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Input

NameDescriptionRequired
PDF Document URLEnter the URL of the input PDF document or a filetoken:// link from PDF.co Built-In Files Storage. If using other cloud services like Google Drive or Dropbox, ensure the link is publicly accessible.Yes
Custom ProfilesA 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.
Google File

Output

NameDescription
urlThe temporary URL on the PDF.co file server.
tableAn object array containing the found table results.
TableData.table_1An object that includes a found table result.
TableData.table_2An object holding another search result for table, following the same pattern as TableData.table_1 for each output file.
outputLinkValidTillA timestamp which indicates how long the url will be available for.
errorDetails of any errors (if any).
statusThe response status code. If all good this will be 200.
jobIdThe unique identifier for the job.
creditsThe credits spent on the process.
remainingCreditsThe credits left on your account.
durationThe 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.
Custom Profiles

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.
ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
ColumnDetectionModestringContent Groups And BordersControls column detection/alignment in PDF table extraction. Refer to the Column Detection Mode section for more information.
DetectionMinNumberOfRowsinteger1Minimum number of rows to detect in a table
DetectionMinNumberOfColumnsinteger1Minimum number of columns to detect in a table
DetectionMaxNumberOfInvalidSubsequentRowsAllowedinteger0Maximum number of invalid subsequent rows allowed in a table
DetectionMinNumberOfLineBreaksBetweenTablesinteger0Minimum number of line breaks between tables
EnhanceTableBordersbooleantrueEnhance table borders or not
OCRDetectPageRotationbooleanfalseControls whether to detect page rotation in the PDF document when OCR applied. Set to true to detect page rotation. See Support page rotation for more information.
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.
requestParametersDocumentstring-The document to be processed.
responseParametersobject-The parameters returned in the response.

Column Detection Mode

This might be case when a document contains a number of overlapping invisible text and vector objects that affect column detection. In this case you may need to fix the wrongly positioned data. Set the options for your column detection via the following profiles parameters: ColumnDetectionMode - available values:
  • ContentGroupsAndBorders (default, no need to specify)
  • ContentGroups
  • Borders
  • BorderedTables
  • ContentGroupsAI
{
 "profiles": "{ 'ColumnDetectionMode': 'ContentGroups' }"
}