This guide is based on the Event Flyer template in the Gallery.
It explains a practical flow: template HTML structure, matching JSON payload, and API render request.
Step 1 - Template HTML structure
HTML
<div class="flyer">
<div class="top-label">{{event_type}}</div>
<h1>{{event_title}}</h1>
<h2>{{event_subtitle}}</h2>
<div class="details">
<div class="detail">
<div class="detail-label">Date</div>
<div class="detail-value">{{event_date}}</div>
</div>
<div class="detail">
<div class="detail-label">Time</div>
<div class="detail-value">{{event_time}}</div>
</div>
<div class="detail">
<div class="detail-label">Venue</div>
<div class="detail-value">{{venue}}</div>
</div>
<div class="detail">
<div class="detail-label">Admission</div>
<div class="detail-value">{{admission}}</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="speakers">
<h3>Featured Speakers</h3>
<div class="speaker-list">{{#each speakers}}<div class="speaker">
<div class="speaker-name">{{this.name}}</div>
<div class="speaker-role">{{this.role}}</div>
</div>{{/each}}</div>
</div>
<div style="text-align:center">
<div class="cta">{{cta_text}}</div>
</div>
</div>
Step 2 - Matching JSON payload
JSON
{
"event_type": "Tech Conference",
"event_title": "DevSummit 2026",
"event_subtitle": "Where innovation meets execution",
"event_date": "April 15-16, 2026",
"event_time": "9:00 AM \u2013 6:00 PM",
"venue": "Convention Center, San Francisco",
"admission": "Free / VIP $199",
"speakers": [
{
"name": "Sarah Chen",
"role": "CTO, TechFlow"
},
{
"name": "Marcus Reid",
"role": "VP Eng, Cloudbase"
},
{
"name": "Priya Patel",
"role": "Head of AI, Nexus"
}
],
"cta_text": "REGISTER NOW \u2192"
}
Step 3 - Final rendered preview in page
Rendered output preview
Template style preview
Preview uses the original Gallery template HTML and CSS with sample payload values.
Step 4 - Key mapping checklist
{{event_type}}->event_type{{event_title}}->event_title{{event_subtitle}}->event_subtitle{{event_date}}->event_date{{#each speakers}}->speakers[]{{this.name}}->speakers[].name
Step 5 - Render request example
BASH
curl -X POST "https://api.hookpdf.com/v1/render" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <api_key>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"template_id": "<gallery-event-flyer-template_id>",
"payload": {
"event_type": "Tech Conference",
"event_title": "DevSummit 2026",
"event_subtitle": "Where innovation meets execution",
"event_date": "April 15-16, 2026",
"event_time": "9:00 AM \u2013 6:00 PM",
"venue": "Convention Center, San Francisco",
"admission": "Free / VIP $199"
}
}'
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