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Posted on by Edd-Keogh 297

Hi all,

 

Trying to send an automated email at the end of a flow once the flow has created a PDF the issue I am having is its failing on the content type, it says my content type .PDF is invalid, please could someone help to where I am going wrong.

 

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Edd

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  • Chriddle Profile Picture
    Chriddle 8,638 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    Looks like your attachment content data is not PDF 😉

    Check the connector "Convert Word Document to PDF"

  • Edd-Keogh Profile Picture
    Edd-Keogh 297 on at

    Thanks for your reply, I'm confused it's created a PDF I can see the PDF so why is it saying it isn't a PDF?

  • Chriddle Profile Picture
    Chriddle 8,638 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    Which email connector do you use?

     

  • Edd-Keogh Profile Picture
    Edd-Keogh 297 on at

    SMTP

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