Extract Content From a PDF
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Recipe · 4 steps
Extract Content From a PDF
with Adobe
Extract structured text and tables from an uploaded PDF.
- Request a pre-signed upload URI and asset ID for the source PDF, which is then PUT to the returned uploadUri out of band.
- Submit an asynchronous extractPDF job that extracts structured content from the uploaded PDF. Returns 201 with an in-progress job status.
- Poll the extractPDF job until it is no longer in progress, looping back while the status remains "in progress".
- Resolve a pre-signed download URI for the extracted output ZIP.
What you'll need to have ready
- accessToken: OAuth 2.0 bearer access token from Adobe IMS.
- elementsToExtract: Element types to extract (text and/or tables).
- tableOutputFormat: Output format for extracted tables (csv or xlsx).
- jobID: The job identifier taken from the extractPDF response Location header, used to poll status.
For your developer
Arazzo workflow adobe:extract-pdf, 4 operations: asset.uploadpresignedurl → pdfoperations.extractpdf → getJobStatus → getAsset. Specs on APIs.io.