PDF.co

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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.

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About this integration

Connect PDF.co to Definable to auto-index uploads, answer questions over a doc set, extract structured fields from contracts. Personas call PDF.co's 35 tools directly from chat or scheduled flows. Connect this integration to a knowledge persona — the agent will ground answers in your documents with citations.

Connect PDF.co to Definable and it becomes a set of typed tools your agents plan with — triggered by events, run on schedules, or invoked mid-conversation. Every write is checked by the verifier before it lands.

Auth OAuth2 · 2 clicks

Tools 35 exposed

Plans All, incl. Free

Data Never trained on

PDF.co · in workflows

What teams actually run.

Three patterns teams run with PDF.co on day one. Each one is a plain-English prompt — no canvas, no glue code — and you can remix them into anything.

Auto-index new files

│ Watch for new uploads

│ Chunk, embed, and index

└ Make queryable via your knowledge persona

Q&A against a folder

│ Pin a folder as a brain

│ Ask the persona questions

└ Returns answers with citations

Document-trigger flows

│ New contract uploaded

│ Persona extracts key terms

└ Routes to the right approver

35 tools available

The PDF.co toolbox.

Every PDF.co capability your agents can call, each with a typed schema the planner reads. The router picks the right tool per step; the verifier checks the result.

Get Account Balance Info

Tool to get account balance info. Use after authenticating to check remaining credits.

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.

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.

Convert Excel to HTML

Tool to convert an Excel file to HTML. Use when you have an Excel URL and need HTML output.

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.

Convert Excel to Text

Tool to convert Excel files to plain text. Use after providing an Excel file URL to extract spreadsheet content.

Convert Excel to XML

Tool to convert an Excel file to XML. Use when needing XML output from xls/xlsx/csv synchronously or asynchronously.

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.

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.

Check Job Status

Tool to check status and result of an asynchronous job. Use after submitting a job to poll for completion.

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.

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.

Generate Barcode

Tool to generate high quality barcode images in 45+ formats including QR Code, Code 128, Code 39, and more. Use when you need to create barcodes with customization options like rotation, decoration images for QR codes, or async processing.

Upload File from Base64

Tool to create a temporary file using base64-encoded source data. Use when you need to upload file content as base64 to PDF.co for downstream processing. Temporary files are automatically deleted after 1 hour (or custom expiration time).

Delete PDF Pages

Tool to delete specific pages from a PDF file. Use when you need to remove unwanted pages before further processing.

Extract PDF Attachments

Tool to extract embedded attachments from a PDF. Use when you need to retrieve embedded files from a PDF after uploading.

Find Text in PDF

Tool to find text in a PDF document. Use when you need to locate keywords or regex patterns and get their page positions.

PDF Forms Info Reader

Tool to extract form field information from a PDF. Use when you need to retrieve names, types, and values of form fields. Returns field names, types (CheckBox, EditBox, RadioButton, ComboBox), values, and position coordinates.

Convert Text to PDF

Tool to convert a plain text (.txt) file to PDF. Use when you have a public URL to a text file; raw inline text is not accepted by the endpoint.

Convert Email to PDF

Tool to convert email files (.eml/.msg) to PDF. Use when you need to transform standalone email messages into PDF documents.

Convert HTML to PDF

Tool to convert HTML code or webpage URL into a PDF document. Use when you need to capture a webpage or HTML snippet as a PDF file.

PDF Info Reader

Tool to retrieve detailed information and metadata of a PDF. Use when you need page count, author, encryption details, and other document properties.

Merge PDFs

Tool to merge multiple PDF files into one document. Use when you need to combine several PDF URLs into a single PDF file.

Rotate PDF Pages

Tool to rotate selected pages in a PDF. Use when you need to adjust the orientation of specific pages in an online PDF file before further processing.

Search and Delete Text in PDF

Tool to search for and delete text in a PDF by keyword or regex. Use when you need to remove sensitive or unwanted text from a PDF document.

Search and Replace Text in PDF

Tool to search for and replace text in a PDF document. Use when you need to update specific text instances within an existing PDF file (e.g., changing invoice numbers).

Split PDF

Tool to split a PDF into multiple files by page ranges. Use when you need to extract specific pages or page ranges from a PDF.

Convert PDF to CSV

Tool to convert PDF or scanned images to CSV format. Use when you need to extract tabular data from a PDF into CSV format.

Convert PDF to HTML

Tool to convert PDF documents to HTML. Use when you need an HTML rendition of a PDF or scanned image.

Convert PDF to Image

Tool to convert PDF pages to images (PNG, JPG, TIFF). Use when you need image previews of PDF content.

Convert PDF to JSON

Tool to convert PDF or scanned images to JSON format. Use when you need a structured JSON representation of PDF content.

Convert PDF to Text

Tool to convert PDF or scanned images to plain text. Use when you need raw text output preserving layout.

Convert PDF to XLS

Tool to convert PDF or scanned images to XLS format. Use when you need to extract tabular data into an Excel spreadsheet.

Convert PDF to XLSX

Tool to convert PDF or scanned images to XLSX (Excel) format. Use when you need structured spreadsheet output from a PDF.

Convert PDF to XML

Tool to convert PDF or scanned images to XML format. Use when you need to extract structured data from PDF into XML.

See it run

One prompt, start to finish.

A real prompt, the PDF.co tools it calls, and what comes back. This is the whole interface — describe the outcome, agents handle the rest.

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Run a real PDF.co task end-to-end — plan it, execute across the API, and hand back a verified result.

pdf_co.get_account_balance_info Tool to get account balance info. Use after authenticating to check remaining credits.

pdf_co.generate_barcode_deprecated DEPRECATED: Use PDFCOPostBarcodeGenerate instead. Tool to generate barcode images (QR, Cod

pdf_co.convert_excel_to_csv Tool to convert an Excel file (XLS/XLSX) to CSV. Use when you have a public Excel file URL · verified

done

Done. PDF.co responded across 3 calls, the verifier signed off, and the result is logged with every payload.

FAQ · PDF.co

Questions, answered.

What teams ask before connecting PDF.co.

01 What can I automate with PDF.co on Definable?

Anything PDF.co exposes through its API. Common documents workflows on Definable include auto-index uploads, answer questions over a doc set, extract structured fields from contracts. Personas can call any of the 35 PDF.co tools directly, then chain the result into another integration without you writing code.

02 How does PDF.co authentication work?

PDF.co uses API_KEY on Definable. You connect once from the integrations page, scoped to the permissions you choose, and from then on any persona that has the integration enabled can act on your behalf. Tokens are encrypted at rest and rotated automatically.

03 Is the PDF.co integration included in my Definable plan?

Yes — every Definable plan, including Starter, includes access to all 35 PDF.co tools. You only need a separate PDF.co subscription if PDF.co itself charges per seat or per API call.

04 Is using PDF.co through Definable secure?

Every call from a persona to PDF.co is logged with the user, persona, prompt, and response. Tokens never leave Definable's secrets vault, scopes are configurable per persona, and you can revoke access at any time from the integration page.

05 How do I get started with PDF.co on Definable?

Sign up for Definable, open the integrations page, find PDF.co, and connect via OAuth or API key. You can immediately attach PDF.co to any persona and start running workflows. The free Starter plan includes 5,000 credits/month.

06 What PDF.co actions does Definable expose?

Definable exposes all 35 PDF.co actions as callable tools — including `Get Account Balance Info`, `Generate Barcode (Deprecated)`, `Convert Excel to CSV`, plus 32 more. Each tool gets a typed parameter schema so personas know exactly how to call it.