PDF to Anything

Convert PDF to other file formats.

Common Use Cases

• Convert incoming PDFs to CSV or Excel for a spreadsheet or CRM
• Turn PDF pages into images for Slack, email, or a document gallery
• Extract PDF text or JSON in a Zap to populate another app
• Convert PDFs to HTML for publishing or further automation

Input

The Zapier action doesn’t expose every PDF.co API parameter as a field. To pass a parameter that isn’t shown, use the Custom Profiles field with std_params. See Standard Parameters.

Name	Description	Required
Output Format	Select the format you want to convert your PDF to from the drop down list in the workflow.	Yes
Source PDF URL	Provide the URL to the source PDF document, or a filetoken:// link from PDF.co Built-In Files Storage. If you use another cloud service such as Google Drive or Dropbox ensure the link is publicly accessible.	Yes
Page Selection	Specify the pages or ranges you want to process. Enter a comma-separated list (e.g., 0,1-2,5-). Leave blank to include all pages. Note: Page indexing starts at 0.	No
Output File Name	The output file name. If left blank then the name of the last file in the Source PDF URL list will be used.	No
Inline Output Option	Set to true to receive the extracted content directly as a body variable. By default, a link to the output file will be returned in the url object in the return JSON.	No
OCR Language for Scanned Documents	Choose the OCR (Optical Character Recognition) language for extracting text from scanned PDF, PNG, JPG documents. The default language is English.	No
Extraction Region	Define coordinates for extraction with a list of comma-separated x, y coordinate numbers, e.g, 0, 0, 100, 100 is a square 100 pixels in from the top left corner of a PDF document.	No
Enable Line Grouping	Set to true to enable line grouping within table cells.	No
Unwrap	Set to true to unwrap lines into single line within table cells. Works only when Enable Line Grouping is enabled.	No
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.
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.
name	The name of the file.
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	Available for
outputDataFormat	string	-	If you require your output as base64 format, set this to base64	PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG, PDF to WEBP, PDF to TIFF
ColumnDetectionMode	string	Content Groups And Borders	Controls column detection/alignment in PDF table extraction. See Column Detection Mode for more information.	PDF to CSV, PDF to XLS
OCRMode	string	Auto	Specifies how OCR (Optical Character Recognition) should process input content, offering various modes to tailor text extraction based on content type such as images, fonts, and vector graphics. For more information, see OCR Extraction Modes.	PDF to CSV, PDF to JSON, PDF to Text, PDF to XLS, PDF to XML, PDF to HTML, PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG, PDF to WEBP, PDF to TIFF
OCRResolution	integer	300	Use this parameter to change the OCR resolution from the default 300 dpi. The range is from 72 to 1200 dpi.	PDF to CSV, PDF to JSON, PDF to Text, PDF to XLS, PDF to XML, PDF to HTML, PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG, PDF to WEBP, PDF to TIFF
RotationAngle	integer	-	Use manual rotation to handle PDFs with vertically drawn text. Normally, OCR automatically detects page rotation in PDFs and extracts text accurately. However, in some cases, the PDF might not have an actual rotated page --- Rather, the text itself is drawn vertically. In such scenarios, auto-detection may fail. You can use this parameter to manually set the page rotation. The available angles are: 0, 1, 2, 3.	PDF to CSV, PDF to JSON, PDF to Text, PDF to XLS, PDF to XML, PDF to HTML, PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG, PDF to WEBP, PDF to TIFF
LineGroupingMode	string	None	Controls line grouping in PDF text extraction. Modes: None (no grouping), GroupByRows (merge rows if all cells align), GroupByColumns (merge cells by column), JoinOrphanedRows (merge single-cell rows to above if no separator).	PDF to CSV, PDF to JSON, PDF to Text, PDF to XLS, PDF to XML, PDF to HTML, PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG, PDF to WEBP, PDF to TIFF
ConsiderFontColors	boolean	false	Controls whether font colors should be considered when detecting table structure and merging text objects during PDF extraction. Set to true to consider font colors.	PDF to CSV, PDF to JSON, PDF to Text, PDF to XLS, PDF to XML, PDF to HTML, PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG, PDF to WEBP, PDF to TIFF
DetectNewColumnBySpacesRatio	string	1.2	Controls how spaces between words are interpreted for column detection in PDF text extraction. It defines the ratio of space width that determines when text should be treated as being in separate columns.	PDF to CSV, PDF to JSON, PDF to Text, PDF to XLS, PDF to XML, PDF to HTML, PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG, PDF to WEBP, PDF to TIFF
AutoAlignColumnsToHeader	boolean	true	Controls how columns are detected and aligned during table extraction from PDF documents. It affects both table structure detection and text extraction with formatting preservation. Set to true to automatically align columns to the header row. When set to true (default), the row with the most columns is used as the header, and all other rows are aligned to this structure --- ideal for well-structured tables. When set to false, columns are analyzed independently across all rows to build the structure, which works better for inconsistent or irregular tables.	PDF to CSV, PDF to JSON, PDF to Text, PDF to XLS, PDF to XML, PDF to HTML, PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG, PDF to WEBP, PDF to TIFF
OCRImagePreprocessingFilters	object	-	Image preprocessing filters for OCR. Refer to OCRImagePreprocessingFilters for usage examples.
