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Input

NameDescriptionRequired
Import OptionsChoose the input source, either Upload a File or Import a File From URL.Yes
Upload a File
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
Import a File From URL
NameDescriptionRequired
URLProvide 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
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

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Integrating External File Sources

Streamline your Make workflows with external file sources like Google Drive and Dropbox using their unique actions. Discover efficient integration strategies in our guide: File Source Integrations in Make.

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Output

NameDescription
urlThis is the temporary URL provided by the PDF.co file server.
BodyContains PDF information objects, including PageCount, Title, Author, Subject, CreationDate, Creator, and others.
StatusIndicates the response status code. A success status is returned if the operation is successful.
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.
ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
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.
OCRResolutioninteger300Use this parameter to change the OCR resolution from the default 300 dpi. The range is from 72 to 1200 dpi.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
OCRImagePreprocessingFiltersobject-Image preprocessing filters for OCR. Refer to OCRImagePreprocessingFilters for usage examples.
    .AddGrayscalebooleanfalseConverts to grayscale before OCR.
    .AddGammaCorrectionarray[string (float format)]["1.4"]Adds a gamma correction filter.
DataEncryptionAlgorithmstring-Controls the encryption algorithm used for data encryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information. The available algorithms are: AES128, AES192, AES256.
DataEncryptionKeystring-Controls the encryption key used for data encryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information.
DataEncryptionIVstring-Controls the encryption IV used for data encryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information.
DataDecryptionAlgorithmstring-Controls the decryption algorithm used for data decryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information. The available algorithms are: AES128, AES192, AES256.
DataDecryptionKeystring-Controls the decryption key used for data decryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information.
DataDecryptionIVstring-Controls the decryption IV used for data decryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information.