In this tutorial, we will show you how to extract invoice data from PDF using Python using the PDF.co PDF to Text Web API. Below is the image of our sample PDF and its text output.
Step 1: Download Files
We highly recommend that you copy or download the Python code and the sample PDF here so you can follow along. You can get the files here.
Step 2: Install Requests Module
That’s how we extract invoice data from PDF using Python. We will use the requests module in this sample Python program. You can install it in your machine by running this in the command line (cmd.exe) python -m pip install requests
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Step 3: Add API Key
Let’s open the Python code and add our PDF.co API Key in line 6. You can get your API key in your dashboard here.
Step 4: Add Source File
In line 12, add your source PDF file path. You can add your desired output filename in line 18. You can learn more about PDF to Text Web API endpoints here.
Step 5: Run Program
Let’s now run our program and view the result in the folder.
Step 6: Demo
Here’s the PDF to Text Web API extracting data from invoices using Python in action.
In this tutorial, you learned how to extract invoice data from PDF using Python. You learned where to get your PDF.co API Key and add it to the program. You also learned how to easily extract text from PDF using the PDF to Text Web API.