Get PDF Information#

Integrate this step into your Zapier workflow to extract information from a PDF document, including form fields, page count, size, author, description, keywords, and more.

Zapier Step

Input#

Name	Description	Required
PDF URL	Provide the URL of the source PDF document or a `filetoken://` link from PDF.co Built-In Files Storage. For cloud services like Google Drive or Dropbox, ensure the link is publicly accessible without a password.	Yes
Extract Fillable Fields	Enable this option (`true`) to extract information about fillable fields in the PDF form.	No
Custom Profiles	Input a `JSON` string to add custom options for the extraction process. Refer to API Profiles for more details.	No

Source PDF URL & Google#

Note

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#

Name	Description
`info`	An object containing the PDF information such as `Title`, `PageCount`, `Author`, `Subject`, `CreationDate`, etc. It also contains the `FormField` object array in case we have the `Extract Fillable Fields` property enabled.
`SimplifiedFieldsData.field_1`	An Object containing form field information such as `FieldName`, `Value`, `Type`, `AltFieldName` and `PageIndex`. Please note: this output object will only produced if input is configured for `Extract Fillable Fields`.
`SimplifiedFieldsData.field_2`	An object holding another form field information, following the same pattern as `SimplifiedFieldsData.field_1` for each output file.
`error`	Details of any errors (if any).
`status`	The response status code. If all good this will be `200`.
`jobId`	The unique identifier for the job.
`credits`	The credits spent on the process.
`remainingCredits`	The credits left on your account.
`duration`	The time it took for the process.

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