# PDF.co AI integration on Definable

> PDF.co is a REST API platform for PDF automation including PDF extraction, generation, editing, splitting, merging, form filling, barcode processing, OCR, document parsing, file conversion (PDF to Excel/CSV/JSON/XML/HTML/Image and vice versa), and AI-powered invoice parsing.

## What this connects

PDF.co is a REST API platform for PDF automation including PDF extraction, generation, editing, splitting, merging, form filling, barcode processing, OCR, document parsing, file conversion (PDF to Excel/CSV/JSON/XML/HTML/Image and vice versa), and AI-powered invoice parsing.

Vendor: https://pdf.co/

## Tools available

**34** tools available. First 12:

- `PDF_CO_ACCOUNT_BALANCE_INFO` — Get Account Balance Info — Tool to get account balance info. Use after authenticating to check remaining credits.
- `PDF_CO_BARCODE_GENERATE` — Generate Barcode (Deprecated) — DEPRECATED: Use PDFCOPostBarcodeGenerate instead. Tool to generate barcode images (QR, Code128, Code39, PDF417, etc.). Use when you need to encode data into barcodes on the fly.
- `PDF_CO_CONVERT_EXCEL_TO_CSV` — Convert Excel to CSV — Tool to convert an Excel file (XLS/XLSX) to CSV. Use when you have a public Excel file URL and need CSV output. Inline option returns data inline; otherwise provides download URL.
- `PDF_CO_CONVERT_EXCEL_TO_HTML` — Convert Excel to HTML — Tool to convert an Excel file to HTML. Use when you have an Excel URL and need HTML output.
- `PDF_CO_CONVERT_EXCEL_TO_JSON` — Convert Excel to JSON — Tool to convert an online Excel or CSV file to JSON format. Use when you have a public file URL and need structured data extraction.
- `PDF_CO_CONVERT_EXCEL_TO_TEXT` — Convert Excel to Text — Tool to convert Excel files to plain text. Use after providing an Excel file URL to extract spreadsheet content.
- `PDF_CO_CONVERT_EXCEL_TO_XML` — Convert Excel to XML — Tool to convert an Excel file to XML. Use when needing XML output from xls/xlsx/csv synchronously or asynchronously.
- `PDF_CO_DOCUMENT_PARSER` — Document Parser — Tool to parse documents based on predefined templates to extract structured data. Use when you need to extract structured fields from a PDF by supplying a custom template.
- `PDF_CO_FILE_UPLOAD` — Upload File — Tool to upload a local file or remote URL to PDF.co, returning a hosted URL for downstream processing. Use when a PDF.co tool (e.g., PDF_CO_PDF_FROM_HTML) requires a remote URL but you have a local file.
- `PDF_CO_JOB_CHECK` — Check Job Status — Tool to check status and result of an asynchronous job. Use after submitting a job to poll for completion.
- `PDF_CO_PDF_ADD` — Add Content to PDF — Tool to add content to an existing PDF. Use when you need to overlay text, images, barcodes, or links before distributing the file.
- `PDF_CO_PDF_CHANGE_TEXT_SEARCHABLE` — Change PDF Text Searchable — Tool to make PDF text searchable using OCR. Use when you need to add a searchable text layer to scanned or image-only PDF documents.

## Auth

Auth schemes: `API_KEY`.

## How agents use PDF.co

Inside a Definable workflow, PDF.co is one of the tools the **Distributor specialist** can call. Example coordination patterns:

- **Researcher → PDF.co** — the Researcher (GPT-5.5) pulls context from PDF.co (records, threads, documents), synthesises findings, and briefs the rest of the team.
- **Writer → Distributor → PDF.co** — the Writer (Claude Opus 4.7) drafts copy in brand voice, the Verifier passes it, then the Distributor writes the result into PDF.co (create record, post message, draft email).
- **Designer / Engineer → Distributor → PDF.co** — the Designer ships an asset or the Engineer ships a code change, the Distributor delivers it via PDF.co (attach file, open PR comment, post status).

The Verifier checks every PDF.co call. On rate limit, schema drift, or auth refresh it self-heals and retries — the workflow completes without manual intervention.

## Categories

- documents — https://definable.ai/apps/category/documents/
- ai document extraction — https://definable.ai/apps/category/ai-document-extraction/

## Related

- HTML page: https://definable.ai/apps/pdf_co/
- Same category (documents): https://definable.ai/apps/category/documents/
- All integrations: https://definable.ai/apps/
- Workflow (multi-agent loop): https://definable.ai/workflow/
- Apps llms.txt index: https://definable.ai/llms-apps.txt