In this tutorial, we will show you how to extract tables with text from PDF in PHP using PDF.co Web API. The image below shows the source file, sample template, and the extracted table output.

Step 1 – Source Code
To begin, let’s copy the HTML and the PHP source code here. Save it in a folder inside the /www or /htdocs directory depending on whether you are using XAMPP or WampServer
Step 2 – Start Apache
Next, let’s start the Apache server so we can run the program on our local machine.
Step 3 – Run Program
Now, let’s run our program. Type in localhost/folder_name/sample.html
in your browser. Then, enter your PDF.co API Key, sample PDF, and sample template. You can get your API Key in the dashboard here.
NOTE: You can get a copy of our sample files here.
Step 4 – Extracted Table Output
PDF.co will return a temporary URL to access the extracted table output. Kindly open the URL to see the result.
Step 5 – Extract Table Demo
Here’s the Extract Table in action.

In this tutorial, you learned how to extract tables with text in PHP using PDF.co Web API. You also learned how easy it is to set up the code samples to get your program running right away.