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PDF to TXT API

The API for converting PDF document to a plain text file, extract text from PDF.

PDF TXT

Convert textual and scanned PDF document to a plain text file, extract text from PDF, apply OCR on a scanned PDF document before conversion.

Advanced properties
Copy parameter's URL Secret Secret
Type: String

Authentication secret must be provided as a query parameter. If omitted, token must be provided.

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Copy parameter's URL Token Token
Type: String

Authentication token must be provided as a query parameter. If omitted, secret must be provided.

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Copy parameter's URL File File Required
Type: File

File to be converted. Value can be URL or file content.

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Copy parameter's URL StoreFile Store file
Type: Bool

Store converted file on our secure server and provides download URL.

Default: False Show all
Copy parameter's URL FileName File name
Type: String

Converted output file name without extension. The extension will be added automatically.

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Copy parameter's URL Timeout Timeout
Type: Integer

Conversion timeout in seconds.

Default: 600 Range: 10 .. 1200 Show all
Copy parameter's URL Password Open Password
Type: String

Sets the password to open protected documents.

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Copy parameter's URL PageRange Page Range
Type: String

Set page range. Example 1-10 or 1,2,5.

Default: 1-2000 Show all
Copy parameter's URL OcrLanguage OCR Language
Type: Collection

Set the OCR language.

Default: automatic Values: automatic ca da de es en fr fi it nl no pl pt ro ru sv sl tr Show all
Copy parameter's URL EnableOcr Enable OCR
Type: Bool

Enable optical character recognition(OCR).

Default: True Show all
Copy parameter's URL IncludeFormatting Include Formatting
Type: Bool

Persist formatting while extracting text. Only works when RemoveHeadersFooters and RemoveFootnotes properties are disabled.

Default: False Show all
Copy parameter's URL RemoveHeadersFooters Remove headers and footers
Type: Bool

Remove headers and footers from the document.

Default: False Show all
Copy parameter's URL RemoveFootnotes Remove footnotes
Type: Bool

Remove footnotes from the document.

Default: False Show all
Copy parameter's URL RemoveTables Remove tables
Type: Bool

Remove tables from the document.

Default: False Show all

Code snippet

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REM Code snippet is using the command line utility program: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-cli

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