How to Extract Text from PDF and Send to GetResponse with PDF.co using Zapier?

In this tutorial we will show you how you can extract customer information from a PDF document using the Document Parser in PDF.co and pass that customer information over to GetResponse as a New Contact.

  1. Open PDF.co and Select “Document Parser”
  2. Configure the Document Parser
  3. Test & Review
  4. Set Up GetResponse Action
  5. Configure GetResponse with the PDF.co Data
  6. Send Contact Configuration to GetResponse
  7. Check the Result
  8. Extract Text from PDF and Send to GetResponse – Video

Source PDF File To Extract Customer Information
Screenshot of Source PDF To Extract Customer Information

Step 1: Open PDF.co and Select “Document Parser”

To begin, let’s select the PDF.co as the App, and the Document Parser as the Action Event.

PDF.co Document Parser As The Action Step

2. Configure the Document Parser

  • In the Input field, enter the source PDF URL. I used the PDF.co built-in File Storage to store my source PDF. To use the built-in File Storage, check out this tutorial.
  • In the Template Id field, input the Template Id that you created to extract the text. You can get your Template Id in the Document Parser Template page here.

Setup Document Parser With PDF And JSON Template

Note: The Document Parser comes with an Online Template Editor where you can visually design your re-usable template. You can access the Online Template Editor here.

3. Test & Review

We can now send our Document Parser data to PDF.co to Test & Review.

Send Document Parser Data To PDF.co

Fantastic! We have successfully extracted the customer information from the PDF document.

PDF.co Processed Request Successfully

4. Set Up GetResponse Action

It’s time to set up the GetResponse Action Step. Kindly select the GetResponse as the App and the Create Contact as the Action Event.

Set Create Contact As GetResponse Action Step

5. Configure GetResponse with the PDF.co Data

  • In the List field, select the List name where you want to store the new contact in GetResponse.
  • In the Email field, select the Body Object Value with the customer email address.
  • In the Name field, select the Body Object Value with the customer name.

Configure GetResponse Action With PDF.co Data

6. Send Contact Configuration to GetResponse

Click on Test & Review to send the Contact configuration to GetResponse.

Sent Contact To GetReponse To Test

7. Check the Result

GetResponse successfully processed our request! Let’s check our GetResponse to see if it added the new contact to the List.

GetResponse Processed Request Successfully

Hurrah! We have successfully added the new contact in GetResponse.

PDF Customer Information Added In GetResponse Contact List
Screenshot of the New Contact added in GetResponse

In this tutorial, we learned how to set up the Document Parser in PDF.co to extract text from a PDF document. We also learned how to send those texts to GetResponse and use the text to add New Contact to the List.

Extract Text from PDF and Send to GetResponse – Video