Effortlessly Extract Text from PDFs and Convert HTML to PDF with n8n
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Automate the extraction of valuable text from PDF documents and seamlessly convert HTML content into professional PDF files. This workflow streamlines content processing and document generation, saving you time and effort.
About This Workflow
This n8n workflow offers a powerful solution for managing PDF documents and generating new ones. It leverages specialized nodes to convert existing PDFs into plain text, allowing for further processing, analysis, or integration into other systems. Additionally, it provides the capability to transform HTML content, such as web pages or structured data, into high-quality PDF documents. Whether you need to extract information from reports or create formatted documents from web content, this workflow simplifies complex tasks into an automated process.
Key Features
- PDF to Text Extraction: Reliably extract textual content from PDF files.
- HTML to PDF Conversion: Generate professional PDF documents from HTML input.
- URL-based PDF Processing: Ability to process PDFs directly from a web URL.
- Customizable Code Snippets: Integrate custom JavaScript for advanced logic.
- Manual Trigger: Easily initiate workflows for testing and on-demand execution.
How To Use
- Trigger Setup: Begin by configuring the 'When clicking ‘Test workflow’' manual trigger node.
- HTML to PDF Conversion: Connect the trigger to the 'HTML to PDF' node. Input your desired HTML content into the
htmlInputparameter. - PDF to Text Extraction (from HTML): Link the 'HTML to PDF' node to the first 'Convert PDF into Text' node to extract text from the generated PDF.
- URL-based PDF to Text Extraction: Connect the trigger to the 'Code' node to define a URL for a PDF. Then, connect the 'Code' node to the second 'Convert PDF into Text' node, ensuring the
resourceis set to 'url' andfield_namereferences the output from the Code node (e.g.,={{ $json.path }}). - Credentials: Ensure you have configured the necessary 'CustomJS account' credentials for the PDF toolkit nodes.
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Workflow JSON
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"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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