Read the text of a PDF, or count its pages.
Do things in PDF
Add a PDF step and choose an Operation. Choose the row to see the fields of each.
Later steps read a step’s output by its name: see Use data from earlier steps.
Not in your list? See When an app isn’t here.
For developers
In the API, which calls apps pieces, PDF is pieceId: "pdf" with actionId: "process", set by operation. Get an app returns every field.
It computes from its inputs only (pure). See How versions and side effects work.
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Extract the text or count the pages of a PDF file.
Extract text and Page count
- PDF File · Required
Upload a PDF, or switch to an expression to use one from a previous step (such as {{steps.http.result}}).