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Input

NameDescriptionRequired
Import OptionsSelect the input source: Upload File(s) or Input Link(s).Yes
Upload File(s)
NameDescriptionRequired
DataUpload a file using raw binary data from another module. Note: This requires additional credits as it first uploads to PDF.co Temporary Files Storage.Yes
File NameSpecify a custom file name for the output file.No
Input Link(s)
NameDescriptionRequired
Input LinkEnter URLs to source images (e.g., example1.com/file1.png,example2.com/file2.jpg), or use a filetoken:// link from PDF.co Built-In Files Storage. For cloud services like Google Drive or Dropbox, ensure the link is publicly accessible.Yes
File NameSpecify a custom file name for the output file.No
NameDescriptionRequired
Execution ModeSelect Sync for small tasks up to 10 seconds. Choose Async for standard jobs, or Async For Large Docs for tasks over 30 seconds. Use Job Check module for retrieving results in large tasks.No
ProfilesAdd custom options for the process in a JSON string format. See API Profiles for more details.No
Output Links ExpirationSet the expiration time in minutes for output links. Default is 60 minutes. Increase this limit with a Business Plan or higher, see plans here for details.No
Export TypeChoose between Download a File or JSON Output. Default is Download a File.No

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Output

NameDescription
urlThis is the temporary URL provided by the PDF.co file server.
DataRepresents the output binary data. This data is generated only when the Export Type option is set to Download a File.
StatusIndicates the response status code. A success status is returned if the operation is successful.
Page CountThe total number of pages in the output PDF.
outputLinkValidTillSpecifies the timestamp until which the url remains accessible.
errorProvides details about any errors encountered during the process, if applicable.
nameThe designated name of the output file.
Job IdA unique identifier assigned to the job.
creditsThe amount of credits utilized for the process.
Remaining CreditsDisplays the balance of credits available in your account.
durationThe duration of time the process took to complete.

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Profiles

To display the Profiles fields, you must enable Advanced Settings by clicking the toggle:
Advanced Settings
You can set additional options for the operation used in the PDF.co module by using Profiles. A profile is a string in JSON-like format containing predefined parameters.

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Here’s an example of a Custom Profiles input:

{ "outputDataFormat": "base64" }
With this input, the PDF.co module will return the output in base64 format. You can find the list of available parameters for customizing profiles in the PDF.co operation documentation below:
You can use any regular API parameter from the API Reference within Make 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.
ParameterTypeDefaultDescriptionAvailable for
outputDataFormatstring-If you require your output as base64 format, set this to base64PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG
OCRModestringAutoSpecifies 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 JPG, PDF to PNG
OCRResolutioninteger300Use this parameter to change the OCR resolution from the default 300 dpi. The range is from 72 to 1200 dpi.PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG
RotationAngleinteger-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 JPG, PDF to PNG
LineGroupingModestringNoneControls 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 JPG, PDF to PNG
ConsiderFontColorsbooleanfalseControls 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 JPG, PDF to PNG
DetectNewColumnBySpacesRatiostring1.2Controls 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 JPG, PDF to PNG
AutoAlignColumnsToHeaderbooleantrueControls 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 JPG, PDF to PNG
OCRImagePreprocessingFiltersobject-Image preprocessing filters for OCR. Refer to OCRImagePreprocessingFilters for usage examples.PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG
    .AddGrayscalebooleanfalseConverts to grayscale before OCR.PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG
    .AddGammaCorrectionarray[string (float format)][“1.4”]Adds a gamma correction filter.PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG
RenderTextObjectsbooleantrueControls 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
RenderImageObjectsbooleantrueRender image objects or notPDF to JPG, PDF to PNG
RenderVectorObjectsbooleantrueRender vector objects or notPDF to JPG, PDF to PNG
JPEGQualityinteger85See profiles.JPEGQualityPDF to JPG
RenderingResolutioninteger120See Set Image Resolution for more information.PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG
DataEncryptionAlgorithmstring-Controls the encryption algorithm used for data encryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information. The available algorithms are: AES128, AES192, AES256.PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG
DataEncryptionKeystring-Controls the encryption key used for data encryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information.PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG
DataEncryptionIVstring-Controls the encryption IV used for data encryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information.PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG
DataDecryptionAlgorithmstring-Controls the decryption algorithm used for data decryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information. The available algorithms are: AES128, AES192, AES256.PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG
DataDecryptionKeystring-Controls the decryption key used for data decryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information.PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG
DataDecryptionIVstring-Controls the decryption IV used for data decryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information.PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG