Convert HTML to PDF & extract text from PDFs with CustomJS API
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@custom-js/n8n-nodes-pdf-toolkit(Convert PDF into Text, Convert PDF into Text1)@custom-js/n8n-nodes-pdf-toolkit(HTML to PDF)
Nodes used (4)
- Pdf To Text
@custom-js/n8n-nodes-pdf-toolkit.PdfToText - Html2Pdf
@custom-js/n8n-nodes-pdf-toolkit.html2Pdf - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - Manual Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger
What it does
!workflow.png(fileId:1274) This n8n workflow illustrates how to convert PDF files into text with the PDF Toolkit from www.customjs.space. @custom-js/n8n-nodes-pdf-toolkit Notice Community nodes can only be installed on self-hosted instances of n8n. What this workflow does - Change the requested HTML to PDF.. - Extract text from the PDF. - Use a Code node to handle URLs that point to PDF files. - Convert the PDF to text. Requirements - Self-hosted n8n instance. - CustomJS API key for converting PDF to text. - HTML Data to convert PDF files. - Code node for handling URL that indicates PDF file. Workflow Steps: 1. Manual Trigger: - Runs with user interaction. 2. HTML to PDF: - Request HTML Data - Convert HTML to PDF 3. Convert PDF to Text: - Convert the generated Text from PDF --- Usage Get API key from customJS - Sign up to customJS platform. - Navigate to your profile page - Press "Show" button to get API key !1.png(fileId:1275) Set Credentials for CustomJS API on n8n Copy and paste your API key generated from CustomJS here. !2.png(fileId:1273) Design workflow - A Manual Trigger for starting workflow. - HTTP Request Nodes for downloading PDF files. - Code node for handling URL that indicates PDF file. - Convert PDF to Text. You can replace logic for triggering and returning results. For example, you can trigger this workflow by calling a webhook and get a result as a response from webhook. Simply replace Manual Trigger and Write to Disk nodes.