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POST
/
v1
/
pdf
/
convert
/
to
/
text-simple
PDF to Text (Simple)
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/convert/to/text-simple \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: <api-key>' \
  --data '{
  "url": "<string>",
  "inline": true,
  "pages": "0,2,5-10, !0, !5-!2",
  "name": "<string>",
  "async": true,
  "password": "<string>",
  "expiration": 60,
  "httpusername": "<string>",
  "httppassword": "<string>"
}'

Authorizations

​
x-api-key
string
header
required

Body

application/json
​
url
string<uri>
default:https://pdfco-test-files.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pdf-to-text/sample.pdf
required

URL to the source file url attribute.

​
inline
boolean
default:false

Set to true to return results inside the response. Otherwise, the endpoint will return a URL to the output file generated.

​
pages
string

Page indices/ranges (0-based). Items are comma-separated. Each item is one of: N (e.g., 0), N-M (e.g., 3-7), N- (open-ended, e.g., 10-), or !N (reverse index; !0 is last page, !1 is second-to-last). Whitespace is allowed. If not specified, the default configuration processes all pages.

Example:

"0,2,5-10, !0, !5-!2"

​
name
string

File name for generated output.

​
async
boolean
default:false

Set async to true for long processes to run in the background, API will then return a jobId which you can use with the Background Job Check endpoint. Also see Webhooks & Callbacks

​
password
string

Password for the PDF file.

​
expiration
number
default:60

Sets the expiration time for the output link, in minutes. After this period, generated output file(s) are automatically deleted from PDF.co Temporary Files Storage. The maximum allowed duration depends on your subscription plan. For permanent storage of input files (e.g., reusable images, PDF templates, documents), use PDF.co Built‑In Files Storage.

​
httpusername
string

HTTP auth user name if required to access source URL.

​
httppassword
string

HTTP auth password if required to access source URL.