PDF.co Web API - Document Parser API - Python - Parse From Url

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How to parse from url for document parser API in Python using PDF.co Web API

How to parse from url in Python with easy ByteScout code samples to make document parser API. Step-by-step tutorial

If you want a quick and easy way to add a required functionality into your application then check this sample source code documentation. Document parser API in Python can be applied with PDF.co Web API. PDF.co Web API is the Web API with a set of tools for documents manipulation, data conversion, data extraction, splitting and merging of documents. Includes image recognition, built-in OCR, barcode generation and barcode decoders to decode bar codes from scans, pictures and pdf.

Use the code displayed below in your application to save a lot of time on writing and testing code. For implementation of this functionality, please copy and paste the code below into your app using code editor. Then compile and run your app. Enjoy writing a code with ready-to-use sample Python codes to add document parser API functions using PDF.co Web API in Python.

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MultiPageTable-template1.yml

      templateName: Multipage Table Test
templateVersion: 4
templatePriority: 0
detectionRules:
  keywords:
  - Sample document with multi-page table
objects:
- name: total
  objectType: field
  fieldProperties:
    fieldType: macros
    expression: TOTAL{{Spaces}}({{Number}})
    regex: true
    dataType: decimal
- name: table1
  objectType: table
  tableProperties:
    start:
      expression: Item{{Spaces}}Description{{Spaces}}Price
      regex: true
    end:
      expression: TOTAL{{Spaces}}{{Number}}
      regex: true
    row:
      expression: '{{LineStart}}{{Spaces}}(?<itemNo>{{Digits}}){{Spaces}}(?<description>{{SentenceWithSingleSpaces}}){{Spaces}}(?<price>{{Number}}){{Spaces}}(?<qty>{{Digits}}){{Spaces}}(?<extPrice>{{Number}})'
      regex: true
    columns:
    - name: itemNo
      dataType: integer
    - name: description
      dataType: string
    - name: price
      dataType: decimal
    - name: qty
      dataType: integer
    - name: extPrice
      dataType: decimal
    multipage: true

ParseFromUrl.py

      import os
import requests # pip install requests

# The authentication key (API Key).
# Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co/documentation/api
API_KEY = "*************************************"

# Base URL for PDF.co Web API requests
BASE_URL = "https://api.pdf.co/v1"

# Source PDF file url
SourceFileUrl = "https://bytescout-com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/document-parser/MultiPageTable.pdf"

# Destination JSON file name
DestinationFile = ".\\result.json"

# Template text. Use Document Parser SDK (https://bytescout.com/products/developer/documentparsersdk/index.html)
# to create templates.
# Read template from file:
file_read = open(".\\MultiPageTable-template1.yml", mode='r', encoding="utf-8",errors="ignore")
Template = file_read.read()
file_read.close()

def main(args = None):
    PerformDocumentParser(SourceFileUrl, Template, DestinationFile)

def PerformDocumentParser(uploadedFileUrl, template, destinationFile):

    # Content
    data = {
        'url': uploadedFileUrl,
        'template': template
    }

    # Prepare URL for 'Document Parser' API request
    url = "{}/pdf/documentparser".format(BASE_URL)

    # Execute request and get response as JSON
    response = requests.post(url, data= data, headers={ "x-api-key": API_KEY })

    if (response.status_code == 200):
        json = response.json()

        if json["error"] == False:
            #  Get URL of result file
            resultFileUrl = json["url"]            
            # Download result file
            r = requests.get(resultFileUrl, stream=True)
            if (r.status_code == 200):
                with open(destinationFile, 'wb') as file:
                    for chunk in r:
                        file.write(chunk)
                print(f"Result file saved as \"{destinationFile}\" file.")
            else:
                print(f"Request error: {response.status_code} {response.reason}")
        else:
            # Show service reported error
            print(json["message"])
    else:
        print(f"Request error: {response.status_code} {response.reason}")


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()