PDF Find Table

Integrate this step into your Zapier workflow to utilize AI technology in scanning PDF documents for tables. It returns an array of found tables, including coordinates and details about the detected columns.

Input

Name	Description	Required
PDF Document URL	Enter the URL of the input PDF document or a filetoken:// link from PDF.co Built-In Files Storage. If using other cloud services like Google Drive or Dropbox, ensure the link is publicly accessible.	Yes
Custom Profiles	A JSON string which adds options for the conversion process. See Custom Profiles for more.	No

Source PDF URL & Google

When using Google Drive, it’s typically recommended to choose the File option. For more advanced file integration techniques, see Integrating File Sources with pdf.co.

Output

Name	Description
url	The temporary URL on the PDF.co file server.
table	An object array containing the found table results.
TableData.table_1	An object that includes a found table result.
TableData.table_2	An object holding another search result for table, following the same pattern as TableData.table_1 for each output file.
outputLinkValidTill	A timestamp which indicates how long the url will be available for.
error	Details of any errors (if any).
status	The response status code. If all good this will be 200.
jobId	The unique identifier for the job.
credits	The credits spent on the process.
remainingCredits	The credits left on your account.
duration	The time it took for the process.

Custom profiles

Use Custom Profiles to enhance your workflow with additional processing options. Enter JSON configuration to customize OCR settings, output format, text extraction methods, and more.

Sample JSON

{ "ImageOptimizationFormat": "JPEG", "JPEGQuality": 25, "ResampleImages": true, "ResamplingResolution": 120, "GrayscaleImages": true }

You can use any regular API parameter from the API Reference within Zapier using the std_params feature in profiles. The std_params enables the definition of regular API parameters in a JSON format, See Standard Parameters for detailed documentation and examples.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
ColumnDetectionMode	string	Content Groups And Borders	Controls column detection/alignment in PDF table extraction. Refer to the Column Detection Mode section for more information.
DetectionMinNumberOfRows	integer	1	Minimum number of rows to detect in a table
DetectionMinNumberOfColumns	integer	1	Minimum number of columns to detect in a table
DetectionMaxNumberOfInvalidSubsequentRowsAllowed	integer	0	Maximum number of invalid subsequent rows allowed in a table
DetectionMinNumberOfLineBreaksBetweenTables	integer	0	Minimum number of line breaks between tables
EnhanceTableBorders	boolean	true	Enhance table borders or not
OCRDetectPageRotation	boolean	false	Controls whether to detect page rotation in the PDF document when OCR applied. Set to true to detect page rotation. See Support page rotation for more information.
DataEncryptionAlgorithm	string	-	Controls the encryption algorithm used for data encryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information. The available algorithms are: AES128, AES192, AES256.
DataEncryptionKey	string	-	Controls the encryption key used for data encryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information.
DataEncryptionIV	string	-	Controls the encryption IV used for data encryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information.
DataDecryptionAlgorithm	string	-	Controls the decryption algorithm used for data decryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information. The available algorithms are: AES128, AES192, AES256.
DataDecryptionKey	string	-	Controls the decryption key used for data decryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information.
DataDecryptionIV	string	-	Controls the decryption IV used for data decryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information.
requestParametersDocument	string	-	The document to be processed.
responseParameters	object	-	The parameters returned in the response.

Column Detection Mode

This might be case when a document contains a number of overlapping invisible text and vector objects that affect column detection. In this case you may need to fix the wrongly positioned data.

Set the options for your column detection via the following profiles parameters:

ColumnDetectionMode - available values:

• ContentGroupsAndBorders (default, no need to specify)
• ContentGroups
• Borders
• BorderedTables
• ContentGroupsAI

{
 "profiles": "{ 'ColumnDetectionMode': 'ContentGroups' }"
}