Extract Text From PDF with Adobe PDF Services API on Weekly schedule from Schedule API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Schedule trigger and Adobe PDF Services action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the Weekly schedule trigger
1. Connect your Schedule account
2. Configure Cron Schedule
Configure the Extract Text From PDF action
1. Connect your Adobe PDF Services account
2. Configure File Path
3. Configure File Name
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are 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.

Trigger#

Weekly schedule on Schedule

Description:Trigger your workflow on one or more days each week at a specific time (with timezone support).

Version:0.0.1

Key:schedule-weekly

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Schedule Overview#

The Schedule app in Pipedream is a powerful tool that allows you to trigger workflows at regular intervals, ranging from every minute to once a year. This enables the automation of repetitive tasks and the scheduling of actions to occur without manual intervention. By leveraging this API, you can execute code, run integrations, and process data on a reliable schedule, all within Pipedream's serverless environment.

Trigger Code#

import schedule from "../../schedule.app.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Weekly schedule",
  version: "0.0.1",
  key: "schedule-weekly",
  type: "source",
  description: "Trigger your workflow on one or more days each week at a specific time (with timezone support).",
  props: {
    schedule,
    cron: {
      propDefinition: [
        schedule,
        "cron",
      ],
      default: {
        cron: "0 10 * * 1",
      },
    },
  },
};

Trigger 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
Schedule	`schedule`	`app`	This component uses the Schedule app.
Cron Schedule	`cron`	`$.interface.timer`	Enter a cron expression

Trigger Authentication#

The Schedule API does not require authentication.

About Schedule#

Trigger workflows on an interval or cron schedule.

Action#

Extract Text From PDF on Adobe PDF Services

Description:Extracts text element information from a PDF document and returns a JSON file within a .zip file saved to the `/tmp` directory. [See the documentation](https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/docs/overview/pdf-extract-api/howtos/extract-api/#extract-text-from-a-pdf)

Version:0.0.2

Key:adobe_pdf_services-extract-text-from-pdf

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Adobe PDF Services Overview#

The Adobe PDF Services API provides a robust set of tools for manipulating and managing PDF files. With this API, you can create, convert, combine, export, and manipulate PDFs directly in Pipedream. The Pipedream platform enables you to build automated workflows that can interact with this API to streamline document-centric processes, such as generating reports, archiving files, or extracting data from PDFs into other formats.

Action Code#

import adobe from "../../adobe_pdf_services.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "adobe_pdf_services-extract-text-from-pdf",
  name: "Extract Text From PDF",
  description: "Extracts text element information from a PDF document and returns a JSON file within a .zip file saved to the `/tmp` directory. [See the documentation](https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/docs/overview/pdf-extract-api/howtos/extract-api/#extract-text-from-a-pdf)",
  version: "0.0.2",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    adobe,
    filePath: {
      propDefinition: [
        adobe,
        "filePath",
      ],
    },
    filename: {
      propDefinition: [
        adobe,
        "filename",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    await this.adobe.extractPDF(this.filePath, "text", this.filename);
    $.export("$summary", "Successfully extracted text from pdf file.");
    return `/tmp/${this.filename.includes(".zip")
      ? this.filename
      : this.filename + ".zip"}`;
  },
};

Action Configuration#

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

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Adobe PDF Services	`adobe`	`app`	This component uses the Adobe PDF Services app.
File Path	`filePath`	`string`	The path to the pdf file saved to the `/tmp` directory (e.g. `/tmp/example.pdf`). See the documentation.
File Name	`filename`	`string`	Name of the new file to be placed in `/tmp` directory

Action Authentication#

Adobe PDF Services uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Adobe PDF Services account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Adobe PDF Services and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Adobe PDF Services API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

About Adobe PDF Services#

Create, convert, transform, OCR PDFs and more.

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Popular Actions#

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