Search and Delete Text

Enhance your Zapier workflow by integrating this step to locate and eliminate specified text from a PDF document. This feature supports the use of regular expressions for advanced text matching.

Input

Name	Description	Required
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
Text to Search and Remove	Define the text to be searched for and removed within the PDF. A maximum of five search-and-delete operations are permitted per task.	Yes
Enable Regular Expressions	Activate this option to use regular expressions in your search. For example, [0-9]{3}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{4} can be used to locate SSN patterns.	No
Case-Sensitive Search	Toggle this option to make the search case-sensitive.	No
Pages	Specify the pages to be searched. Enter a comma-separated list of page numbers or ranges. Note: The first page is numbered 0. For example: 0,1-5,7-.	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
outputDataFormat	string	-	If you require your output as base64 format, set this to base64
removeTextUnderPatch	boolean	true	Controls whether to remove text under the patch or not
usepatch	boolean	false	Controls whether to use a patch or not
patchColor	string	#000000	Controls the color of the patch
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.