The first page of the document DocMake makes from the sample values on this page.

Certificate of Completion

A dignified certificate without design software: centered layout, participant name as the visual anchor, course details underneath.

Batch-render one per attendee from a single list through the API.

Use this template Make it with the API

Blanks to fill

participant_name	Who completed it
course_title	What they completed
course_hours	Hours of training
completion_date	Date they finished
result	Result
issued_by	Who awards it
instructor	Course tutor
certificate_reference	Certificate number

The data behind the preview

This is the exact JSON that produced the document above. Change the values, POST them to the API, and you get your version back as DOCX or PDF. Lists grow and shrink with your data; the layout adapts.

01 Sign up free and duplicate this template into your workspace.
02 Adjust the wording and branding in the visual editor.
03 Fill it in the app, share it as a form link, or call the API.

sample-data.json

{
  "issued_by": "Ridgeway Training Academy",
  "certificate_reference": "CERT-2026-0518",
  "participant_name": "Tomas Brey",
  "course_title": "Quality Management Fundamentals",
  "course_hours": "16",
  "completion_date": "August 5, 2026",
  "result": "Passed with distinction, 92 per cent on the closing assessment",
  "instructor": "Dr Elena Novak"
}

Generate this document via the API

One template plus changing data is the whole point. The list of blanks above is the contract, and every new set of values comes back in the same layout: fill it in the app, hand someone a form link, or POST the JSON and get the file straight back.

The request below carries this page's own values, so it runs as soon as the template exists in your workspace. Swap the values for yours and the response is your document.

make-certificate-of-completion.sh

curl -X POST https://app.docmake.io/api/v1/render \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOCMAKE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  --output certificate-of-completion.pdf \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "template_id": "tmpl_your_template_id",
  "format": "pdf",
  "data": {
    "issued_by": "Ridgeway Training Academy",
    "certificate_reference": "CERT-2026-0518",
    "participant_name": "Tomas Brey",
    "course_title": "Quality Management Fundamentals",
    "course_hours": "16",
    "completion_date": "August 5, 2026",
    "result": "Passed with distinction, 92 per cent on the closing assessment",
    "instructor": "Dr Elena Novak"
  }
}
JSON

tmpl_your_template_id is a stand-in: build this template in the visual editor and copy the id it shows, or create one with POST /api/v1/templates. Keys, formats, strict mode and batches are in the API reference.

Or let an AI assistant do it

The DocMake MCP server lets Claude and other assistants make this document the same way. Install it once:

claude mcp add docmake \
  --env DOCMAKE_API_KEY=dm_your_api_key \
  -- npx -y @docmake/mcp@latest

Then ask for the document in plain words:

Make a PDF from my Certificate of Completion template with who completed it "Tomas Brey" and what they completed "Quality Management Fundamentals".

How the MCP server works →

Certificate of Completion

Blanks to fill

The data behind the preview

Generate this document via the API

Or let an AI assistant do it

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