> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pdf.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Getting Started with n8n
> The PDF.co n8n community node enables fast and easy automation of PDF-related tasks within n8n workflows. Built on the PDF.co API, this node allows you to programmatically convert, merge, split, and extract data from PDF documents. As a community-maintained integration, it helps streamline document processing without complex coding, making it ideal for automating business operations involving PDFs.
## Installation
### Installing PDF.co Node on N8N (Version 1.94.0 and Later)
1. **Open the Nodes Panel**\
In your N8N instance, navigate to the nodes panel.
2. **Search for the “PDF.co” Node**\
In the search bar, type "pdf.co" to find the PDF.co node.
3. **Install the Node**\
Click on the **PDF.co Api** node, and in the node details window, click the **Install Node** button.
## Operations
This node provides comprehensive PDF processing capabilities through PDF.co's API. Here are the available features:
### **1. AI-Powered Document Processing**
* AI Invoice Parser: Extract data from invoices using AI-powered parsing
### **2. URL/HTML to PDF Conversion**
* URL to PDF
* HTML to PDF
* HTML Template to PDF
### **3. PDF Merging**
* Merge multiple PDFs into one
* Support for merging from different file formats (merge2)
### **4. PDF Splitting**
* Split by page number
* Split by search text
* Split by barcode
### **5. Document to PDF Conversion**
* Document to PDF (RTF, DOC, DOCX, TXT)
* Spreadsheet to PDF (CSV, XLS, XLSX, TXT Spreadsheet)
* Image to PDF (JPG, PNG, TIFF)
* Email to PDF (MSG or EML)
### **6. PDF to Other Formats**
* PDF to CSV
* PDF to HTML
* PDF to Images (JPG, PNG, TIFF, WEBP)
* PDF to JSON
* PDF to Text
* PDF to Excel (XLS/XLSX)
* PDF to XML
### **7. PDF Modification**
* Add text annotations
* Add images to PDF documents
* Fill interactive PDF forms with data
* Extract PDF metadata
* Get form field information
### **8. PDF Optimization**
* Compress PDF files
* Optimize PDF for web or storage
* Remove password protection
* Add password protection
* Rotate pages in PDF documents
* Remove specific pages from PDF
### **9. PDF Search and Text Operations**
* Search for text within PDF documents
* Search and delete text
* Search and replace text
* Search and replace with image
### **10. Barcode Operations**
* Extract barcode data from PDFs
* Generate barcodes in PDFs
### **11. PDF OCR and Searchability**
* Make scanned PDF searchable (OCR)
* Make searchable PDF unsearchable
### **12. File Management**
* Standard file upload
* Create file URL from input text/content
* Upload from Base64 encoded data
## Credentials
To use this node, you need a PDF.co API key. Here's how to get started:
1. Sign up for a PDF.co account at [**https://pdf.co**](https://pdf.co)
2. Navigate to your dashboard and obtain your API key
3. In n8n, add your PDF.co credentials by providing your API key
## Usage
This node allows you to automate PDF processing tasks in your n8n workflows. Here are some common use cases:
* Process invoices using AI-powered parsing
* Automatically convert HTML reports to PDF
* Merge multiple PDF documents into a single file
* Extract text from PDF documents for data processing
* Add watermarks to PDF documents
* Compress PDF files to reduce size
* Secure PDFs with password protection
* Convert various document formats to PDF
* Extract data from PDFs to other formats
* Manage and modify PDF documents programmatically