Document Parser with PDF.co API

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Getting Started#

Create a workflow to Document Parser with the PDF.co API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Configure the Document Parser action
1. Connect your PDF.co account
2. Configure URL
3. Optional- Select a Output Format
4. Optional- Configure HTTP Username
5. Optional- Configure HTTP Password
6. Optional- Configure PDF Password
7. Optional- Configure Inline
8. Optional- Configure Name
9. Optional- Configure Expiration
10. Optional- Configure Async
11. Optional- Configure Profiles
Select a trigger to run your workflow on HTTP requests, schedules or app events
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

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Details#

This is a pre-built, source-available component from Pipedream's GitHub repo. The component is developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Document Parser on PDF.co

Description:Document Parser can automatically parse PDF, JPG, PNG document to extract fields, tables, values, barcodes from invoices, statements, orders and other PDF and scanned documents. [See docs here](https://apidocs.pdf.co/01-document-parser)

Version:0.0.1

Key:pdf_co-document-parser

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Code#

import app from "../../pdf_co.app.mjs";
import constants from "../common/constants.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Document Parser",
  description: "Document Parser can automatically parse PDF, JPG, PNG document to extract fields, tables, values, barcodes from invoices, statements, orders and other PDF and scanned documents. [See docs here](https://apidocs.pdf.co/01-document-parser)",
  key: "pdf_co-document-parser",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    app,
    url: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "url",
      ],
    },
    outputFormat: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Output Format",
      description: "Default is JSON. You can override default output format to CSV or XML to generate CSV or XML output accordingly.",
      options: constants.DOCUMENT_PARSER_OUTPUT_FORMAT,
      optional: true,
    },
    httpusername: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "httpusername",
      ],
    },
    httppassword: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "httppassword",
      ],
    },
    password: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "password",
      ],
    },
    inline: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "inline",
      ],
    },
    name: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "name",
      ],
    },
    expiration: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "expiration",
      ],
    },
    async: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "async",
      ],
    },
    profiles: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "profiles",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const payload = {
      url: this.url,
      httpusername: this.httpusername,
      httppassword: this.httppassword,
      outputFormat: this.outputFormat,
      inline: this.inline,
      password: this.password,
      async: this.async,
      name: this.name,
      expiration: this.expiration,
      profiles: this.profiles,
    };
    const endpoint = "/pdf/documentparser";
    const response = await this.app.genericRequest(
      $,
      payload,
      endpoint,
    );
    $.export("$summary", `Successfully parsed PDF from: ${this.url}`);
    return response;
  },
};

Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
PDF.co	`app`	`app`	This component uses the PDF.co app.
URL	`url`	`string`	URL to the source file. Supports links from Google Drive, Dropbox and from built-in PDF.co files storage.
Output Format	`outputFormat`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`JSONCSVXML`
HTTP Username	`httpusername`	`string`	HTTP auth user name if required to access source url.
HTTP Password	`httppassword`	`string`	HTTP auth password if required to access source url.
PDF Password	`password`	`string`	Password of PDF file.
Inline	`inline`	`boolean`	Must be one of: true to return data as inline or false to return link to output file (default).
Name	`name`	`string`	File name for generated output.
Expiration	`expiration`	`integer`	Output link expiration in minutes. Default is 60 (i.e. 60 minutes or 1 hour).
Async	`async`	`boolean`	Runs processing asynchronously. Returns JobId.
Profiles	`profiles`	`any`	Use this parameter to set additional configuration for fine tuning and extra options. Explore PDF.co for profile examples.

Authentication#

PDF.co uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your PDF.co account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to PDF.co APIs in both code and no-code steps.

About PDF.co#

PDF.co is a API platform for data extraction from PDF, spreadsheets, barcodes. 300+ integrations supported.

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