to calculate as we develop thousands of pages per week with multiple pages per document.

AlejandroPLUSJul 12, 2022
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Ismail59059

Ismail59059

May 14, 2024

A: The benefits over browserless io are for using pre designed components defined with JSON. Browserless requires generating HTML with design manually setup. As for the quota limits, depending on the tier you choose you will have access to the respective number of reports per month. You also have the option to purchase add ons to increase your limits on quotas each month.

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Q: Tool looking nice.

was hoping you'd stick around for a little while, at least after sumoday.

Will you stay for another 3 days for appsumo plus members?
Are you increasing the price or actually leaving?

sumokJul 12, 2022
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Ismail59059

Ismail59059

May 14, 2024

A: Glad to hear you like the tool! We've been on AppSumo for about two months, so alas all good things must come to an end. After the campaign, the standard pricing will apply which is currently on the website.

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Q: 1) Where can I find the whole list of components ?

2) Are you guys planning to launch a visual builder like drag and drop ?

I tried out the product a major downside is for me is every time I make a change and want to see how my report will look. I have to make a request which is chargeable.

3) Are you guys planning to implement a live reload which do not charge credits ? Maybe instead of PDF show an html or something ?

sidie.vermaJul 1, 2022
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Ismail59059

Ismail59059

May 14, 2024

A: Hi,

Thanks for the questions. The full list of components is available here: https://hybiscus.dev/docs/creating-a-report

Unfortunately there is no plan to create a drag and drop builder as the aim of Hybiscus is to be an API that can be access programmatic, rather than a GUI. Having said that, we do have the Cloud Editor where you can write the JSON and see the preview right next to it. This option also provides a way to generate the report as JPG preview that is not chargeable and has no quota per month. The API endpoint used there is available to you as well without the Cloud Editor, and accepts exactly the same schema as the PDF building endpoint.

I hope this answers your questions! Let us know if there's anything else!

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Q: Hi, This is one of the coolest PDF related products I have seen and congratulations on rolling out such a product.

I would really appreciate if you can take a look at the CloudTables API page at https://cloudtables.com/docs/cloud/api/nodejs and tell me if tables can be styled and outputted into your PDF's

I am basically building a song lyrics directory with CloudTables and I want the tables to be outputted to a PDF for download. Would really appreciate your reply.

Jimmy-GeorgePLUSJun 26, 2022
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Ismail59059

Ismail59059

May 14, 2024

A: Hi Jimmy,

Thanks, I'm really glad to hear you're liking Hybiscus! I've had a look at the Cloud Tables API, and if I understand correctly you're using it to collect data via some website. In which case, your next step to generate a PDF will be very possible. Their SDKs including the NodeJS one provides a away to get data from a given table. You could thus retrieve this data and add it to the JSON schema for Hybiscus and generate reports that way. Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions!

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Q: upload to pcloud available to both plans?

Alex184012May 29, 2022
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Ismail59059

Ismail59059

May 14, 2024

A: Hi there,

Thanks for your question! If by "pcloud" you're referring to a private cloud, then yes, this option is available on both plans. Please keep in mind that we only support Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services' cloud storage solutions. Hope this helps, otherwise do let us know!

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Q: Are we able to ensure HIPAA compliance in the setting of building documents with Protected Health Information (PHI)?

shreemulayPLUSMay 21, 2022
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Ismail59059

Ismail59059

May 14, 2024

A: Hi there,

Thanks for your message. Unfortunately Hybiscus doesn't have HIIPA compliance. Sorry about that! Let us know if there's any other way we could assist!

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Q: What is the pricing if we extend the limits?

Are there any discounts included in this LTD?

Mike_MMay 31, 2022
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Leo_PartnerSupport

Leo_PartnerSupport

May 14, 2024

A: Hi @Mike_M! Thanks for the question.

We do have some add-ons already available for AppSumo users, however, they must be added directly on the Hybiscus dashboard after you already have activated your account.

Here is what we're offering:
Optional add-on: additional 2,500 single-page reports for $10 monthly
Optional add-on: additional 2,500 multi-page reports for $10 monthly

Hopefully this information helps!

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Q: What is the pricing if we extend the limits?

Are there any discounts included in this LTD?

Mike_MMay 31, 2022
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Q: Hi!

Are you GDPR compliant?

d3feda1490e6475b9f98249e55d2718aPLUSMay 30, 2022
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Leo_PartnerSupport

Leo_PartnerSupport

May 14, 2024

A: Hi and thanks for reaching out!

Hybiscus is not GDPR-compliant at the moment, however, we have plans to be so in the near future.

Hopefully this information helps!

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Q: Are we able to ensure Hipaa compliance in the setting of building documents with Protected Health Information (PHI)?

shreemulayPLUSMay 21, 2022
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Q: Hi, once I send the json to your tool to generate a pdf, how does it let my website/app know that it’s right for downloading/viewing?

Do I need to download the pdf or can it be viewed just in the browser?

devdynamicMay 18, 2022
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Leo_PartnerSupport

Leo_PartnerSupport

May 14, 2024

A: Hi @devdynamic! Thanks for the questions.

You can either view the PDF on our Cloud Editor (and make real time changes to it there), download it or store it in a cloud provider of your choice.

Hopefully this answers your question!

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Q: Hi, can I use your tool to create pdfs that are not technically reports?

I’m thinking invoices, letters etc.

devdynamicMay 18, 2022
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Leo_PartnerSupport

Leo_PartnerSupport

May 14, 2024

A: Hi @devdynamic! Thanks for the question.

Although we don't currently have any templates for those specifically (as the templates are simply starting points for you to edit), you could simply create your own template using the various components on offer.

Thus, if you needed to make statements, for instance, you could make use of the Table component for example.

Hopefully this information helps!

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Q: Can it generate authenticated, or in other words digital signer, PDF files?

Thanks

08f02230d46e47d0bfaf836bd60a1b4dMay 10, 2022
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Ismail59059

Ismail59059

May 14, 2024

A: Hi there,

Sorry we don't currently support generating signed PDFs. Could you elaborate a bit on how you'd like to use this feature, so we could see how we could potentially support it?

Thanks!

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