.AddGrayscale	boolean	false	Converts to grayscale before OCR.	PDF to CSV, PDF to JSON, PDF to Text, PDF to XLS, PDF to XML, PDF to HTML, PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG, PDF to WEBP, PDF to TIFF
.AddGammaCorrection	array[string (float format)]	[“1.4”]	Adds a gamma correction filter.	PDF to CSV, PDF to JSON, PDF to Text, PDF to XLS, PDF to XML, PDF to HTML, PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG, PDF to WEBP, PDF to TIFF
RenderTextObjects	boolean	true	Controls whether to render text objects in the PDF document. When set to true, it will render all text objects in the PDF document. Set to false to skip over text objects during rendering. See Disable Text Layer for more information.	PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG, PDF to WEBP, PDF to TIFF
RenderImageObjects	boolean	true	Render image objects or not	PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG, PDF to WEBP
RenderVectorObjects	boolean	true	Render vector objects or not	PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG, PDF to WEBP
JPEGQuality	integer	85	See profiles.JPEGQuality	PDF to JPG
WEBPQuality	integer	75	See profiles.WEBPQuality	PDF to WEBP
TIFFCompression	string	LZW	See profiles.TIFFCompression	PDF to TIFF
RenderingResolution	integer	120	See Set Image Resolution for more information.	PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG, PDF to WEBP, PDF to TIFF
OptimizeImages	boolean	true	Some PDF may have high quality images used in the document and you may need to keep the quality of these images in the output HTML. By default PDF to HTML is optimizing images and you can easily turn it off. See Control Image Quality for more information.	PDF to HTML
OutputPageWidth	integer	1024	Control page width (in pixels) for output HTML. Height is calculated and used according to the original pdf pages ratio. See Control Output Page Width for more information.	PDF to HTML
AdditionalCssStyles	string	“	To inject CSS for layout options in your HTML. Example: #canvas { zoom: 50%; }. Scale the div that contains all generated HTML pages by 50%. See Inject CSS for more information.	PDF to HTML
SaveVectors	boolean	false	Controls whether to save vector graphics during PDF to HTML conversion. Set to true to save vector graphics.	PDF to CSV, PDF to JSON, PDF to XLS, PDF to XML
SaveImages	string	None	Controls how images are saved during PDF to HTML conversion. Modes: None (no images), OuterFile (save to sub-folder), Embed (embed as Base64 data:URI).	PDF to CSV, PDF to JSON, PDF to XLS, PDF to XML, PDF to HTML
ConsiderFontSizes	boolean	false	Set to true to this parameter makes the converter consider font size differences in document text when detecting and parsing table structures. This can be helpful in cases where tables are formatted using different font sizes to distinguish between headers, data cells, or other structural elements.	PDF to CSV, PDF to JSON, PDF to XLS, PDF to XML
ExtractionArea	array[number]	-	Extract text in a specific area by defining the extraction area - set with points in the format [x, y, width, height].	PDF to CSV, PDF to JSON, PDF to XLS, PDF to XML
ExtractShadowLikeText	boolean	true	Controls whether to extract invisible text from a PDF document. Set to false to skip over invisible text during extraction. This is particularly useful when dealing with PDFs that contain hidden text layers or when you only want to extract visible content. When this value is set to false, OCRMode must be set to Auto to properly apply the shadow text filtering effect.	PDF to CSV, PDF to JSON, PDF to XLS, PDF to XML
DataEncryptionAlgorithm	string	-	Controls the encryption algorithm used for data encryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information. The available algorithms are: AES128, AES192, AES256.	PDF to CSV, PDF to JSON, PDF to Text, PDF to XLS, PDF to XML, PDF to HTML, PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG, PDF to WEBP, PDF to TIFF
DataEncryptionKey	string	-	Controls the encryption key used for data encryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information.	PDF to CSV, PDF to JSON, PDF to Text, PDF to XLS, PDF to XML, PDF to HTML, PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG, PDF to WEBP, PDF to TIFF
DataEncryptionIV	string	-	Controls the encryption IV used for data encryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information.	PDF to CSV, PDF to JSON, PDF to Text, PDF to XLS, PDF to XML, PDF to HTML, PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG, PDF to WEBP, PDF to TIFF
DataDecryptionAlgorithm	string	-	Controls the decryption algorithm used for data decryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information. The available algorithms are: AES128, AES192, AES256.	PDF to CSV, PDF to JSON, PDF to Text, PDF to XLS, PDF to XML, PDF to HTML, PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG, PDF to WEBP, PDF to TIFF
DataDecryptionKey	string	-	Controls the decryption key used for data decryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information.	PDF to CSV, PDF to JSON, PDF to Text, PDF to XLS, PDF to XML, PDF to HTML, PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG, PDF to WEBP, PDF to TIFF
DataDecryptionIV	string	-	Controls the decryption IV used for data decryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information.	PDF to CSV, PDF to JSON, PDF to Text, PDF to XLS, PDF to XML, PDF to HTML, PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG, PDF to WEBP, PDF to TIFF

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' }"
}

OCRImagePreprocessingFilters

To set image preprocessing filters, please use:

{
 "profiles": "{
    "ExtractShadowLikeText": false,
    "OCRMode": "Auto",
    "OCRImagePreprocessingFilters.AddGrayscale()": [],
    "OCRImagePreprocessingFilters.AddGammaCorrection()": [
        1.4
    ]
}"
}